How an A/C Tune-Up Turns Back Time

How an A/C Tune-Up Turns Back Time

The parts and connections within your air conditioning system can loosen while it takes a breather during the heating season. Plus, while it’s not in use, dust collects on vital components. These are the natural processes that any kind of equipment would experience over time. However, the most important step you can take to remove these equipment “age spots” is to schedule a tune-up on your cooling system as you prepare for a hot summer.

Not only can a tune-up reset your equipment to its earlier high-performing condition, it can also bring out hidden problems that are increasing your energy costs and creating potential health and safety issues.  By doing so, tune-ups often pay for themselves many times over through energy savings as well as avoiding future repairs and improving indoor air quality. 

The federal Energy Star program says that your typical maintenance checkup for your

cooling system should include the following:

•      Check thermostat settings to ensure consistent, energy-efficient cooling.
•      Tighten electrical connections, measure voltage and current on motors. As electrical connections become faulty, you can’t be assured safe operation. Plus, your major components will likely wear out sooner.
•       Lubricate all moving parts. Otherwise, these parts can cause friction and increase your electrical usage.
•       Check and inspect the condensate drain. Plugged drains can cause water damage and impact humidity levels – affecting both comfort and respiratory health.
•       Check your system controls to make sure it starts, operates and shuts off properly.
•       Clean evaporator and condenser air conditioning coils. When coils are dirty, the system has to run longer, which increases energy costs, reduces the life of the equipment and affects your comfort.
•       Check refrigerant level. Too much or too little refrigerant makes systems less efficient.
•        Clean and adjust blower components. Airflow problems can reduce system efficiency by up to 15 percent – and make it hard for you to stay comfortable.

To schedule your tune-up, let us hear from you.