San Diego Gas and Electric Provides a Free Home Heating System Check Up

I am representing a young couple who are first time buyers. They are purchasing a 99% fully remodeled and beautifully upgraded condominium. We did our Contractors Inspection and nearly  everything checked out fine. There was a question concerning an aging heating system about adding central air. I suggested that the gas furnace be checked out by SDG&E which has a free service provided here in San Diego.

I met with the inspector and I was delighted with the care upon which he checked out the heating system. He did recommend that an aluminum gas line be replaced with a flex line but said it was still OK. I advised the Buyer of the recommendation and they agreed this should be done.

I was talking to the service representative and had mentioned that I have always recommended this service to my Buyers and he commented that as far as he knew, this service being free to any new or exiting homeowners was unique to San Diego. I mentioned to him how impressed I was as a real estate professional to have this great service and how wonderful the representatives were. In the case of new Buyers, they will even write out a report in the event it is needed for a Buyer Repair Request.

It occurred to me that I should take a photo and I asked him if it was OK to add to this on my blog site and he said of course. As I writing this , I looked on the SDG&E site and I learned a few more details of the service checks that SDG&E representatives will do for homeowners.  SDG&E  also has quite a number of programs set up for energy retrofit rebates and credits as well as target programs that benefit San Diego citizens, businesses and healthcare institutions.

SDG&E will trim trees when  contact between tree branches and power lines or between poles, is determined to be unsafe

SDG&E will send out a service representative to give your gas appliances a free inspection and mark the gas and electric appliances for the visually-impaired.

SDG&E will perform free service checks for the furnace to check for Carbon Monoxide and safe operation.

Visit the SDG&E website for the specific programs that are established for consumers and businesses in San Diego.