{"id":507,"date":"2017-09-11T11:00:27","date_gmt":"2017-09-11T15:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.schoenwaldercorp.com\/blog\/?p=507"},"modified":"2017-09-08T12:54:03","modified_gmt":"2017-09-08T16:54:03","slug":"join-maintenance-plan-ac-heater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.schoenwaldercorp.com\/blog\/hvac\/join-maintenance-plan-ac-heater\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Join a Maintenance Plan for Your AC and Heater?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-508\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schoenwaldercorp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Clipboard-Home-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"clipboard-document-home\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schoenwaldercorp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Clipboard-Home-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.schoenwaldercorp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Clipboard-Home-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.schoenwaldercorp.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Clipboard-Home.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Some of the major investments you own are things you take every opportunity to protect. Your car, for example, hopefully receives regular oil changes and tire rotations. Your computer likely has antivirus protection installed. And you may use surge protectors to reduce the possibility of power surges that can slowly wear out your electronics.<\/p>\n<p>The devices you don\u2019t see or think of so often, though, may miss out on some of this protection you typically put into your investments. When it comes to your <a href=\"\/heating\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HVAC equipment<\/a>\u2014your heating and air conditioning equipment\u2014the best way to make sure you get the service you need is with an HVAC maintenance plan from a local contractor.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>What Is a Maintenance Plan?<\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019re unclear about what a maintenance plan entails, don\u2019t worry: you\u2019re not alone. Many people only call an air conditioning and <a href=\"\/heating\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">heating<\/a> technician when something has gone horribly wrong with the AC and heating systems. They\u2019ve never considered the possibility of getting routine maintenance to prevent problems from happening in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>Maintenance is preventative, something that should happen before the season you need to use your equipment (so, spring for your air conditioner and fall for your furnace or heater). A maintenance plan helps ensure you always get these services.<\/p>\n<p>You pay a set amount to a contractor, annually, monthly, or on some other schedule, and a technician will set up an appointment to maintain your equipment twice a year. Plus, many maintenance plans come with additional benefits. (We\u2019ll get back to these.)<\/p>\n<h2>Why Would You Need HVAC Maintenance?<\/h2>\n<p>Many people think that, if their air conditioning and heating equipment seem\u00a0to work fine, it won\u2019t need any maintenance throughout the year. But this is simply something you cannot guarantee. Regardless of the state of your air conditioning and heating equipment\u2014whether it\u2019s only a year old or been working reliably for a decade\u2014maintenance is important.<\/p>\n<p>A technician will provide a tune-up of the system and a full inspection, following that up with a report to you of its condition and any parts that need to be repaired.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You make the appointments on your own time, rather than waiting for the equipment to fail suddenly at an inopportune moment.<\/li>\n<li>Equipment is less likely to fail after a tune-up and cleaning of some components, included.<\/li>\n<li>You may cut back on your energy bills as well.<\/li>\n<li>Well-tuned equipment is likely to have a longer lifespan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What Are the Benefits of a Maintenance Plan?<\/h2>\n<p>Sure, you could schedule a maintenance appointment each spring and fall, but this is easy to forget. Why would you leave it to chance when a maintenance plan offers reminders for service and a lower overall price?<\/p>\n<p>When you sign up for a maintenance plan, you\u2019re ensuring that you always get the appointment you need. What\u2019s even better, though, is that some companies offer maintenance plans with benefits that help you save all year long. Reach out to your local contractors for more information!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>For <a href=\"\/air-conditioning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HVAC services in Union, NJ<\/a>, contact Max Sr &amp; Paul Schoenwalder Plumbing, Heating and Air Conditioning, A Corp.\u2014over 100 years of excellent service!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to your heating and AC equipment, the best way to make sure you get the service you need is with an HVAC maintenance plan from a local contractor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[140],"tags":[13,143,6,142,141,128],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schoenwaldercorp.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/507"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schoenwaldercorp.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schoenwaldercorp.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schoenwaldercorp.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schoenwaldercorp.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=507"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.schoenwaldercorp.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/507\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":513,"href":"https:\/\/www.schoenwaldercorp.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/507\/revisions\/513"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schoenwaldercorp.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schoenwaldercorp.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schoenwaldercorp.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}