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If you’ve lived in the Chicago Metro area for a while, you know all about the hot and muggy summers of the region. It’s therefore essential to have an air conditioner that runs well and keeps your home cool. You can schedule repair appointments if something goes wrong, but what about the times in between repairs? This is where routine maintenance comes in.
Scheduling annual tune-ups for your cooling system has quite a number of benefits. Here, you’ll discover five of the top reasons to invest in routine AC maintenance.
1. Prolong System’s Life Span
Air conditioners can last for 10 to 15 years, but if you have a modern, high-efficiency unit, you could get up to 20 years out of it. Of course, your cooling system won’t last nearly this long if you don’t take care of it. That’s why yearly maintenance is important.
When you schedule an AC tune-up with our professional technicians at Air Choice Heating & Cooling, we will inspect your AC and look for things we can fix. Just a few of the typical tune-up tasks include tightening loose parts, replenishing refrigerant, inspecting motors and electrical components, cleaning the condensate drain line, and adding lubricant where needed.
Taken together, all of these can help prevent future problems from occurring. You will also help prevent premature breakdowns. Your AC will run more efficiently and last longer when all its internal workings are in sync and functioning properly.
2. Save on Summer Energy Bills
For at least three months of each year, you most likely will need to run your cooling unit nonstop. You already know that your utility costs for these months will go up as you use your AC. However, you should not see any sudden spikes in your bills or too much difference from years past.
If you do notice a dramatic increase in energy costs, it could be that your AC isn’t operating as efficiently as it should. It will try and work harder to cool down your home. This extra strain will not only put more stress on the unit but also drive up costs.
You can avoid all this by getting regular maintenance for your AC. Through a system checkup, we’ll catch small issues that haven’t yet manifested into major problems. As we find and repair things like this, it helps your air conditioner function better. The better your system runs, the more energy efficient it becomes.
3. Satisfy the System’s Warranty
Regardless of how handy you consider yourself, try and avoid the temptation to perform DIY work on your air conditioning system. You don’t have the necessary training and knowledge that certified technicians do. So, it’s likely you won’t understand how one part affects another, and you could cause the issue you’re attempting to fix to get much worse. Then, you’ll have to pay a whole lot more to repair the problem that you caused.
Also, the air conditioner’s warranty states clearly that any work on the system must be through an HVAC company. If you fail to let your local professionals perform yearly AC maintenance, you could invalidate the warranty. You will then be on the hook for any future repair costs. Be smart and let Air Choice Heating & Cooling handle your AC’s tune-ups.
4. Breathe Cleaner Indoor Air
Breathing in dirty air circulated around your home isn’t conducive to your health. Depending on what you’re breathing in, you could develop new allergies or amplify existing ones. You could also get sick with other illnesses over time.
With regular maintenance from Air Choice Heating & Cooling, we can help make your indoor air easier to breathe. We can clean the air filter if necessary, and we can also perform ductwork cleaning. This will help your system push out air that’s much healthier for your indoor environment.
5. Enjoy a Quieter AC
A compromised air conditioner can start acting strangely, and one way is by emitting weird noises. If your AC runs normally, all you should hear is a low, constant hum. Other sounds like rattling, banging, thwapping, or screeching signal that something’s amiss.
Get your AC checked out via a tune-up to find out why it’s making these noises. You’ll experience a much quieter cooling system that makes for better indoor living.
Reach Out Today!
At Air Choice Heating & Cooling, we not only offer air conditioning maintenance to residents of Chicago and surrounding communities, but we also provide the same for heating systems. Also turn to our team for heating and cooling repair or installation. We also work on boilers and commercial HVAC systems. Call us today for service at your home.
