Certain events throughout the year serve as reminders for me.
For example, the first of each month, I am reminded to give my dog her heartworm treatment.
When the clock springs forward, I am reminded to change the batteries in my smoke detector. Well, Thanksgiving reminds me to get my HVAC tune-up. I have a service contract with one of the local heating and cooling companies, and I have found that this investment has been a good one for me. With the contract, I am entitled to once-a-year inspection and maintenance of my HVAC system. Some people choose to get the HVAC service before it starts getting really hot, or perhaps, right after it starts getting really hot outside. I do not do that, however, because I have found that is the time when the heating and cooling companies are overwhelmed with lots of A/C service calls. Because I live in the south and we use our a/c much more frequently than we use the furnace, the summer is a busy time for a/c guys. Because of that, I began getting my HVAC tune-up just before the cold winter weather sets in – and that usually means around Thanksgiving. As the official start of the holiday season, Thanksgiving is an amazing holiday, and I find that using it as my reminder to service my heating and cooling systems keeps me right on track as a responsible homeowner. We are fortunate to live in an area where we have much milder falls and winters, but we still need to look out for the heater as well as the a/c.