Your air conditioning system has a filter that you should change every month in order to keep the system working properly and help to clean the air. While a clean air filter does a good job at removing many particles from the air, many others may get left behind.
It’s warm for a majority of the year in our area, so it’s important to have the resources to stay cool on a hot day. But it’s just as important that we run our cooling systems efficiently year round, in order to help the environment, keep costs low, and extend the lifespan of our heating systems.
The cost of running an air conditioning system for a large portion of the year can really add up. And setting the thermostat inefficiently certainly doesn’t help to keep that spending under control. If you have a programmable thermostat, it’s easy to keep costs to a minimum, as long as you know how to use it.
Most people have heard before that an important part of AC maintenance is cleaning or replacing the air filter. But did you know that cleaning the coils of your air conditioner or heat pump is just as important a task? While you may not need to do it so often, the coils that are part of the outside portion of your system can collect dust and dirt rather easily due to their exposure to the elements.
“Variable speed” is a term that is relatively new to HVAC. Older air conditioning and heating systems did not have the ability to efficiently control fan speed in quite the same way as today’s variable speed heat pumps do.
Clean, breathable air is something that all of us should have access to in our own homes. Unfortunately, this is not guaranteed, even if you have an air filter in your HVAC (heating and air conditioning) system.
A heat pump is the perfect comfort system for many homes in our area. Yet, so few people know about these systems, and that they make excellent replacements for aging air conditioners.
Any HVAC technician will encourage you to change the filter in your heating and air conditioning systems each and every month. But just as important as cleaning or changing the filter is schedule maintenance with a trained professional.
A heat pump is a unique piece of equipment because the same components are used to cool down a home as are used to heat it. These systems use the air around them to absorb and release heat, and they are a fantastic choice in places such as Florida where extreme weather is not much of a concern.
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