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This is a question we often hear from customers, and we want to address it here because it helps to explain what maintenance is and why it\u2019s vital.<\/p>\nThis is a question we often hear from customers, and we want to address it here because it helps to explain what maintenance is and why it\u2019s vital.<\/p>\n
When you notice something wrong with your home heating system, whether a furnace, heat pump, or another type of heater, you should call a service professional. This is the right instinct! Attempting to handle repairs on your own rarely solves the problem. In the case of gas-powered heaters, it\u2019s potentially hazardous (and may be illegal). However, what you want to call technicians for is\u00a0repairs<\/em>. You don\u2019t want to schedule maintenance to \u201ctune-up\u201d the furnace and stop what\u2019s wrong. That\u2019s not what maintenance is for.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s take a basic medical example as an analogy. When you are suffering from a terrible toothache, you don\u2019t call up the dentist to schedule a basic cleaning and check-up. You call the dentist and say, \u201cI have a terrible toothache that I need you to look at and cure.\u201d During your dental visit, the dentist will attend to this problem. Maybe the dentist will recommend you schedule cleaning for a week later (if you\u2019re overdue for it), or maybe the dentist has an open slot that day and can also<\/em> do the cleaning.<\/p>\n The purpose of scheduling regular teeth cleanings is to prevent cavities and give your dentist a chance to check on any potential problems to watch for\u2014or schedule a separate appointment to deal with. Prevention is also the purpose of maintenance for your heater. Twice a year (same as dental appointments!), an HVAC technician comes to your home and adjusts, cleans, and inspects your heating system or AC\u2014the first appointment in fall, the second in spring. This does the job of preventing potential problems, as well as catching early smaller troubles that may be fixed before they threaten your home\u2019s comfort. If the problem is small enough, the technician may be able to fix it right there.<\/p>\n If you told your dentist, \u201cI don\u2019t think I want to bother with regular cleanings. I\u2019ll just come in when I need to,\u201d the dentist would then give you a lecture about the risks you\u2019re taking with your teeth\u2014and you know<\/em> you\u2019d be taking a risk. The same is true for caring for your furnace. Repairs are things you want to avoid<\/em> at all costs. There what you do when things go wrong, and you don\u2019t want to let things go wrong in the first place! When you\u2019re enrolled in regular maintenance, you\u2019ll prevent on average 85% of repairs the system may need!<\/p>\n However, you may need repairs at some point. No amount of maintenance can stop all malfunctions. When you notice a heater that can\u2019t keep up, is making strange noises, or giving off other indications of trouble, that is the time to call for heating repairs in Bucks County, PA<\/a>. If you haven\u2019t scheduled maintenance yet for the season, like the dentist your HVAC technician will remind you to get this done.<\/p>\n You don\u2019t want to schedule maintenance to \u201ctune-up\u201d the furnace and stop what\u2019s wrong. That\u2019s not what maintenance is for.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[16,227,220,372],"vertical":[],"segment":[],"service":[],"class_list":["post-3344","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-heating","tag-bucks-county","tag-furnace-repair","tag-heating-maintenance","tag-heating-system-tune-up"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3344","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3344"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3344\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3347,"href":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3344\/revisions\/3347"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3344"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3344"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3344"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=3344"},{"taxonomy":"segment","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/segment?post=3344"},{"taxonomy":"service","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carneyallseasons.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/service?post=3344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Maintenance is Prevention of Problems, Not a Remedy<\/h2>\n
Repairs Are Not a Substitute for Maintenance<\/h2>\n
Carney Plumbing Heating & Cooling is always at your service. Arrange for repairs or heating maintenance<\/a> in Bucks and Montgomery Counties.<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"