Heat Pump Maintenance Services

Expert Heat Pump Maintenance in White Oak, OH

Because heat pumps are in use during the summer and winter, they take on more wear and tear than the traditional HVAC system. After enough time, it’s not uncommon for parts to degrade and, if it’s not being maintained regularly, repairs need to be made. Even if it doesn’t break down or if it otherwise seems to run fine, heat pumps that aren’t serviced regular by a maintenance expert end up becoming inefficient, which causes home heating and cooling costs to increase.

At White Oak Heating & Cooling, we encourage homeowners to be proactive and prevent heat pump problems from developing in the first place. If you own a residential heat pump, you should have one of our HVAC technicians come over to conduct maintenance at least once each year. Overall, seasonal maintenance minimizes wear and tear on your heat pump while prolonging the equipment’s lifespan. We recommend having heat pump maintenance performed (which comes with a heat pump tune-up) one or two times per year by an expert like White Oak Heating & Cooling.

Without regular expert maintenance, heat pumps can use as much as 25% more energy than a system that’s maintained consistently by a qualified HVAC technician. To make matters worse, neglecting or forgetting to have this service performed on your equipment makes it more likely to develop problems and perform inefficiently. Sooner or later, you’ll end up having to replace the heat pump and install a new HVAC unit to replace it prematurely.

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Benefits of a Heat Pump Tune-Up

Having a licensed HVAC contractor perform a Heat Pump Tune-Up at least one time each year improves the unit’s performance, which helps curb the energy consumption used for heating and cooling while prolonging its operating life. Additionally, heat pump maintenance helps you avoid having to make unexpected heat pump repairs at the worst times of the year.

If you own a heat pump, you probably want to keep it running at its best all year. Getting a tune-up by a licensed HVAC technician from White Oak Heating & Cooling, ensures the efficient and effective performance of this dual heating and cooling system year-round. With a single visit, our local heat pump experts are able to curb your heat pump’s energy consumption and prolong its operating lifespan, making the equipment not only run better but last longer. During a maintenance visit, our heat pump maintenance experts go through a wide range of cleanings, inspections, lubrications and tests on the equipment that includes the following:

Check pilot assembly and ignition sequence
Check thermocouple or flame sensor
Check humidifier and air cleaner
Check heat exchanger
Check for proper venting
Check fan control
Check safety device and electrical wiring
Check blower amp draw
Check belt (tension adjustment)
Check operation sequence
Check gas valve
Check and inspect the circuit board
Lubricate all accessible moving parts
Check for overall safe operation
Carbon monoxide safety test

4 Benefits of Heat Pump Maintenance

MAINTAINS EQUIPMENT WARRANTY

Your equipment warranty is something you should take seriously and do everything you can do to keep valid. Most warranties come with fine print details that say a qualified professional needs to service the system every year to keep them active. This goes for repair work as well as installation. Having an expert like White Oak Heating & Cooling perform regular routine maintenance will keep your warranty active. If a part becomes defective or there is any sort of equipment malfunction, you’ll be grateful you took the time to have it done.

SUPERIOR COMFORT AND HEALTH

A heat pump’s performance can affect the homeowner’s health as well as their comfort. Without routine maintenance from an expert like White Oak Heating & Cooling, it can put everyone’s safety at high risk in the home. Heat pumps can emit gas if it were to crack. Fire hazards can be created because of short-circuiting. With regular maintenance, all these problems are addressed early on, leaving the home more comfortable and safer.

PROLONGS HEAT PUMPS LIFESPAN

Heat pumps that are given regular maintenance last much longer than those that are not. Wear and tear develop because it’s running all year long during both the hot and the cold months. Parts become defective. Things go bad that could have been caught with maintenance. This shortens the unit’s lifespan. Annual maintenance (at least once each year a certified expert) is done to catch and fix any minor issues early before they become major problems. In any case, there’s a good reason why heat pump manufacturers require professional seasonal maintenance to keep warranties active and that’s mainly because these manufacturers want their product to last.

DECREASES CHANCES OF A BREAKDOWN

An unexpected breakdown is the last thing you need to deal with once winter’s cold weather is in full swing here in Southwest Ohio. The same is true for losing your heat pump’s air conditioning capacities during summertime. Routine maintenance, when performed regularly, helps you decrease the chances of a breakdown. This is true for all types of HVAC equipment. Our heat pump experts here at White Oak Heating & Cooling perform an inspection, a tune-up and if necessary, we can perform heat pump repair work during the same visit. We adjust vital components inside and connected the the heat pump, components the heat pump uses. We test blower motors, safety panels, electrical connections, airflow, and more. This ensures that any potential issues are prevented before becoming major problems during the heating and cooling seasons.

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What is SEER?

SEER, or Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio, is a way to measure how efficiently your air conditioning system will cool your home over an entire cooling season. It’s calculated by measuring cooling output during a typical cooling season, and then dividing it by the amount of energy the system uses in Watt-hours.

SEER uses a variety of outdoor temperatures, ranging from 60 degrees all the way up to 100 plus, with a constant indoor temperature of 77 degrees. This allows SEER to simulate a typical cooling season.

The higher the SEER rating, the more efficiently your air conditioning system will operate over an entire cooling season. Systems with lower SEER ratings will end up costing you more money in utility bills, since they don’t cool as efficiently. Typically, your heat pump’s SEER ratings is usually located on the side of the unit. The higher the rating, the better and more energy-efficient the heat pump. Since 2006, every heat pump sold in the United States and other parts of the world was required to have a minimum SEER rating of 13. With this change to industry standards, heat pump manufacturers began using a new type of refrigerant within the past few years to boost heat pump efficiency. Additionally, the configuration of the machinery was upgraded to curb energy consumption.

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Your local heating, cooling and air care experts here at White Oak Heating & Cooling have longstanding relationships with a wide range of creditors, lenders and respected financial institutions that we partner with to help you through the process. Our job is to help you maintain optimal home comfort year-round and make manageable monthly payments to pay for your new HVAC equipment. We understand how sometimes home comfort can’t wait here in Ohio. In short, our furnace financing, heat pump financing and A/C finance options are second to none.

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Do heat pumps need annual maintenance?

Heat pumps should get two tune-ups each year in order to maintain optimal heating and cooling efficiency. At the very least, the unit needs serviced at least once a year. When you have maintenance performed on your heat pump, they need to be performed by a qualified HVAC expert in the fall and spring. By doing it before heating and cooling season, it allows our experts here at White Oak Heating & Cooling to identify small problems and correct them before they become major mechanical breakdowns that are far more expensive and inconvenient.

What sort of maintenance should I perform on my heat pump?

If you own a heat pump, should frequently check your unit’s air filters. Ideally, air filters need checked at least once a month. They need to be changed whenever they are dirty. Replacing a heat pump’s air filter is an easy process that doesn’t take long and you can do on your own quickly with little cost. It needs to be done consistently because the heat pump’s air filter will fill up with dust, dirt, pet dander and other impurities that end up clogging the filter and hindering airflow. If airflow is blocked, it can cause damage. In addition to checking air filters every month, the unit itself should be cleaned and taken care of during the winter. During the winter it’s important keep your heat pump’s outdoor unit free of ice, and debris. This includes the top of the unit, the sides and the bottom. Keep a three foot radius around the unit free of vegetation during the summer.

How much does heat pump maintenance cost?

At White Oak Heating & Cooling, we make heat pump maintenance services affordable for homeowners. We keep the prices on our maintenance services competitive and promote maintenance for the benefit of our customers. Having said that, a heat pump maintenance visit elsewhere usually costs between $50 and $180 for the visit on top of additional hourly rates that range from $80 to $160. This doesn’t include any repairs or replacement parts for any problems found. In any case, our heat pump service pros here at White Oak Heating & Cooling offer online deals and special discounts for heat pump maintenance. We also offer Scheduled Maintenance Agreements or Preventative Maintenance Plans to lower the cost even more.