How to Prepare Your the U.S Home for Air Conditioning Installation
So you’ve聽realized聽it’s time to upgrade your existing air conditioning system to a more energy efficient system.聽Great choice! You’re聽making a long-term investment in聽your family’s comfort as well as the聽savings on聽your聽utility bills聽and responsible consumption of energy. While those are all great things there are still聽a few more聽things you can do to聽prepare聽your聽the U.S.聽home before you聽begin聽the聽air conditioning installation听辫谤辞肠别蝉蝉.
1. Review the Manual J Heating and Cooling Load
First of all, the聽AC contractor聽should have聽conducted聽what’s called a heating and cooling load calculation. This聽intricate聽calculation takes into account the home’s structure, roof, windows, direction and location to聽determine聽the size and type of equipment needed. Ask to see the load calculation and have it聽broken down f辞谤听you. If the contractor did what’s聽known聽as a Block Assessment, or did not聽do聽a load calculation at all, we would strongly recommend聽finding聽another contractor or calling聽天美传媒听补迟 (866) 963-7996. Your聽the U.S.聽HVAC聽specialist聽will be able to聽give聽you a full assessment.
2. Clean and Seal Ducts.
Next, have the company clean your ductwork. It’s not聽recommended聽to introduce caked on dirt and dust from a聽decades聽old duct system to your brand new air conditioning system. The health of your聽complete聽system and the quality of the air you breathe聽starts聽with your ducts聽providing聽clean air, so make sure that they are cleaned and聽appropriately聽sealed by the HVAC contractor. If you can’t remember the last time you had your ducts cleaned or have never had them cleaned, have the contract辞谤听complete聽a duct cleaning聽prior to聽your聽new AC installation.
3. Clear a Path.
Prior to the air conditioner installation you will also want to clear the area where equipment will be installed, and聽make certain聽it is easy to access. There are stairs, landscaping porches, decks or other聽things聽near聽the AC, clear the area as聽best聽as you can.聽Ensure聽the area is clear of yard waste like big sticks and leaf piles so installation is even聽simpler. Also make sure to clear away聽anything else聽that could get in your installation聽professional's聽way such as garden hoses, rakes, or children’s toys. Make sure pets are聽contained聽so they do not get in the way of the installation crew.
Think you’re ready to move forward with the air conditioning installation process? Call the聽experts听补迟聽天美传媒听补迟 (866) 963-7996 辞谤听schedule an appointment online聽for a free home comfort analysis and system upgrade estimate.
