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Fall is one of the more relaxing times of the year, at least before the holiday rush starts in November. Summer is a vacation time, but the temperatures get dreadfully hot on some days, while Fall offers a nice balance between the heat and cold.
During the milder weather of fall, you might not pay much attention to your home comfort system since you won’t use it often. However, we recommend you give some thought to your HVAC system in the autumn—if it’s time to make upgrades and changes, such as scheduling a new heating installation in Elkhorn, IL, we recommend you have it done in the fall.
Fall gives you a chance to assess your HVAC system
When neither your AC nor heater needs to run frequently, it’s easier for you to take stock of how well they’ve done for you in the past few years. Ask yourself these questions:
- Did your air conditioner do the job you needed from it over this summer?
- Have you noticed an unexplained rise in your energy bills during any time of the year?
- Is either your heater or air conditioner approaching the upper end of its service life, or even gone past it?
- How often have you needed to call for repairs for any part of your HVAC system during the last few years?
- Do you have any reason to think your HVAC system may pose a health hazard to your household?
Answering these questions will give you an idea about which parts of your HVAC system may need repairs or even an upgrade. (Your HVAC system will always need regular fall maintenance, so that’s not something you can even think about skipping).
If you’ve got an overhill heater or AC, it’s definitely time to consider a replacement. Strange behavior or a lag in performance at least warrants getting an expert technician to examine the unit to see if repairs are necessary. You don’t want to delay getting repairs, no matter the time of year.
Fall lets you get a jump on a major change in the weather
If you decide you need to upgrade your HVAC system, or that you’d like to make improvements with additions like zone control or a Wi-Fi smart thermostat, getting the work scheduled in the fall ensures that you’ll get the job done before the extremely cold Illinois winter sweeps in. You will have a lot more to worry about once the intense cold strikes, and you may have a heater that isn’t in great shape to handle it, so please move early.
Fall is a less busy time for HVAC experts
Fall is what we in the HVAC industry call the “shoulder season,” a period between the times when we’re needed the most to help people fix problems with their air conditioning or heating system. During the fall, we switch over to providing maintenance assistance that will help HVAC units handle the big change in seasons. Without such a major work crunch, our technicians have more open schedules. You can take advantage of this to have the work you need done on a convenient timetable. Call us right away so you can get the best time slots available for your HVAC upgrades.