Almost Half (44%) Of Your Building's Utility Bill Is Attributed To Heating And Cooling

No matter what kind of heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning system you have in your building, you can save money and increase comfort by properly maintaining and upgrading your equipment.

An energy-efficient furnace alone will not have as great an impact on your energy bills as combining proper equipment maintenance and upgrades with appropriate insulation, weatherization, and thermostat settings. You can cut your energy bills and your pollution output in half by performing routine maintenance. Preventative maintenance will also prolong the life of your HVAC system and can help you to avoid future breakdowns.

Here are a few tips for maintaining your HVAC system:

Change or clean filters: To determine how dirty the filters are, hold them up. If you can easily see light through them, then they're still clean enough to use. Do this once a month. Danforth's knowledgeable filtration department can help you with you filter purchase. Just click on www.danforthfilters.com.

Inspect the furnace for worn, shiny and sagging belts: They cause undue stress on the fan motor. Repairs require loosening the motor chassis mounts and sliding the motor back enough to make the belt taut and aligned with the fan.
 
Get a yearly preventive maintenance check before the start of the heating season. The technician should clean and tune the unit, and inspect, repair or replace as necessary the following: fuel nozzle, oil filter, electrodes, pump strainer and pump gaskets, fuel pump, fuses in the burner circuit, thermostat and transformer. If you're heating forced air with oil, the tune-up should also include a check of the fan controls, air filters and blower belt and ducts. John W. Danforth Company offers a 15-point furnace inspection.

Contact Danforth today for all of your Heating and Air Conditioning needs!