You’ve been dreaming of summer all winter. It has finally arrived. The sun, the heat, the vitamin D, and the fresh scent of a cool home in the middle of a heatwave.
Your summer dreams can turn to nightmares when your HVAC system comes to an alarmingly silent halt. When the cool air refuses to blow, you begin to sweat even more.
You can prevent such problems by conducting a few maintenance tasks before the summer heat sets in. Keep reading for three basic HVAC maintenance tips that will ensure you have that perfectly chilled home this summer.
1. Check and Change Your Filter
Top your HVAC maintenance checklist with this one tip: change your HVAC filter. This task is the simplest thing you can do to love your air conditioning system.
Experts recommend changing your filter every few months. In the summer, you should check the filter at least once a month.
This is especially important if you live in a rural area. The dust from gravel roads and fields seep into your home and clog your HVAC filter. A clogged filter will not let air pass.
At first, the system will just blow warm air. Eventually, though, your HVAC will quit altogether.
2. Clean Your Vents and Unit
Dust travels from outside your home to your vents quite easily. Thus, your HVAC maintenance checklist should also include cleaning the vents and HVAC unit.
Check the vents in each room. Use your vacuum to suck out the dust bunnies and other debris that has accumulated on the vents. You can also call in an HVAC professional to clean the ductwork and air conditioner. You can also hose off the fan area of your outside unit to remove dust and debris that has accumulated.
Checking your HVAC unit will also help ensure that all of your vents are open. Sometimes we shut vents to save power and forget about them. Cleaning each vent will ensure that each one is also open.
3. Call For a Tune-Up
In addition to changing your filter and cleaning your vents and unit, you should call a professional in to inspect your unit once a year. Ideally, you should have them come before the heat of the summer sets in.
A professional HVAC technician will conduct a multi-point inspection and look at all of your AC system components. They will conduct minor repairs before they turn into big repairs.
In particular, the HVAC technician will look at your freon levels, blower motor, and belts. They will ensure that your system blows cool air all summer long.
Implement HVAC Maintenance Tips Today
When you follow these HVAC maintenance tips, you can ensure that your HVAC system is running in tip-top shape. Much HVAC maintenance simply has to do with keeping the system clean. Change your filter, clean your vents, and call in a pro to inspect the components.
Then you’ll find yourself with that perfectly chilled home all summer long.
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