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Check Me!^® Heat Pump Maintenance Program
Just as you need to periodically have your car serviced to operate properly, heat pumps and central air conditioning systems also need to be serviced to maintain their optimum operating efficiency. If you have a heat pump or a central air conditioning system, the EWEB Heat Pump Maintenance Program can help you with your service needs. EWEB recommends customers have their heat pump or central air conditioner serviced by a licensed Check Me!® contractor. Check Me! is an Oregon Department of Energy approved method for tuning heat pump and central air conditioner systems to their highest efficiency.

Check Me!® was developed by engineers at Proctor Engineering Group, a company with 21 years experience in researching energy management.

Eligibility requirements
To qualify for a discount, program participates must be EWEB electric customers with either a heat pump system or a central air conditioner. CheckMe! is required to qualify for EWEB financing and incentives.

For gas furnaces, go to www.energytrust.org/residential/hes/, then click on "furnace."

Financing and incentives

Limited-income customers: Free to all EWEB electricity customers who meet the eligibility requirements.

Non-limited income customers: Call EWEB at (541) 484-1125 and speak to an Energy Management Specialist about incentives available for:

• CheckMe!
• Lockout Thermostat
• Soft Start Kit

Program steps

• The customer contacts EWEB and gets a list of contractors.
• A certified contractor completes Check Me! test on the system, corrects conditions and adds optional equipment upgrades.
• The customer applies for a bill credit, if available.
• Duct problems are repaired to state specifications by the state certified contractors (Comfort Seal program).
• Heat pump replacements are processed through the Centsible Heat program.

Contacts
Telephone EWEB Energy Management Services at (541) 484-1125, or e-mail EWEB.