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HVAC Do's And Don'ts For The Average Person At your home a key element is how it is being cooled and heated. Therefore, you must have a great HVAC system in place. Maintenance is key. Here are some great tips to help you keep your HVAC system running smoothly. If you are having issues with your HVAC, do a tour of your house before you call in help. Figure out which rooms feel hot and which feel cold. This can help contractors quickly figure out the issue and how to fix it easily and quickly. Every spring you should clean the coils and fan blades on your condenser fan. Before you do so, shut off the power to ensure that none of the parts will move while you work on it. Pull out each of the blades and clean them one by one. Find a place that is shaded for your compressor. In this way, it will be cooling air that is already somewhat cooled. This saves energy. Be sure to have twice annual HVAC system checks. The best time of year to have the system checked is right before the weather begins to change. Even though it may seem as nothing is wrong with the unit, a simple inspection can prove otherwise. Outdoor condenser units need to be turned off when the weather turns cold. To avoid damage, units should be turned off when temperatures are below 60 degrees. This will help keep it in good condition for many years. You should now have a better idea of how to keep that HVAC unit running smoothly. Do not allow it to fail on you when you do not pay attention to maintaining it regularly. Use the information above to make sure it's doing well, so that you don't get home and find your home is too cold or too hot.

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HVAC Do's And Don'ts For The Average Person

At your home a key element is how it is being cooled and heated. Therefore, you must have a greatHVAC system in place. Maintenance is key. Here are some great tips to help you keep your HVACsystem running smoothly.

If you are having issues with your HVAC, do a tour of your house before you call in help. Figure outwhich rooms feel hot and which feel cold. This can help contractors quickly figure out the issue andhow to fix it easily and quickly.

Every spring you should clean the coils and fan blades on your condenser fan. Before you do so, shutoff the power to ensure that none of the parts will move while you work on it. Pull out each of theblades and clean them one by one.

Find a place that is shaded for your compressor. In this way, it will be cooling air that is alreadysomewhat cooled. This saves energy.

Be sure to have twice annual HVAC system checks. The best time of year to have the system checkedis right before the weather begins to change. Even though it may seem as nothing is wrong with theunit, a simple inspection can prove otherwise.

Outdoor condenser units need to be turned off when the weather turns cold. To avoid damage, unitsshould be turned off when temperatures are below 60 degrees. This will help keep it in goodcondition for many years.

You should now have a better idea of how to keep that HVAC unit running smoothly. Do not allow itto fail on you when you do not pay attention to maintaining it regularly. Use the information above tomake sure it's doing well, so that you don't get home and find your home is too cold or too hot.