Air Conditioning Maintenance Routine
- Having a contractor helps keep air conditioning and heating systems at peak performances. Maintaining heat and air condition prevents unnecessary problems and unwanted costs
- Maintenance check lists for air condition include:
- Thermostat settings ensure cooling and heating operations keep you comfortable when you’re home and cuts energy use when you’re not using it.
- Electrical connections should be tightened. Voltages and currents on motors in air condition should be measured. Poorly maintained electrical connections cause unsafe operation of your system while reducing the life of all components.
- Lubricate moving parts should be applied because friction causes additional
- resistance in motors and increases the amount of electricity used.
- Inspect the condensate drain in central air conditioning units, furnaces and heat pumps (for cooling modes). Plugged drains cause overflows and water damage, affecting indoor humidity levels.
- Controls ensure safe and proper operation. Check that the heating and air condition system cycles starts, operates, and shuts off properly.
- Cooling Specific:
- Evaporator and condenser air coils should be dust free because dirty coils reduce a system's ability to cool your home. They cause the system to run longer, raising energy costs while stressing the life of the equipment.
- Check and adjust the refrigerant level of your central air conditioner because too much or too little refrigerant is another symptom of a less efficient, energy increasing and life reducing system.
- Clean and adjust blower component because it provides proper airflow for greater comfort. Airflow problems cause system reduction up to 15 percent.
- Heating condition Specific:
- Check gas and oil connections to avoid improper connections because it might cause fire hazard and can contribute to health problems.
- Gas pressure like natural gas contains approximately 5% moisture. This can cause the diaphragm in pressure regulators to freeze in some winter climates. Rust preventing paint can help prevent leaks at joints.
- Burner combustion and heat exchanger like dirty burners or a cracked heat exchanger causes improper operation. Either will cause equipment malfunction.
- Actions To Do Yourself :
- Inspect, clean and change air filters of your central air conditioner, furnace, and/or heat pump filters should be maintained at least once a month. Good filtration can keep energy costs lower and aide in the longevity of your air condition equipment.
