When we started living with my partner, I did not understand why he was keen to have our heater maintenance done at the start of the fall season.
He did extensive research on the most reliable heating company in our new neighborhood, and they arranged for a heating technician to come around and check on the whole home heating setup.
I come from a hot place, and the only thing I knew about heating was that it would help with indoor comfort during the coldest months. I needed to learn more about heating. Our new home was fully equipped with a heat pump with a smart thermostat when we bought it, so we did not interact with the HVAC professional who handled it. I thought that we would not need to engage a heating dealer unless the system had a problem, but my partner did not want to take any chances of reliving a nightmare from his childhood when their heating failed in the peak of winter. The logic of having a fall maintenance check was that any problem with the heat pump installation would be diagnosed and solved long before the colder season set in. The inspections would also mean that our unit stayed well maintained enough to save us from buying new heating, which would be an expense we did not want, having spent most of our savings on buying the house. Lucky for us, the heating business runs a discount for all homeowners servicing during fall to encourage more people to do it long before winter. We haven’t had any trouble, and our unit was set to take us through the season. Anyone in the heating industry can tell you that the unit in your home needs the same care you give your car.