A heater or air conditioner that hasn’t been serviced has to work harder to do the same job. A regular service keeps it running efficiently and can stop small problems becoming big ones.
A common sign
“The air con doesn’t seem to cool like it used to.”
About air conditioning servicing
A service usually includes cleaning the filters and coils, checking the refrigerant, clearing the drain and making sure everything is running safely. Dust and grime build up over time and quietly make a system less efficient.
You can clean the indoor filters yourself every few months. A technician should check the rest, especially anything involving refrigerant, which needs a licensed technician.
Systems that heat or cool less than they used to
Musty smells when the system starts
Older systems you want to keep going
Book a service before the season you need it most. Technicians get busy fast in the first hot or cold week of the year.
Not sure where to start?
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More in gas to electric
Replace the gas appliances one by one, hot water, heating, cooking, and stop paying two connection fees to keep the house running.
A heat pump uses a fraction of the electricity of an old electric tank, and it is the usual first swap when a gas system fails.
Heats the water in your radiators or heated slab with an electric heat pump instead of a gas boiler. The pipes and radiators can often stay, though not always, so ask.
Roof collectors with a boosted tank. A different product from a heat pump, and still the cheaper option on some rooftops.
Warms the pool with an electric heat pump or solar collectors on the roof instead of gas. Pairs well with rooftop solar, and a pool cover keeps the heat in.
Replaces an old single speed pump with a variable speed one that runs slower for longer, so keeping the water clean takes less power.
Faster than gas, and it takes the last flame out of the kitchen. Usually needs its own circuit run from the switchboard.
One unit for one room, or several heads off one outdoor box. The cheapest way to heat and cool the rooms you actually use.
Ducted through the whole house. The vents from a ducted gas furnace can often be reused, though not always, so ask before you count on it.
An older board often cannot take an induction cooktop, a heat pump and a charger at once. This is the job that unblocks the rest.
The last step. Once every gas appliance is gone, removing the meter is what actually ends the daily supply charge.
Before you choose an installer
Related goal
A serviced system helps, and so does shading, insulation and sealing. See the upgrades that keep a home cooler in the heat.