{"id":494,"date":"2011-07-29T08:00:36","date_gmt":"2011-07-29T12:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boehmerheating.com\/blog\/?p=494"},"modified":"2011-07-22T09:17:24","modified_gmt":"2011-07-22T13:17:24","slug":"the-preventative-maintenance-that-will-save-you-the-most","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boehmerheating.com\/blog\/home-savings\/the-preventative-maintenance-that-will-save-you-the-most\/","title":{"rendered":"The Preventative Maintenance That Will Save You the Most"},"content":{"rendered":"

Having a high performance, energy efficient HVAC system will save you a good deal of money in terms of your monthly heating and cooling bills. But that efficiency will not last unless you also take the necessary steps to keep your equipment in good working order. While regular maintenance visits from a professional HVAC technician are an important part of this, there are also several things you can do on your own to keep your equipment running at peak efficiency.<\/p>\n

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  1. <\/a>Keep it \tClear \u2013 The first thing you should do is to make sure that there \tis plenty of space cleared around your outdoor unit. Whether it is \tthe condenser and compressor for your air conditioning system or \tpart of your heat pump, that outdoor equipment needs to have plenty \tof space to vent hot air. Also, the space will mean that debris is \tless likely to develop inside the unit.<\/li>\n
  2. Clean the Condensing Coil \u2013 \tWhile your technician will do this when they make their annual \tvisit, it is best to clean your coil more than just once a year. \tJust make sure that the power is turned off to your unit before you \tbegin. This will help the unit cool air more efficiently and can \tprevent a whole host of other problems from developing.<\/li>\n
  3. Check on the Blower \u2013 If your \tblower is not working right or the blade is clogged, your HVAC unit \twill not work properly. Make sure your blower fan is free of all \tdebris and that is turns freely once you have cleaned it. If you are \tstill having a problem with it, you may have to call a technician \tfor repairs. Cleaning the blower out on a regular basis, however, \tshould keep this from becoming a problem you need a professional \tfor.<\/li>\n
  4. Air Filters \u2013 You should also \tmake sure you change your air filters regularly. This can help to \tkeep your indoor air clean and healthy and it will also enable your \tHVAC system to run more efficiently.<\/li>\n
  5. Clean it Out \u2013 Clean out any \tdebris that you can reach from any part of your system. Just make \tsure any time you work inside your HVAC system that you have all of \tthe power turned off. Anything from leaves to dust can get in there \tand cause a problem if it is allowed to build up over time. As long \tas you are on top of things and keep to a regular schedule of \tmaintenance, none of this should take you very long.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Having a high performance, energy efficient HVAC system will save you a good deal of money in terms of your monthly heating and cooling bills. But that efficiency will not last unless you also take the necessary steps to keep your equipment in good working order. While regular maintenance visits from a professional HVAC technician are an important part of this, there are also several things you can do on your own to keep your equipment running at peak efficiency. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[124],"tags":[42,129,48,104,87,88],"class_list":["post-494","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-home-savings","tag-air-filters","tag-condensing-coil","tag-hvac","tag-washington-county","tag-west-mifflin","tag-wexford"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.boehmerheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/494","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.boehmerheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.boehmerheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.boehmerheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.boehmerheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=494"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.boehmerheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/494\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":495,"href":"https:\/\/www.boehmerheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/494\/revisions\/495"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.boehmerheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=494"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.boehmerheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=494"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.boehmerheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}