The Importance of Servicing Your Gas Heater Before Winter

Gas heaters are a staple of many households and especially in colder months. Getting your gas heater serviced every year before winter arrives is an excellent idea for all homeowners to keep your house comfortable and functioning without any risk. While you can regularly clean a gas heater yourself, servicing should only be done by a professional plumbing or gas heating expert.
- How Do I Know My Gas Heater Needs Servicing?
- What Parts of a Gas Heater Need to be Serviced?
- Only Use a Professional, Licensed Gas Fitter to Service Your Gas Heater
How Do I Know My Gas Heater Needs Servicing?
While a lot of symptoms of a faulty gas heater can be hard for an ordinary person to detect, there are certain issues that are easy to spot. When you turn on your gas heater, it may have some obvious differences that can signify a bigger problem. Some faults are hard to detect therefore a service is a wise choice regardless however, if you find any faults do not delay contacting your local gas heating expert for advice and a fix.
What Parts of a Gas Heater Need to be Serviced?
A professional and qualified gas heating expert will give your gas heater a full service. This includes hose and connection inspections for any issues, checking the age of the heater, and the heater itself. Gas heaters have a general lifespan of around 15 years, but this can change and the best thing to do is make sure to get an expert gas fitter’s opinion on your system. It is recommended to have them serviced yearly before winter arrives.
Only Use a Professional, Licensed Gas Fitter to Service Your Gas Heater

Something like carbon monoxide leaks can be hard to detect because the poisonous gas is colourless, tasteless, and odourless – but it can be fatal. A licensed gas fitter is trained and qualified to check and assess your gas appliances to make sure they are safe and working efficiently.
Get Your Gas Heater Serviced by the Experts at Mainline Plumbing and Cheap Hot Water and Gas Today.
The team at Mainline Plumbing & Cheap Hot Water & Gas pride themselves on offering a friendly, reliable and professional service to Bunbury and the South West.
If your gas heater is ready for its service or you have any other plumbing, gas or hot water issues, call the team for expert advice on (08) 9791 1608.