The heating and cooling systems in your home play a very important role in maintaining your comfort. They should always be taken care of to avoid unnecessary breakdown or damages. If not taken care of, even the best and quality heating or heating systems can cost us a lot through unnecessary loss of energy.

Depending on your climate and your heating or cooling methods, dirty thermostats, clogged filters, sooty fuel, unlubricated fans and leaky ductwork can reduce the efficiency of your HVAC equipment by over 25%.

A qualified HVAC contractor can fix most of these issues, while others are simple tasks that you can do on your own and increase the life for your HVAC equipment.

To ensure a long life for your air conditioner, heater, or refrigerator, you need to perform some simple and affordable maintenance. Below are tips on how you can prolong your HVAC equipment’s life and improve their efficiency:

Change the filters regularly

Dirty and dusty filters overload the HVAC systems when moving (circulating) air. This results in poor performance and increases wear and tear, as well as an increase in energy costs. You need to frequently replace or clean your refrigerator’s filter to enhance performance. Clean filters help in lowering energy costs and improve the quality of indoor air.

Inspect and lubricate the moving parts

Moving parts in your HVAC systems requires enough lubrication to reduce friction, which may affect the systems’ efficiency. Moving parts requires regular lubricating to prevent wear and tear.

For a standard HVAC maintenance, you should hire a professional HVAC Contractor to avoid more damage when handling your refrigerator, air conditioner or any other HVAC equipment.

A qualified technician will identify the exact problem and fix it. It is advisable to service your heating and cooling systems in the spring and fall, and at least once per year servicing for your cooling system and furnace maintenance.

Check the thermostats

Adjusting your HVAC systems thermostats a few degrees higher in summer, and a few lower in the winter will help prevent wear and tear on your systems and improve energy usage in a great way. You may even have a standard thermostats tune-up before the peak of cooling and heating seasons.

You can also install a programmable thermostat to ensure your air conditioner heats and cools your home efficiently and at the right time. Ensure that the thermostat settings have been inspected to ensure the system is functioning as programmed.

Electrical connections inspection

You should regularly inspect the electrical connections and test the voltage on your HVAC system components. Broken, disconnected, or loose electrical connections mean that your system is not operating efficiently and safely. This poses a risk to the system users and may result to system failure as well as an increase in power usage due to energy loss.

Servicing the condensate drain

You should regularly inspect the condensate drain in your air conditioner, heat pump or furnace to prevent water damage, high humidity levels or any obstruction. You should also check and clean possible mold or bacteria growth in the drain. You can occasionally pass a stiff wire through the drain channels to prevent clogging.