Annual HVAC Maintenance Will Save You Money

For most home and business owners the benefits of getting HVAC maintenance annually is unknown. Faith Heating & Cooling Chicago is dedicated to informing the people exactly what those benefits are, and how you can ensure a piece of mind when the climate is extreme, knowing your HVAC will perform at optimal rate when you need it most.

In this article we will explore the benefits of getting HVAC maintenance and how much you could actually save by making sure you stay diligent with getting this type of service done regularly.

Benefits of HVAC Maintenance

- Ensures your system's working components are working properly and efficiently: Even the smallest equipment failure could potentially cause your HVAC equipment to stop working or create a chain of problems down the line.
- Saves you money: Equipment that is running properly and clean runs more efficiently, therefore using less energy to do the job its tasked to do.
- Reduces the risk of HVAC equipment breakdowns significantly: A maintained HVAC unit is a happy HVAC unit. Maintenance on the working parts of the HVAC equipment ensures proper operation.
- Prolongs the life of the HVAC system: Making sure your unit is tuned up by a professional HVAC service company will increase the lifespan of the equipment. Lack of maintenance is the number one cause of premature HVAC system replacement installations that could get expensive.
- Saves 30%-60% on energy bills: There is a big difference in energy consumption when you compare a home heating and air conditioning systems energy usage that is maintained and one that is not maintained. This adds up after a short period of time, let alone during the entire average HVAC equipment lifespan of 12-15 years .
- HVAC systems life span increases 6-11 years: HVAC maintenance increases the equipment life span quite a bit longer than if you neglect your equipment. The average lifespan is 8-9 years without maintenance, and 15-20 years with regular maintenance.

Management Approaches to Capture HVAC Maintenance Savings

Often, energy savings opportunities through maintenance are missed. There are three basic approaches to maintaining HVAC systems in homes and buildings.

1. Reactive HVAC maintenance. Under this management practice, used by 55 percent of companies, HVAC systems run until a problem or failure occurs.14 (This strategy also called run-to-fail maintenance.)
2. Preventive HVAC (or scheduled) maintenance. This practice, used by 31 percent of companies, the periodic maintenance of HVAC equipment, generally as prescribed by the manufacturers.
3. Predictive HVAC maintenance. Practiced by 12 percent of companies, this strategy differs from preventive maintenance by basing maintenance on the actual condition of the machine, rather than on a preset schedule. Predictive maintenance can be the most cost-effective over the long term, but does require technology infrastructure investments up front.

So in Conclusion: Regularly scheduled maintenance of HVAC systems can increase the energy efficiency along with improving comfort and equipment life. While the initial data is encouraging, more quantification of the energy savings will lead more building owners to become interested in regular maintenance for their HVAC systems. More studies are needed to accurately quantify the energy savings from varying maintenance strategies, as well as the return on investment from maintenance activities. The HVAC industry can develop better tools to help building owners and facility managers evaluate the relationship between maintenance costs and energy costs and support investment in the appropriate maintenance approach. We intend on doing just that.

For information regarding HVAC maintenance, and anything else related to HVAC service, please call 773-633-7779 to speak with a veteran HVAC technician or visit faithheatingcooling.com for more.