Spring hasn’t even officially begun yet, and already it’s getting HOT in some parts of the country. Well, hot enough to think about turning on the air conditioner. Don’t forget to have one of our certified AC Doctor contractors service your system before that time comes. The yearly check up can catch potential problems so you can stay cool this summer. Here are some more tips to help you stay cool.
Change your air filter. I just can’t express enough how important it is to have a clean air filter. The nationwide standard for changing your filter is once a month. That is not enough for warmer areas where the air conditioner is running constantly. When your unit runs more often, you filter gets dirty faster. A dirty filter causes more strain on your system and your body. Filters are designed to pull allergens out of the air and when it is full your AC has to work harder to get air through it and allergens are no longer pulled out of the air you breathe.
Clean your unit. When dirt builds up on the coils it restricts air flow. Turn off your unit while mowing the lawn, and then hose it off afterward. Even if you have a bag to collect the cut grass, your lawn mower kicks up dust and dirt. Turning off your unit keeps this dust and dirt from being sucked into your home. Hose off the dirt that gets spewed onto your system so it doesn’t impede air flow. It will also wash off any animal urine that can eat away at your coils.
Shade your unit. Keeping your condenser in the shade keeps the air around it cooler so it doesn’t have to work as hard to cool the air. Just be careful, plants that are too close to the condenser can hold hot air close to your condenser, which completely negates the effect of shading your unit. You also want to keep animals off of the condenser. Aside from urinating on it, they can block air flow by laying on it.
Even doing this routine maintenance is not enough for your system. It really does need to be serviced at least twice a year – once at the beginning on the cooling season and again at the beginning of the heating season. If anything seems off, call your AC technician. There may only be one or two small things wrong, but they will add up. You don’t want to be without AC when the temperatures are in the upper 90′s and climbing!
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