HVAC – Preparing for Winter

With winter quickly approaching, it’s time to check on the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system in your business to get ready for those cold winter months. We’ve compiled a short list below of steps you can take as a business owner or manager to ensure your HVAC system is working safely and efficiently.

Filters

Check the air filter of your HVAC unit. Ideally, in a commercial unit, your air filter should be checked and replaced every three months. A dirty filter prevents air from circulating properly through your system, which causes the system to work harder and could overheat the heat exchanger in the unit. Do yourself a favor by changing the filter now – which helps your HVAC unit run more efficiently, saves you money on your monthly bill, and prevents damage that could cost you much more to repair or replace down the road. Keep in mind that if your filter is located on the roof, you’ll need to call your contractor to check and replace this filter if needed as a part of preventative maintenance on your HVAC unit.

Do yourself a favor by changing the filter now – which helps your HVAC unit run more efficiently, saves you money on your monthly bill, and prevents damage that could cost you much more to repair or replace down the road.

Batteries

Replace the batteries in your digital thermostat. If your thermostat is powered solely by batteries and those batteries run low, your HVAC system will start acting up. Signs of low batteries are: your furnace won’t kick on as expected, the temperature of your building won’t be consistent with the thermostat’s set temperature, or the furnace won’t start up at all. Preventing your heating woes this winter could be as easy as switching out a couple batteries today.

Preventative Maintenance

Call your contractor to schedule preventative maintenance on your HVAC unit. Annual preventative maintenance on your system is crucial in any commercial building. Your contractor will check on all the parts you can’t see, including the flame sensor and ignitor, evaporator coil, indoor blower unit, heat exchanger, gas pressure, amperage on the motor, and safeties. Failure in any part of this system can be serious – from a dirty flame sensor preventing your furnace from starting to a cracked heat exchanger which could release carbon monoxide into your building.

Failure in any part of [your HVAC] system can be serious – from a dirty flame sensor preventing your furnace from starting to a cracked heat exchanger which could release carbon monoxide into your building.

Give yourself peace of mind this winter by completing these three easy steps before the holidays!

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