3 Ways To Extend The Life Of Your HVAC Unit

Did you know doing simple things around your home can save you a bunch of money? For instance, shutting the lights off when you go out of a room, or taking less time in the shower. Did you also know doing small things to your HVAC unit can help extend the life of your unit.

Oftentimes, people think once a HVAC unit is put in place they have nothing to worry about, their system will keep their home cold in the Summer months, however, this is far from true. If you don’t do simple things you will find yourself with a broken unit that needs repaired. This will leave your family being hot and miserable in the Summertime.

I don’t know about you, but when the Tennessee weather hits over 100 you need air or you’ll be finding it hard to motivate yourself to do the simple things like getting out of bed.

3 Ways To Extend The Life Of Your HVAC Unit

1.) Clean your outdoor condenser unit – Cleaning the condenser unit is a simple process, simply take your water hose and spray it down. With the condenser unit being outdoors, it becomes a catch all for dirt and debris. If you fail to keep the unit clean, the unit will have to work harder, thus leaving you without air during the summer months if the unit fails to run properly.

2.) Change your air filter regularly – The filter plays a big role in keeping the air flowing properly, it’s just like a window unit, if the filter gets clogged, the cooling becomes slim to none and can burn up your unit. A burnt unit equals a costly fix. So make sure to check the filter regularly and change it if you need to.

3.) Keep ventilation open – This is important to your health, if your HVAC unit isn’t well ventilated, you will find moisture building up, and this becomes breeding grounds for bacteria and mold. You know what that means, it means your air unit will be pushing all these harmful bacterias into your home. So if you’re looking to cut back on your electric bill and think closing registers will help, it will only make things worse. Just change the temperature in your home and you won’t have to worry much about mold and other bacterias being sent into your home.

If you fail to follow the steps above you will find yourself calling Halo Heating and Cooling sooner than you expected to service your HVAC unit. Or if you’re not sure about the regular upkeep on your HVAC unit you can always give them a call, this will help save you time and money if your HVAC unit was to burn up due to not keeping the upkeep on the unit.