{"id":1097,"date":"2023-12-04T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dublin.premierishere.com\/blog\/?p=1097"},"modified":"2023-12-04T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T16:00:00","slug":"is-your-heater-ready-for-the-holidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premierishere.com\/blog\/heating-service\/is-your-heater-ready-for-the-holidays\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Your Heater Ready for the Holidays?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Is your heating system ready for the holidays? The best thing you can do to make sure there won\u2019t be any hiccups in its performance is to schedule maintenance. Homeowners in Vidalia, GA sometimes think they can skip out on heating tune-ups because they don\u2019t use their heater as often as their air conditioners.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, this simply isn\u2019t true. Heat pumps, furnaces, and boilers require annual heater maintenance<\/a> to keep them running at peak performance. Scheduling annual maintenance is the best way to help ensure that your heating system won\u2019t fail when you need it most\u2013during a holiday gathering, when a cold snap strikes, or when you\u2019re hosting family for an extended visit.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are other things you can do to make sure your heating system is ready for the holidays and hopefully avoid the embarrassment of not having a warm and cozy home for your family and guests. Let\u2019s go over three additional things you should do besides scheduling maintenance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

1. Change the Air Filter<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you didn\u2019t change your HVAC system\u2019s filter before you turned on the heat for the first time this year, now\u2019s the perfect time to do so. In fact, you should change it more often during the holidays. Frequent cooking, baking, and extended visits from family who might bring pets are all things that could contribute to a dirty air filter. Consider changing it once a month during the holidays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Check Your Ductwork<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We know you have a lot to do during the holiday season and that list of things probably has a lot more exciting items on it than checking your ductwork. But if you knew that as much as 30% of the conditioned air your heating system generates can be lost to leaky ducts, would you bump this up the priority list?\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although a lot of your home\u2019s ductwork is hidden, you can still make a quick inspection of your visible air ducts, checking for holes, tears, and feeling for drafts. High heating bills that can\u2019t be accounted for by extra cooking or guests can also be a sign that you\u2019re losing conditioned air to holes and tears in the ductwork.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t have the time to make a visual inspection of your ductwork? We understand. We\u2019d be happy to help out in this capacity with a thorough ductwork inspection and possible sealing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Check Your Vents, Indoor, and Outdoor Unit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Great airflow starts with a lack of obstructions around your HVAC system\u2019s components. Sometimes when you\u2019re digging out boxes of ornaments and decorations, these items can obstruct your system\u2019s airflow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the indoor unit, make sure there\u2019s a two-foot perimeter that\u2019s free and clear of boxes or items. Make sure you haven\u2019t set anything in front of any of your home\u2019s vents. Lastly, check the outdoor unit to be certain there\u2019s nothing around it such as plant growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact Premier Heating & Air<\/strong><\/a> for heating services in Vidalia, GA and Experience the Premier Difference.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here are 4 things that’ll help make sure your heating system is ready for the holidays to avoid not having a warm and cozy home for your family and guests.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[117,76],"tags":[135,146],"class_list":["post-1097","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dublin","category-heating-service","tag-heater-maintenance","tag-vidalia"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.premierishere.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1097","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.premierishere.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.premierishere.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.premierishere.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.premierishere.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1097"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.premierishere.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1097\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.premierishere.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1097"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.premierishere.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1097"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.premierishere.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1097"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}