a/c maintenace in fayetteville nc
why maintenance is important
You wouldn’t try to drive a vehicle for years at highway speeds without stopping once to rotate the tires or change the oil would you? Your Heat pump & Air conditioning systems are not much different! Did you know that in the Fayetteville area, it isn’t uncommon for an Air conditioning system to run an average of 2000 or more hours a year? Unfortunately Air conditioning & Heat pump systems are often neglected routine maintenance leading to higher than necessary heating and cooling costs, lowered performance, and shortened lifespans. It is common to see a costly breakdown that could have been avoided with a little preventative maintenance.
COmmon issues routine maintenance could solve
Higher than average cooling costs
Loud noisy systems
Low airflow from vents
Strange odors in ductwork when A/C comes on
Dirty/clogged HVAC drain lines
Loose electrical connections
Dirty coils
WHat typically happens when an air conditioner ages
As the years go on, your air conditioning system runs throughout the day and night, ensuring that the home stays within a couple degrees of your desired temperature. Left without maintenance, your air conditioner outdoor coils can become dirty, causing your compressor to run hotter and build more pressure to provide the same amount of cooling. This added strain can cause many additional parts to weaken and in turn can increase in your cooling costs. The indoor components to your air conditioning system can also be negatively affected when left unmaintained. Over time when the air conditioning system operates, it will remove excess moisture from the living space, and produce condensation which is then funneled through a drain line to the outdoors. Without routine service, this water source inside your attic can cause algae to build and cause your HVAC drain to overflow into the system or emergency drip pan. Electrical connections are found all throughout your air conditioning system, when left unmaintained, these connections can become loose with time, causing wiring to overheat, become unplugged, or short out causing a component failure. At Peak Service Heating & Air we believe that a majority of HVAC failures could have been avoided with a little preventative maintenance. Here is a short list of the details we check when we perform a preventative maintenance service on your air conditioning system!
Check and monitor power consumption
Check and test all start capacitors and relays
Check and test Heat pump defrost controls
Throughly wash condenser coils
Check and tighten electrical connections and terminations
Check and adjust airflow through ducting
Clean and test HVAC drain lines
Check and replace return air filters
Ductwork inspection
Gas Furnace safety check and testing