Keeping your home warm and dry during the winter is crucial to your health and comfort. Your HVAC system is important during the winter to provide even heat throughout the home. Before the winter season comes, it can be helpful to winterize your HVAC system to keep your home energy efficient. The cold temperatures outside will not negatively affect your home when you take the time to maintain your HVAC. 

Change The Air Filter

The air filter is an essential component when it comes to your heating system. One way to winterize your HVAC system is to ensure your air filter is not clogged with debris. Replacing the air filter will help improve the energy efficiency of the heating system which will allow it to work throughout the entire winter season. If your system has a dirty air filter, it will have to work much harder to keep your home at a comfortable temperature. A clogged air filter will restrict the airflow through your ducts and limit the performance. 

Before you replace the air filter, check your manufacturer’s manual to determine what air filter will work best for your home. This manual will also help you to know how often you should be replacing the filter. Replacing the filter often will reduce the number of pathogens in your home that can make you sick. Changing the air filter every three months will keep your home healthy and prepped for the winter. 

Insulate Your Home And HVAC System

Checking your doors, windows, and HVAC system for drafts is a great step to winterize your home. Sealing any gaps with caulk or weatherstripping will help keep the warm air inside your home. The more hot air that escapes your home, the longer your furnace will have to run to maintain the temperature inside. When insulating, focus on the attic, walls that are adjacent to the exterior, and where your HVAC system exits your home. 

Winterizing your HVAC system will help you stay warm during the long winter, but will also save you money on energy bills. Connect HVAC experts can help you fill in all small gaps and service your system to keep your home comfortable. 

Check And Alter Your Thermostat Settings

Optimizing your thermostat settings is another way to winterize your HVAC system. When you are away from your home, lowering the set temperature will lead to significant energy savings. Modern thermostats that can be programmed or scheduled when the heat will come on are a good way to improve your home. 

A proper temperature to have your thermostat set at is 68 degrees Fahrenheit or 20 degrees Celcius. Especially when you are working or on a trip outside the home, lowering the temperature even by a couple of degrees will result in significant savings. If you are winterizing your system in a business, lowering the temperature after closing time or on days when you are not in the office will also help extend the life of your HVAC. 

Not only will you be able to save money, but optimizing your thermostat will ensure that your furnace doesn’t give out in the middle of the season. Overworking an HVAC system can cause it to stop working sooner than expected, which can put you in a tough spot during the winter. 

Clean Out Your Ductwork

There are many benefits to having your ductwork regularly cleaned including having proper heating for the entire season. Dust, pathogens, mold, and other debris will start to fill up your ductwork and cause multiple problems. Keeping your home warm, healthy, and energy-efficient is easier when you have clean ducts. Clean ducts ensure that your system can deliver warm air whenever you need it. 

Test The Furnace Before Winter Sets In

Before the temperature starts to drop, running your heater for a night can help you diagnose any problems and have them repaired before winter sets in. If your furnace is not heating the home evenly, if you hear strange noises, or if the system doesn’t come on at all, these are clear signs you need a furnace service.  

Our experts can help inspect your ducts and the furnace itself to improve the heating efficiency. Inspections and cleaning the ductwork will give you peace of mind during a Utah winter. 

HVAC Services From Connect

Our team at Connect Building Services is proud to serve many communities in Utah. We want all residents and businesses to be prepared for the harsh winters that Utah is known for. Putting off HVAC services can put you in an uncomfortable spot when the snow begins to fall. Reach out to our experts to inspect your furnace and duct work as the outdoor temperatures begin to drop.

How Connect Heating, Air, Plumbing, Electrical & Refrigeration is Handling COVID-19

At Connect Heating, Air, Plumbing, Electrical & Refrigeration, we take the safety of our customers and our staff seriously. While this is true every day, it’s especially important in this time of heightened concern. Because our services play a vital role in maintaining health, safety, and comfort in the Draper area, we will be remaining open during this time. But, you can rest assured that we’re taking steps to minimize the impact of COVID-19.

Below you will find a brief outline of our plan for addressing the virus. If you need service, please call our main line at 801-649-3880.

We are working to protect you
Per the CDC and WHO guidelines, we are making some changes to our normal operating procedures. We will also be adopting rigorous cleaning protocols during the outbreak. While these adjustments may seem inefficient or awkward, they’re necessary to ensure the health of those we serve.

• Staff Care: Any employees showing symptoms will be asked to remain home until medically clear.
• Scheduling Questions: When you call to make an appointment, our office team will ask if anyone in your home has had a fever, has been diagnosed with COVID-19 or has been exposed to the virus. Please note that answering “yes” to any of these will not disqualify you from service. It will just allow our staff to be properly equipped with masks and gloves before entering your home.
• Safety Measures: Troubleshooting equipment can sometimes be done from the exterior of your home, but there are times when our staff must go inside. In those situations, nitrile gloves and masks will be worn. If you have an allergy to any of these products, please let us know ahead of time.
• Sanitization: Our trucks come stocked with disinfectant sprays and sanitizing wipes. After completing a job,your technician will wipe down any areas with which they had contact. This includes equipment, door handles, and floors.
• Distancing Efforts: Some of our office staff will be relocated to remote locations during the COVID-19 outbreak. In some situations, we may ask to see pictures or videos of your equipment to better understand the problem you want addressed in order to optimize scheduling and help minimize face-to-face contact.
• Area-Based Responses: While we will continue to service everyone in the Sandy area, we will take extra precautions around clients in areas deemed high-risk by the CDC.
• Authorization: We usually require a written signature on paper or a tablet prior to beginning work, however, to reduce the risk of contact, we will instead be sending out electronic authorization forms.

Regarding Maintenance Calls and Other Scheduled Visits
We’ll reach out to you before our visit to outline the above procedures.

At Connect Heating, Air, Plumbing, Electrical & Refrigeration, we value your peace of mind. We understand the current situation may be more concerning for some of our clients than it is for others. If you would prefer, we’re happy to reschedule any preexisting appointments. To do so, please call us at 801-649-3880.

Our Planning Standards
Connect Heating, Air, Plumbing, Electrical & Refrigeration will be updating this page regularly as the situation develops. Please check your email and follow us on social media for any updates. If you have any questions regarding this policy or wish to discuss our COVID-19 response plan in more detail, please call 801-649-3880 or email us.

We appreciate your patience and understanding.