It’s helpful to know a really good handyman to call. Sometimes you’ll have a broken window or something else that needs to be fixed in your house. It’s often cheaper to hire a handyman than it is to hire a specialist. And I met my handyman through one of my neighbors. This is a friend of mine that comes over to my house for barbecues in the backyard at least once a week. He was getting some repairs done in his house and he said he had the best handyman he’d ever worked with in his life. We exchanged numbers and now I’ve got the same handyman working for me. But, you can’t rely on a handy to cover HVAC maintenance and repairs. That’s why I always make sure that I have a good heating and cooling company to work with too. Having a quality HVAC supplier is essential if you want to keep your air conditioner and furnace running at peak condition for years to come. I always make sure to have a heating and cooling contract for all of my maintenance and service needs. Usually they send out a technician two times a year to run a service inspection and diagnostic on your HVAC system. These service visits are really key, because sometimes the HVAC technician will find a clog in the condensate line or a leak in the evaporator coil. Condensate line clogs are really dangerous because some systems don’t have shut off switches. If the water leaks back into the air conditioner, it will flood your house wherever the air handler is located, causing water damage in the process.