When you’re making a list of spring cleaning chores to tackle around your home, the HVAC deserves to be at the top. A clean HVAC system runs more efficiently and reliably and can do a better job of maintaining your family’s comfort throughout the coming cooling season. Here are some essential HVAC-related cleaning tasks to prioritize:
Scheduling Professional Maintenance
Spring showers are said to bring May flowers, but spring HVAC maintenance can bring you benefits all summer long. During a visit, a skilled technician will inspect, clean and tune up all the system’s components, which saves energy and can help avert breakdowns and premature equipment failures.
Having the Coils Cleaned
Dirty evaporator and condenser coils will erode your cooling system’s efficiency by impeding heat transfer, as well as its ability to pull moisture from the air, which can leave you with high energy bills and humidity problems. To avoid this, make sure that your technician cleans both coils during their maintenance visit.
Replacing Your Air Filter
Your technician will likely put in a fresh filter when maintenance is performed, but you need to check it once a month and replace it whenever it shows any dirt buildup. This ensures that debris particles don’t harm sensitive HVAC components, and it helps maintain proper airflow through the system.
Scrubbing Your Exhaust Fans
A buildup of dirt and debris inside your kitchen and bathroom ventilation fans can affect their ability to vent moisture from cooking, showering and bathing, and all that extra humidity can increase your cooling system’s workload. To keep them working properly, remove the covers and give everything inside a good cleaning.
Spiffing Up the Outdoor Unit
If airflow through your outdoor unit is blocked by yard debris, tall grass/weeds, or overgrown plants and shrubs, it can reduce your cooling system’s efficiency and put unnecessary strain on the equipment. To prevent these issues, tidy up and trim around the unit so there’s a two-foot wide clearance on all sides.
For more advice or to schedule spring cleaning for your Lorain home’s HVAC system, contact us at Energy 1 Heating & Air Conditioning.
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