Roberts Mechanical

At Roberts Mechanical, we’re proud to provide heating and air conditioning services for homes and individuals in various situations. One such situation is for landlords who are renting their properties out to tenants – while it’s the tenants who live in the home and are responsible for certain important day-to-day HVAC maintenance areas, it’s you as a landlord who is ultimately responsible for costs and long-term upkeep here.

Regardless of whether you’re landlord over a single Utah property or several, we can help you keep your HVAC systems and air quality in great shape. Let’s go over a few basic tips we can offer landlords on staying diligent with the HVAC system without interrupting privacy rights of tenants.

Changing Filters

Whether it’s listed as part of your rental agreement or just understood between you and your tenants, you have to ensure HVAC filters are changed at the proper intervals so they don’t accumulate dust and stop functioning well. Most filters need to be changed every one to two months depending on the filter and the dust levels in your home.

As a landlord, it is generally your responsibility to provide these filters. You should ensure that the tenants have at least one or two extra on hand at all times so they can change them as needed.

Standard Maintenance

Particularly for homes where you aren’t around every day to maintain the system, you should have bi-annual inspections and tune-ups done by our professionals. We’ll go through the entire system and check for any buildups or worn down components, making sure everything is both safe and functional. As an added bonus, we can often spot the signs of lazy or improper HVAC management by your tenants, allowing you to regulate that area if harm is being done to your system.

Replacement and Inspection

While you don’t need to have every date memorized, you should be keeping track of when major components in your HVAC system, such as the air conditioner or furnace, are nearing the end of their lifespan. This generally happens around the 15-year mark in most cases, though this can vary depending on how well the system is maintained (our yearly inspections can provide good information on how close various components are to wearing down).

Once the time for replacements does eventually come, be as involved as you can in the selection and inspection process. Our pros are happy to help inspect and install all components for you.

Vacant Properties

During periods where any of your properties sits vacant, you can make a few HVAC adjustments to both maintain the property and save money. You can set the thermostat lower in winter – you have to leave it on around 50 to 55 degrees to prevent frozen pipes, but that’s it – and turn it off completely in winter. If the property sits unused for several months consecutively, however, it’s good to return periodically and ensure there aren’t any humidity or mold issues beginning to form.

For more HVAC tips for landlords, or to learn about any of our other heating and cooling services, speak to the pros at Roberts Mechanical today.