Central Heating and Air Conditioning Maintenance
Home Improvement
Ideally, we should be able to turn on our central heat and air units and have them deliver exactly what we want, at the temperature we want, all day long. Learn more about Central Heat and Air Maintenance
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I always have a technician come out yearly to give my heating and air conditioning units a good loom over and cleaning. They will cleaan anything that needs it so that my units can work very effectively for the next year. Having a programmable thermostat helps set the temperature of the house at a good level throughout the year.
One thing I have learned the hard way is preventive maintenance with these systems. It is best to change the air filter out every month. It's better that than paying to have it cleaned. It can be quite expensive. Trust me. .
Another thing I have seen about central air. The unit that is outside the home. Keep weeds, grass, bushes, trees and anything else growing from around it so it can breath. Do not enclose it with wood or other stuff to make it look good from the outside as you are making it work harder by not letting it breath. This will help it last a lot longer.