Maintenance

HVAC maintenance service.

Owning, or even sometimes renting, a home in Missoula, MT, requires general maintenance to keep your investment in working order. It’s really all about being prepared. Per Benjamin Franklin, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Maintaining your home’s systems and appliances wards off emergency situations and costly repairs while extending your equipment’s life. Take the time and money to perform general maintenance on a regular basis. Many of the maintenance services require the knowledge, skills, and tools of a professional. During the maintenance or service call, our technician will make any necessary repairs and/or alert you of a possible situation. Call Design Air to assist you in maintaining any of the following or to answer any questions you may have:

Furnace Maintenance

We highly recommend an annual service tune-up and cleaning for your furnace. The purpose of the service tune-up is to keep your system running at top efficiency throughout the season, so you have heat whenever you need it. Our experienced technician will clean and check all the connections, controls, sensors, drains, motors,  valves, and blowers, as well as your ignition assembly, and thermostat(s). Following your tune-up, our technician will instruct you on anything you could do yourself as maintenance between our service visits. One absolute action you can take is to change your furnace filter. We recommend replacement of a 1-2" filter every 4-6 weeks during heavy cooling season and a 4-5" filter every 6-12 months. This goes a long way in extending the life of your furnace, as well as keeping your furnace repairs to a minimum and your indoor air quality high.

Air Conditioner Maintenance

For air conditioners, an annual service tune-up and cleaning is recommended, usually performed when the outdoor temperatures are above 50 degrees. Our professional technician will check and clean the connections, coils, blower components, lines, refrigerant, drain, fuses, and thermostat(s), as well as lubricate all working parts. Maintenance you can do yourself between service visits is to remove any yard debris or vegetation from the top and sides of your outdoor air conditioner unit, as well as to keep it covered with an air conditioner cover or tarp in the winter.

Heat Pump Maintenance

For heat pumps, an annual service tune-up and cleaning is recommended. Our professional technician will measure airflow, clean the outdoor condenser, inspect indoor coil, refrigerant levels, electric terminals, connections, and motors.   We recommend replacement of a 1-2" filter every 4-6 weeks during heavy cooling season and a 4-5" filter every 6-12 months.  Maintenance you can do yourself between service visits is to remove any yard debris or vegetation from the top and sides of your outdoor unit.

Whole-House Humidifier Maintenance

For whole-house humidifiers, an annual service tune-up and cleaning is recommended, usually performed at the same time as your furnace tune-up and cleaning. Our professionals include this maintenance along with the furnace appointment. Typically there isn’t much in the way of maintenance; however, our technician will change your humidifier pad and clean any mineral buildup you may have (in the case of hard water). Ask our technician to show you how to dissolve the buildup on your own every few months to keep your humidifier working at top efficiency.

Air-Filtration System Maintenance

For air-filtration systems, regular maintenance is something you can often perform on your own. Maintenance on an air-filtration system usually just means changing or cleaning the filter. Changing or cleaning your filter on a regular basis will ensure the best filtration for your home as well as extend the life of the system. If you need any assistance or would like to install an air-filtration system, feel free to talk with one of our professionals at Design Air.

Gas Fireplace Maintenance

For gas fireplaces, an annual inspection and service is recommended, usually performed in the fall. Dust, dirt, and insects can clog and infect your orifices and burner ports, affecting your unit’s ability to burn. Also, parts wear out allowing dangerous carbon monoxide to leak into your home. Having your fireplace inspected and cleaned on an annual basis will ensure years of beautiful and warm fires when you want them.

During the inspection and service, our professional technician will check and clean the inside combustion chamber, pilot, burners, logs, safety switches, glass doors or lens, wiring, and gas valve. On a monthly basis, you could inspect and service your fireplace by cleaning the glass doors and checking their bolts for door stability, check the glass-door or exterior gasket for cracks or missing pieces, and check the outside vent for debris/dirt and for tears or damage to the vent kit.

At Design Air, we’re here to to assist you in maintaining your home’s systems or to answer any of your questions about maintenance. Keeping your equipment in good working order allows you peace of mind to know they’ll be there when you need them. It also makes good financial sense to keep equipment serviced to help extend their life spans. Here in Missoula, MT, call us at 406-251-7997 to make an appointment now.

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“Nathan at Design Air has been out to our home multiple times to fix our AC unit and do system tune ups on our furnace. EVERY time he is very thorough, kind, considerate, helpful, and informative. Brandy also is very kind. I highly recommend Design Air. Exceptional customer service.” -Erica P.
- Erica P.

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“Mark is always professional and explains the systems in a simple and straight forward way.”

– Andrea W.

- Andrea W.

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“Had both AC and furnace maintenance done. Marck explained the work performed on both units. Everything handled in a professional manor. First time using this company and not disappointed. DA will be my first call for future service or equipment needed.”

– Frank C.

- Frank C.

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“Marck did a great job. He was on time, courteous, explained everything and very knowledgeable. He has been to our place several times to service our AC and furnace. Always very helpful and a pleasure to work with.”

– David H.

- David H.

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“The tech, Marck, was on time and very professional! The work was done in a timely matter and complete. I am a regular customer, and so far, I have not been disappointed by this company!”

– Donna O.

- Donna O.

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