I remember my parents taking risks with our Heating and A/C unit. They would skip a year of professional maintenance for the gas furnace or the cooling system or both. This is something I probably would not have noticed except there were several summers and winters during which we ended up living with inadequate cooling or heating. Now and then, we had no cooling or heating at all. Without the essential maintenance services, our Heating and A/C units would sometimes break down and we would be left without the operation of them for a while. My parents would then need to save up the funds to cover the necessary repairs. The repairs were certainly more expensive than preventative maintenance. I did not consider my parents to be irresponsible and they raised me to take good care of my possessions. It’s just that they tended to to cut corners in some areas that should have been taken good care of. As an adult, remembering those chilly winters and overheated summers, going without whole-home temperature control, I make sure to have my HVAC system inspected twice per year. Now that I have my own home, I want to ensure the reliability of the HVAC equipment. One way or another, my parents taught me to be proactive in keeping up with the essential repair and cleaning of the temperature control components. As a result, I have enjoyed the rewards of longer-lasting, more efficiently operating air conditioner units and gas furnaces over the seasons. I am relieved to have found a reputable and affordable HVAC contractor to hire for these services.