Keeping your home heating system is a team effort – us and you working together for the good of your home and family.
Home heating care begins with annual preventive maintenance, a specialty of the house here at Optimum Air. It’s a once-a-year opportunity to ensure your furnace is operating as efficiently and safely as possible.
It also affords us the opportunity to spot small problems in the making before they can become costly repairs.
That’s our end of the bargain. What’s yours? Actually, there’s plenty you can do to reduce system wear and tear and help it last longer. And that, of course, saves you money. Here are some proven pointers.
- During the day, open your shades and blinds on sun-facing windows to allow some natural heat into your home. Close them up at night to retain as much heat as possible.
- Keep your vents and registers from dust and clutter.
- Clean or replace the furnace filter every four weeks or as needed.
- If your heat suddenly stops, it could be due to a malfunctioning pilot light or ignition control. This is not a problem to tackle alone. Call immediately for service to determine the cause and for fast repair.
- Replace old thermostats with programmable models so you can save money by not fully heating unoccupied rooms.
- Buy one or more new two-way ceiling fans. During the winter, run them counter-clockwise to push wasted heat back down. That will enable you to reduce your thermostat setting with no loss of comfort.
Also, contact Optimum Air at the first sign of trouble. Early diagnosis is the key to minimizing the scope and expense of furnace problems, and we’re here to help you heat your home as affordably as possible.
Contact us today for more information or to schedule service.
