Ballentine, SC Air Conditioner Maintenance
AC Maintenance for Ballentine
Regular maintenance reduces repairs and depreciation
When it comes to staying healthy, a good diet and regular exercise is one of the best ways to reduce the chance of disease and live longer. The same goes for machinery like air conditioners; they need the right diet (oil, freon, etc..) and exercise (maintenance). There are several things that you can do as a homeowner to maintain your HVAC like cleaning the vents, changing the air filter, and cleaning the outside unit of shrubbery and clutter. However, without regular professional maintenance, your air conditioning system can lose up to 5% efficiency per year of use.
What are the steps in maintaining an air conditioner?
Just like maintaining a car, air conditioner maintenance is paying a lesser up front cost to prevent costly repairs and discontinuance in AC service. Maintenance can even reduce the effects of depreciation and help hold the value of your system. Below are a few of the steps and checkups that go into maintaining an air conditioner:
- Check for freon levels and leaks. Freon in an air conditioner does not need regular replacement, so if the levels are low chances are there is a leak. Since it is prohibited by law to replace freon until the leak is actually fixed, checking on this regularly is mandatory.
- Check electrical components and controls. Even when there is not an urgent problem that needs to be fixed, our technicians can identify and correct potential problems so that your AC service can operate uninterrupted.
- Cleaning evaporator coils and condenser.
- Oil motors. There are moving metal parts in an air conditioner that need fresh oil to lubricate and avoid damage.
- Calibrate thermostat.
- Check and replace the filters as needed.
- Occasionally cleaning the ducts improves efficiency.
While regular maintenance helps to ensure steady service in your house and prevent the unit from breaking down, sometimes there is nothing that can be done to avoid a problem. If your hvac breaks down, call us at 803-772-4490 for 24 hour emergency service and we will send one of our licensed technicians to fix the problem right away.
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