HVAC New Year’s Resolutions

The new year is a new slate for many of us. As we take on 2021, consider making a few new year’s resolutions to improve your health, home, and overall life. Below, our Sacramento heating company shares a few HVAC new year’s resolutions Sacramento homeowners can incorporate this year.

Schedule an HVAC Maintenance Service

Annual HVAC maintenance services are essential to keeping your heating and cooling system running efficiently. During a regular tune-up, your Sacramento HVAC service technician can check the components of your furnace or air conditioning system. If something doesn’t work properly, our HVAC technician will come up with a solution to fix it right away. Failure to maintain your heating and cooling system can lead to major problems that could shorten your life and cost you a lot of extra repairs.

You will also reduce the chance of a complete failure by detecting issues sooner. It’s safer to get your air conditioner tested early in the spring and your furnace checked in the fall. If you sign up for an HVAC maintenance agreement, you might be eligible for a part and labor discount for any necessary repair services. You will also keep up to date with the appropriate maintenance schedule for your unit.

Change Your Air Filters Often

You’ll find a filter that plays an important role in your HVAC system. The filter helps eliminate pollutants from the air until they accumulate in your ducts and pass through the system. If the filter gets clogged, the machine has to work harder to transfer the heated and cooled air, resulting in energy loss and higher bills. A dirty filter can also decrease the quality of indoor air in your house, which can make your family sick.

Our Placerville heating company suggests making a pledge to adjust the filter as much as recommended by your furnace maker. Filters used in certain high-efficiency systems will last up to six months, whereas regular filters should be replaced every month or two.

Improve Your Home’s Indoor Air Quality 

When you think about poor air quality, your mind is likely to jump to the smog and pollution found outdoors in big cities. However, the consistency of the air you breathe inside may be considerably worse. That’s because we’re continuously breathing air that travels through the HVAC system up to a few times a day. You can notice allergic symptoms such as congestion, sore throats, headaches, and eye irritation if you have particles stuck in your ducts or dirt and debris in your home. This may all suggest the need to enhance the quality of indoor air.

Changing your HVAC filter periodically is a successful first step, but you might need to do more. Think about installing an air purifier that eliminates toxins from the air making them safe and healthy for your family to breathe. This IAQ device contains a filter with a higher rating of MERV (minimum performance reporting value). Smaller particles may be caught, reducing the toxins in the air. As a result, people with health issues will feel better.