Cold days are ahead, which means you’ll soon be cranking up the heat in your home on a regular basis. Make sure that your heating system is working properly and efficiently by scheduling a professional HVAC service to inspect your home. Follow these tips when preparing for an annual service visit:
Permission: If you do not own the property that the inspection is going to take place on, make sure you have the permission of the owner. The responsibility of any repairs or replacements should be discussed beforehand as well.
Location of your HVAC equipment: You should know exactly where everything is. You don’t want to spend more than a few minutes searching for your circuit breakers along with your contractor. You should know exactly where they are located, as well as where your thermostat, furnace and air conditioner are. Otherwise, you are wasting time and money.
Equipment problems. Write down the problems you are having with your HVAC equipment. This could include trouble heating or cooling certain rooms of the house, strange noises from your equipment or any drafts by windows or doors.
Easy access. Make sure your contractor will be able to access all of your HVAC equipment easily. If you have any clutter around your equipment, clear it out of the way.
Access to phone. Make sure you have access to a phone the day of your appointment. The contractor may try to contact you in order to confirm the appointment or alert you when they're on the way.
Have someone at home. If you can’t be home at the time of the appointment, then make sure someone over the age of 18 is.
Payment. Have a check, credit card or cash ready in order to pay for the inspection after it is completed.
For more information about preparing for an annual service visit, contact Air Assurance. We offer the best customer service in Broken Arrow.Our goal is to help educate our customers in the Tulsa and Broken Arrow, Oklahoma area about energy and home comfort issues (specific to HVAC systems). Image courtesy of Shutterstock