{"id":832,"date":"2016-11-28T11:00:30","date_gmt":"2016-11-28T16:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.heatingcoolingchicagoland.com\/blog\/?p=832"},"modified":"2016-11-27T19:24:33","modified_gmt":"2016-11-28T00:24:33","slug":"all-heating-systems-need-maintenance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goservicemax.com\/blog\/heating-service\/all-heating-systems-need-maintenance\/","title":{"rendered":"ALL Heating Systems Need Maintenance!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During the fall, we make a major effort to stress with our customers and potential customers the importance of arranging for heating maintenance before winter cold arrives. And as you can probably guess from the calendar, winter is not that far away. If you haven\u2019t yet arranged for your annual heating maintenance, right now is the time to jump on it. It\u2019s easy: you only have to call us and <a href=\"\/maintenance-program\">ask about our Residential Maintenance Agreements<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s something we need to stress: \u00ad<em>all<\/em> types of heating systems require these pre-winter inspections.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Furnaces<\/h3>\n<p>Most people understand that furnaces must have regular inspections each year to take care of jobs like cleaning the burners. But too often people simply take the furnace\u2019s operation for granted. Please don\u2019t! A furnace is not only at risk of breaking down without maintenance, it can even develop safety hazards.<\/p>\n<h3>Boilers<\/h3>\n<p>Boilers have fewer moving parts than forced-air heating systems, and that helps to prolong their lifespan. And it cuts down on repair issues as well. But this shouldn\u2019t trick you into thinking that your home\u2019s boiler doesn\u2019t need annual maintenance. Boilers can develop issues with corrosion and sediment build-up in the tank without routine inspections and tune-ups. And gas boilers present the same possible safety risks as gas furnaces unless they\u2019re inspected annually.<\/p>\n<h3>Radiant systems<\/h3>\n<p>Like boilers, radiant systems require few repairs and can last for many years. But they run off hydronic systems that can encounter the same issues as boilers that go without annual maintenance. You also want to see that any leaks in the pipes are caught before they cause building damage.<\/p>\n<h3>And yes, heat pumps too!<\/h3>\n<p>Heat pumps are both air conditioners and heaters\u2014and even though they are single systems, they must receive maintenance twice a year to take care of both their functions. The amount of work stress a heat pump undergoes in summer can mean serious trouble in winter unless it\u2019s tuned-up.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Malek Heating &amp; Cooling is here to service your heating maintenance needs in <\/strong><strong>Evanston<\/strong><strong>, IL and throughout Chicagoland.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the fall, we make a major effort to stress with our customers and potential customers the importance of arranging for heating maintenance before winter cold arrives. And as you can probably guess from the calendar, winter is not that far away. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[76],"tags":[105,102,134,49],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goservicemax.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/832"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goservicemax.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goservicemax.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goservicemax.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goservicemax.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=832"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.goservicemax.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/832\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":833,"href":"https:\/\/www.goservicemax.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/832\/revisions\/833"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goservicemax.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=832"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goservicemax.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=832"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goservicemax.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=832"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}