I do it myself, and have done so for close to 40 years of owning a home.
How comprehensive do you get?I do it myself, and have done so for close to 40 years of owning a home.
How comprehensive is your tune up?I do it myself every fall.
In my current house, which I'm living in 22+ years I have forced hot air heat. I clean the unit, replace the filter, and oil the motor at the beginning of the heating season. If the belt needs to be replaced I replace it. If the motor goes I'll either have it rebuilt or replace it. No problems to report, and I estimate the unit to be about 45 years old.How comprehensive do you get?
I take apart the furnace in the early fall, clean the blower, heat exchanger with a brush, flame sensor with a scotch pad, pilot assy with a very thin wire and burners. The A/C gets monthly gentle rinsing of the coils and the drain holes on the bottom pan. I level the outside unit as needed, usually every few years. I don't hang gauges on the manifold. I check the in/out temperatures at the same time at the furnace input (filter) and a couple feet downstream from the evaporator where the is a small hole in the duct for a probe. I do this on an 80 degree day and pronounce the system working good if I have 15-18 degree spread.How comprehensive is your tune up?
45 years old? Man the efficiency must suck on that. That heat exchanger must weigh a ton and built like a tank.In my current house, which I'm living in 22+ years I have forced hot air heat. I clean the unit, replace the filter, and oil the motor at the beginning of the heating season. If the belt needs to be replaced I replace it. If the motor goes I'll either have it rebuilt or replace it. No problems to report, and I estimate the unit to be about 45 years old.
100% correct. However at some point I plan on selling the house, and the next owner can install whatever they like to heat the place. Most of our heat is through a wood stove now, which makes the likelihood of me updating the heating system slim to none.45 years old? Man the efficiency must suck on that. That heat exchanger must weigh a ton and built like a tank.
That’s good advice if you have animals or plants or a dirt yard. A quick cleaning never hurtI do wash down my a/c unit outside quite often as the cottonwood really like to stick to it.