In the summer heat of Summerlin South, it is vital that your air conditioning system is well maintained. You can save a pretty penny that might otherwise go to energy bills because prolonging your AC's lifespan also ensures that your system runs efficiently. The most important maintenance task that can be done to achieve this and to ensure good indoor air quality is to replace or clean your system's air filters. For whole-house systems, this should be done every month or two during the summer and in the winter—peak usage times for AC and heating systems, respectively. Ceiling, box, and portable fans should also have their filters cleaned or replaced at this time. Not having clean air filters can void the manufacturer's warranty on the system, which makes it an even more important maintenance task.
In summer, the maintenance of air conditioning systems in Summerlin South must focus on two essential tasks: first, the inspection and cleaning of the evaporator and condenser coils, and second, the safe cleaning of the condensate drains. Coils that haven't been cleaned in years can insulate modern AC systems so effectively that the systems are forced to work harder and use more energy. That is a very basic law of physics: the dirtier the coils, the less comfortable the occupants of a building will be and the more energy the unit will consume. Dirty coils account in part for the nearly 300% increase in energy use by residential central air conditioning systems from 1970 to 2018, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.
The final aspect of air conditioner upkeep is checking how well the unit performs overall. This involves seeing whether the thermostat is set correctly so that the AC can maintain a nice, cool temperature for you while you are home, and if it's not, calibrating the device would be a good idea to ensure it's set just right. More often than not, professional AC maintenance will catch this sort of oversight. While it's true that you could labor to take apart your unit and give it a good inspection, some of us aren't quite cut out for that level of DIY. And that's why it's for the best that the service technician handles things this way and that rather than risk breakdowns or energy inefficiencies and the peace-destroying potential of some good old missed payments for some bad energy bills.