NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Conventional wisdom suggests that an annual inspection of a homeowner’s HVAC system is the best way to maintain the health and peak efficiency of a system. Usually a HVAC contractor performs that maintenance in the spring, in preparation for the upcoming summer. But, what about fall maintenance for the upcoming winter months?
“When switching from cooling to heating, there are maintenance tasks in the fall can have a big impact on homeowners’ utility bills in the winter,” said Billy Jobe, district manager for Comfort Supply, a wholesaler of Ruud HVAC equipment. “It’s just as important that your heating equipment work at its peak efficiency as your cooling equipment, and in many climates where heating costs far outweigh cooling costs, it’s more important.”