When should I get a winter heater inspection?
Getting an annual heater inspection is an important safety check for your vehicle. In addition to heating the car's cabin, your heater controls the car's defroster. A broken or failing heater can prevent the defroster from clearing ice and frost off your windshield, limiting visibility, and hindering your ability to drive safely. No one likes to drive while shivering but, more importantly, it's dangerous to drive with a frosted windshield.
As temperatures start to dip below freezing, it’s important to come in for a heater inspection to ensure your heating system will be going strong all season long.
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When should I get a winter heater inspection?
The short answer is: right about now! Ideally, you should get a winter heater inspection in the late fall, before the bitter cold temperatures are here to stay. If your heater is broken, it may take time to fix it. There are a number of reasons why the heater in your vehicle might not be working properly. Here are the most common ones:- a low antifreeze or water level in the radiator due to a leak in the cooling system.
- a bad thermostat that isn’t allowing the engine to properly warm up.
- a blower fan that isn’t working properly.
- contaminated coolant is blocking the heating core from circulating air into the cabin properly.
Read more: Winter is coming! It's time to get a heater inspection.