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As warmer weather brings more dust and allergens into your home, it’s a great time to refresh your space and prepare for the hotter months ahead. Remember to include your HVAC system in your spring cleaning. Prepping your AC now ensures it’s ready for the heat to come. Not sure what to do? Add these steps to your March home maintenance checklist.

Replace聽the Air Filter

The air filter is聽a critical part聽of your聽heating and cooling system, protecting聽delicate聽equipment from airborne particles and promoting聽cleaner indoor air.聽Consistently聽Replace聽the air filter according to the manufacturer’s聽suggestions. If you have pets聽that live in the residence聽or聽suffer from聽allergies, change the filter up to once a month to聽maintain聽indoor air quality.聽If not, replacing聽your HVAC聽filter with a new one every three months is聽adequate. In addition to聽removing聽airborne pollutants more聽successfully, a clean filter promotes better airflow to聽increase聽system efficiency by up to 15%.

Examine聽the Condensate Drain

Your聽AC聽doesn’t聽simply聽cool your聽property—it also dehumidifies. The condensate drain is the key to聽getting rid of聽excess聽moisture from your AC. The drain should be free-flowing and the聽attached聽hose should be leak-free and聽correctly聽placed.聽Check on聽your condensate drain聽while聽you replace the filter to keep your system running聽efficiently—and also help you spot聽initial聽signs of water damage.

Enjoy Some Fresh Air

Before聽turning on聽your home's air conditioning system聽for the first time this spring, open your windows and doors to聽allow fresh air into your home. If聽you notice an excessively stuffy interior before taking this step,聽consider聽adding a聽whole-house ventilation system. This upgrade聽blows stale air outside聽and聽brings in聽clean, fresh air from outside. Certain equipment pre-cools and dehumidifies incoming air to聽decrease聽the impact on your energy聽expenses聽while helping you breathe聽better.

Spring Clean Your Home

Thoroughly聽cleaning your home complements your HVAC maintenance checklist by聽reducing聽the amount of dust and allergens that聽circulate聽through the system. Pay聽special聽attention to these聽areas:

• Clean off聽ceiling fan blades.
• Seal gaps聽under or around聽windows and doors using caulk or weather stripping.
• Clean the grime out of聽sliding glass door tracks.
• Clean聽the coils located beneath or behind the refrigerator.
• Wipe off聽light fixtures and聽exchange聽old incandescent bulbs for energy-saving LEDs.

Upgrade聽Your Thermostat

If you haven’t yet聽looked into聽programmable or smart thermostats, spring is a聽very good聽time to聽consider聽this聽reasonably priced聽upgrade. A聽programmable thermostat聽makes a聽substantial聽difference in your home’s comfort and energy聽usage.聽Start聽by setting the temperature to 78 degrees F when you’re聽at home.聽After that,聽program聽automatic setback periods of 7 to 10 degrees when聽the house is empty聽during the day. With recovery periods聽scheduled聽for聽when you will be back home, you can enjoy聽听飞颈迟丑辞耻迟听肠辞尘辫谤辞尘颈蝉颈苍驳听肠辞尘蹿辞谤迟.

A smart thermostat takes these聽advantages聽a step further by聽allowing you to聽make聽adjustments聽remotely. You can also聽monitor聽your energy聽usage聽in a mobile app and get聽tailored, cost-cutting聽tips.

Have Your Ducts Sealed and Insulated

Ductwork聽sometimes can聽develop leaks that聽decrease聽air quality and聽raise聽your energy聽expenses.聽Sealing these leaks聽helps your聽air conditioner聽operate聽more efficiently and聽circulate聽clean, healthy air. Once sealed, insulate your ductwork聽to keep the air cool on its way to supply registers throughout your home.

Spray Out聽the聽Outdoor聽Unit

The聽Outdoor聽condenser unit聽can become filled with聽debris聽while hibernating over聽the聽icy-cold months. Here’s how to聽spring clean it聽this March:

• Remove聽leaves, pine needles and grass clippings from聽around聽the unit.
• Gently聽wash off聽the metal fins to remove dirt and cobwebs.
• Remove聽surrounding聽shrubs and grasses to聽create聽a one- to two-foot clearance.
• Check聽the unit for damage, such as missing insulation or bent fins.
• Consult with聽a professional technician for聽AC service聽before the summer heat聽sets in.

Try Out聽Your HVAC Unit

After聽completing聽your spring cleaning checklist, it’s time to聽turn on聽your聽AC.聽Run it聽for several minutes to聽make sure its working. If you聽experience聽any聽problems,聽make sure your thermostat is set to cool聽before聽phoning聽a professional for help.

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If your聽HVAC聽system needs聽professional聽service聽this spring, 天美传媒 is the team for the job. Our HVAC聽天美传媒聽help keep your home comfortable and energy efficient聽all the time.聽Expect聽fast, long-lasting solutions to all your comfort聽concerns, backed by a聽天美传媒 Guarantee.聽We mean it—if you’re not聽absolutely聽happy with our聽work, we’ll make it right. For a spring-ready聽air conditioning聽system that聽promises聽efficiency and peace of mind, call聽to reach the heating and cooling聽specialists聽at聽天美传媒 today.