Why Heating Season Tune-Ups Are Important:
About 55% of American homeowners have their heating equipment professionally serviced at least once a year, according to a recent survey of homeowners across the country by Honeywell, Inc.
They're the smart ones. An annual heating system "clean & check" tune-up is one of the best home maintenance investments you make. (Oil-fired heating systems generally require more frequent service, at least twice a year.)
What about the 45% of homeowners who neglect annual maintenance? The pay the following penalties:
1) Fuel bills rise as much as 10 - 15% as a result of inefficient equipment operation. It's like having a fireplace the burns money.
2) Accelerated equipment wear. Annual maintenance extends equipment life as much as 20 - 30 %. This translated to an additional five to ten years of usage for you furnace or boiler.
3) Here at Grand Lake Plumbing & Heating we will tell you that about 75% of all repairs that we do could have been avoided with regular maintenance. Heating system repairs typically run into the hundreds of dollars - more fuel for the money burning fireplace.
4) Most important, annual heating inspections can save your life and those of your loved ones. Small cracks in a heat exchanger or problem with the flue system could allow deadly carbon monoxide gas to seep into your home.
Hundreds of people in the US lose their lives each year in these tragedies. Our trained service technicians know how to spot danger signs in the system.
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