How do you keep your heating and cooling systems in good order?
Fundamentally, it’s a partnership between you the property owner and the professional firm that you choose to work on your equipment.
Together we work to keep your HVAC systems running smoothly, and your property safe and livable all year round.
Here are three quick tips that you can use to help get the most out of your HVAC systems regardless of their age – (although at some point older systems need to be replaced.)
Avoid Closing Off Random Vents
Some property owners who don’t want to diagnose problems with heating and cooling will simply put vent covers over certain vents, or close them off during certain parts of the year.
However, this can stress your HVAC system, and it’s not recommended by experts. So think about a better way to address heating and cooling problems in areas of your home or property.
Filter Maintenance
There are a lot of things that you should call a professional for in terms of maintaining HVAC, but for most systems, filter maintenance is something that property owners can do themselves if they put the effort in and learn how to do it correctly.
Some filters need to be replaced every three months – others can work capably for up to a year, keeping contaminants out of the air that flows through your systems.
Ignoring filter maintenance can damage the efficiency of your system in various ways. In some cases, it can also introduce more harmful elements and compromise your indoor air quality. If you want to get the most out of your systems, you should always think about keeping a rigid schedule of filter maintenance and replacing old filters with new ones as necessary.
Consider Zone Heating and Cooling
To some people, zone heating and cooling is a fairly new philosophy in HVAC, but it’s one that can come with certain benefits.
In older years, people thought of central air as the pinnacle of modern design. They started to heat and cool entire properties with one centralized system, even if those properties had buildings with two or more floors.
One problem with this is that heat rises, and hot and cold air can get distributed unevenly among different floors. So then people who want room temperature on each floor found it incredibly hard and frustrating to manage these systems.
Zone heating and cooling addresses this by creating different systems for different parts of a property. You can really get more energy efficiency this way, and also prevent a lot of stress on aging heating and cooling systems.
That’s some of the broad strokes about optimal maintenance. But when it’s time for repair, we’re there. Get an honest HVAC solution from a firm with integrity!