{"id":528,"date":"2023-01-16T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thermallheating.com\/blog\/?p=528"},"modified":"2023-01-17T08:20:45","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T16:20:45","slug":"no-its-not-too-late-for-heating-maintenance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thermallheating.com\/blog\/heating-service\/no-its-not-too-late-for-heating-maintenance\/","title":{"rendered":"No, It\u2019s Not Too Late for Heating Maintenance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thermallheating.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/winter-scene.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"275\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thermallheating.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/winter-scene-300x275.jpg\" alt=\"winter-scene\" class=\"wp-image-529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thermallheating.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/winter-scene-300x275.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thermallheating.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/winter-scene.jpg 654w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>We like to say that there\u2019s no expiration date for heating maintenance. This is a vital job for your home heating system, and it\u2019s best to have it done before the winter weather begins.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, if you missed having your <a href=\"\/heating\/heating-maintenance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">heater maintenance in Yakima, WA<\/a> scheduled during the fall, that doesn\u2019t mean you should just skip it entirely and wait until next fall to pick it up again. A great deal depends on annual maintenance, so even though it\u2019s already mid-January, we strongly recommend calling us to get on the schedule. Trust us, it\u2019s much worse to skip maintenance than to have it done late.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Purpose of Maintenance<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Maintenance for a heating system does what maintenance for any mechanical system does: stop the system from rapidly aging due to wear and tear, prevent otherwise avoidable malfunctions, and ensure safe operation. Without maintenance, any heater will decline rapidly due to the strain placed on it, leading to multiple problems that affect comfort, energy efficiency, and household safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ll break down these three categories of maintenance as it applies to your heating system:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Slows aging: <\/strong>Our winters aren\u2019t Arctic levels of freezing, but they\u2019re still cold, and any heating system gets a good workout during the average winter. This puts wear and tear on a heater, and unless professionals maintain the system with cleanings and adjustments, it will lead to faster system aging and breakdowns. A heater is unlikely to make it to its expected service life if it misses maintenance. It will also suffer from more malfunctions. In fact, more than half of the repairs a heater may need are due to maintenance neglect.\u00a0<\/li><li><strong>Maintains efficiency: <\/strong>The effects of neglect on a heater also lower its energy efficiency. Even a small layer of dirt inside the heater will cause it to work harder to do its job, resulting in larger energy consumption. On average, a heater will lose about 5% of its efficiency rating each year it goes without maintenance, and that will quickly add up in energy bills. On the other, with maintenance, a heater will only lose 5% of its efficiency over most of its service life.\u00a0<\/li><li><strong>Improves safety: <\/strong>Modern heating systems are constructed with safety as the first priority. But a heater without routine safety inspections (which are a key part of maintenance) or regular adjustments and tune-ups has a much higher chance of becoming a safety hazard. This is especially true of gas-powered systems. When you have your heater checked each year, you\u2019ll be able to catch potential safety issues early and keep your heater running at maximum safety.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>While we\u2019re here, we\u2019ll throw in a specific maintenance benefit that doesn\u2019t get talked about enough\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Warranty protection: <\/strong>The manufacturer\u2019s warranty for most heating systems is only valid as long as the owner can show proof of regular maintenance. Skipping maintenance can leave you stuck with paying for a repair or even a replacement that the warranty would have otherwise covered.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We hope we\u2019ve convinced you that it\u2019s a great idea to call us for heating maintenance if you haven\u2019t yet. We want you to enjoy affordable, effective, and safe heating each winter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"\/contact-us\/schedule-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Call ThermAll Heating &amp; Cooling, Inc: We are \u201cYour Home Comfort Hero!\u201d<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ll break down three categories of maintenance as it applies to your heating system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[76],"tags":[49,87],"class_list":["post-528","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-heating-service","tag-heating-system-maintenance","tag-yakima"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thermallheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/528","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thermallheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thermallheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thermallheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thermallheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=528"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.thermallheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/528\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":531,"href":"https:\/\/www.thermallheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/528\/revisions\/531"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thermallheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thermallheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=528"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thermallheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}