In Georgia, air conditioning units work overtime during the summer months. If you want to maximize the life and quality of your unit, follow these HVAC efficiency tips from our HAVC professionals.
1. Change Filters Regularly
Every three months is often enough, unless you smoke or have indoor pets, then you should change filters each month.
2. Regularly clean debris from outdoor units
This includes leaves and dirt. Be sure to keep bushes and shrubs cut back from the unit as well. Ants tend to build hills inside units, so keep ant killer sprinkled around your unit.
3. Don’t allow dryer vents to blow on outdoor units
All that heat makes the unit work twice as hard! Billy Butler HVAC can re-direct your vent.
4. Keep unit serviced and outdoor coils cleaned
A Spring and Fall service is enough. Dirty coils hinder the units ability to absorb heat. Units low on coolant cost more to run.
5. Maintain a consistent indoor temperature
Keep your home cooler or warmer, whichever you prefer, but pick a temperature and leave it there! Constantly raising and lowering indoor temperature makes your unit work harder, using more energy and costing you more money.
If you have questions about how to keep your air conditioner to running well, contact us with all your AC questions and needs.
