Spring is here! After a long, cold season you are ready to welcome spring blossoms and activities that take you out into the pleasantly warm air. The last thing to occupy your thoughts is the trouble you had with your furnace over the winter. Before you become totally immersed in warm weather projects, take a moment to consider the three big reasons why right now is the best time to take care of home heating projects.

This is the most obvious, yet practical reason. During the winter, having your heating system serviced, repaired or replaced would leave you without heat for a period of time. Once spring arrives, you can move your thermostat closer to outdoor temps. You no longer need to turn up the heat, so it's not a worry. It is the best time to attend to or replace forced air units, boilers and indirect water heaters. It is also the ideal time of year to do re-piping and repairs on radiators or on any system component. As a bonus, any issues you observed over the winter are still fresh in your mind:

• Strange noises
• Trouble starting
• Unpleasant odors
• Uneven
• Rising energy bills

During spring, the temperatures can be perfect – neither too cold nor too hot. But summer is quickly approaching and you'll want to have your cooling system working well by the time it arrives in full force. Waiting to have the maintenance on your furnace done could be bad for your central air conditioning, since they share critical components, including the:

• Condensate drain system
• Compressor
• Air filter
• Evaporator coil
• Condenser coil
• Coil fan
• Refrigerant lines and valves
• Air circulating blower fan

Built-up dirt is one of the main reasons a heating system breaks down. When the components in your furnace become excessively dirty, it can cause the unit to work slower and harder. Since your heating and cooling systems share several important components, your central air conditioning is forced to work harder, too. You will continue to experience comfortable temperatures inside your home, but you will be pleasantly surprised by the difference in cost on your energy bill.

At Fry Plumbing, Heating, and Air Conditioning Corp., we are happy that spring has arrived. As a family-owned and operated plumbing and HVAC business, we are also aware of what it means to have a safe, comfortable home. Since 1948, we have proudly serviced the Washington, DC, Northern Virginia and Maryland areas. Contact us today to have your heating and cooling systems serviced while the weather is just right.