Bucks & Montgomery Counties, PA Heating Maintenance

DID YOU KNOW?

Up to 9 out of 10 HVAC system failures are caused by dirt and dust according to a study conducted by the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service.

It’s easy to forget or neglect our heating and air conditioning system. Usually, the indoor and outdoor components are out of normal every day sight, when we adjust the thermostat – the system responds and many homeowners understandably take for granted that it simply works like any other appliance and needs no up keep.

Changing your heating system’s filter every month
helps reduce breakdowns.

However, your heating and air conditioning system does need annual preventive maintenance by a certified HVAC company to keep the system operating at peak efficiency to reduce energy usage and save you money. In addition, safety controls and fuel supply, poisonous combustion discharge functions and electrical connections need to be thoroughly checked and inspected to ensure safe operation.

Manufacturer, utility company, university and government studies have all concluded that proper maintenance conducted on an annual basis is essential to reducing equipment failure that results in expensive repairs in addition to minimizing energy usage and energy expenditures.

Another Interesting Heating Fact

On average, in Bucks and Montgomery Counties in Pennsylvania, the average heating and air conditioning system runs for approximately 2,000 hours per year. If you drove your car 45 miles per hour for 2,000 hours, you would drive 90,000 miles. Would you drive 90,000 miles without proper maintenance?

For every 10 minutes a gas furnace operates it unleashes the same energy as 3–1/2 sticks of dynamite. You wouldn’t want to operate such an "explosive" device without ensuring its safe operation annually would you? Don’t you think maintenance is critical for such equipment?

Gas heaters use a tremendous amount of energy and should
receive annual precision tune ups in order to maintain
factory calibration and ensure safe operation. 

Our expert HVAC technicians are all E.P.A. certified and are experienced in performing thorough preventive maintenance on all makes and models of heating systems. They’ll make sure that your heater is functioning properly, that it’s running at peak efficiency and – when necessary – recommend preventive steps to ensure continued reliable heater operation. It doesn’t matter if your system is old or new, if you are looking for routine maintenance or if you’re in need of a major heater repair; Carney All Seasons is here to help.

Some of the Benefits of a Carney All Seasons Maintenance Plan

You Come First! One of the many benefits of being a Carney All Seasons Maintenance Plan customer is what we call "Front of the Line Service". What does that mean? It’s simple really. In periods of extremely cold temperatures, we are overwhelmed with "no heat" calls. Many homeowners need our services. If you are a Carney All Seasons Maintenance Agreement customer and you call with a "no heat" emergency, you get bumped to the front of the line for service. It’s like walking into a crowded restaurant with a filled seating area, requesting the next open table – and getting it!

Save On Utility Bills! A properly maintained heating and air conditioning system will cost you less to operate – up to 20% less according to some studies (see below)!

Reduced Equipment Failure and Increased System Life Span! Carney All Seasons’s "Precision Tune–Ups", which are part of your maintenance plan, help to reduce emergency repairs and increase the longevity of your heating and air conditioning system. When we perform one of our "Precision Tune–Ups" on your heating or air conditioning system, our goal is a simple one – maintain or restore your system as close as possible to manufacturer specifications as it was the day it was built!

Save On Repairs! While preventive maintenance certainly helps to reduce and avoid system failure, some potential issues cannot be detected nor avoided even with the most thorough preventive maintenance. When this happens, Carney All Seasons Maintenance Plan customers receive a 10% discount on all heating repairs.

Carney All Seasons’s Heating Maintenance Plans are designed to help reduce your energy costs and reduce equipment failure. Many independent studies have proven, time and time again, that proper heating and air conditioning maintenance literally pays for itself.

24 problems cause 99% of heating system failures, and 16 of them can be prevented with proper maintenance.

A buildup of just one 100TH of an inch of dirt or film on an evaporator coil can reduce its efficiency by 5%, and 0.042 inches of dirt can result in a decrease of efficiency of 21% (United States Environmental Protection Agency).

A dirty evaporator coil, condenser coil or blower could increase air conditioning or heat pump electrical usage by 50% or more.

A blower wheel with lint and dust provides 15–20% less air. The result is lower efficiency. A dirty blower wheel usually indicates a dirty evaporator coil. Clean systems restore capacity and lessen run time, thereby reducing operating costs and extending system life span (Louisiana State University).

Louisiana State University and Gulf States Utility study of five existing houses before (HVAC system) cleaning and after cleaning resulted in average savings of $32.76 per month (based on $0.08 per kWh) on cooling bills. In addition, 9,250 BTU’s per hour or 0.79 tons of capacity was restored and the units ran 1.7 hours less per day.

Pacific Gas & Electric found the average heating energy savings for locating and repairing refrigerant leaks and correcting refrigerant charge was 18.4% (heat pump systems).

A Texas A&M University study found that a 23% refrigerant undercharge could result in a 52% efficiency loss.