There is nothing worse than waking up to an icy frigid lake house in the middle of the blizzard just to find out that the heat is out, and what I do is I try to avoid having to live through that experience… How I fix this is by babying my HVAC system.
Every fall season I call the local HVAC dealership up & get a heating tune up; Getting the repair in fall is smart, and you don’t have to wait for an appointment time.
Wintertide is tied up where most people is thinking about heat; The prices are jacked up & you most likely go on a waiting list, but a few HVAC companies even provide off some fall repair deals if you call early enough, but i have gotten a furnace repair appointment & free ductwork cleaning because I was on top of it. I get the oil furnace diagnosed early, the ducts cleaned & all the inner laboring oiled. I don’t wait around to hear noises, smell smells or for the oil furnace to turn off! Never letting the oil furnace get to this point ensures my bills are lowered. I also never have to pay for sizable oil furnace repairs. Getting a small service taken care of early is smart. It doesn’t morph into something horrifying & it doesn leave the homeowner sacrificing comfort with inferior heating. A little money upfront saves a lot down the road… Don’t take too long when calling about your heater. Get it done early & kick back this frigid season.