Preventive Maintenance Benefits

We all know that we can pay our auto mechanics a little now for routine service, or pay them a lot later for a major repair. The same idea holds true for your air conditioner or heat pump. If you don’t service your air conditioner or heat pump regularly, you'll find yourself uncomfortable and broke.

An air conditioner is a very tough piece of equipment. It is engineered to withstand all sorts of abuse and keep on running. This is great in most respects, but it can lead to complacency about maintenance. Like a car, air conditioners need regular tune-ups to run properly.

Without regular maintenance an air conditioner looses about 5% of it’s original efficiency for each year of operation. This means that the 12 SEER unit that you bought just a few years ago may be functioning like a 9 SEER unit today! The good news is that you can recover most of that lost efficiency through regular maintenance. Studies show that with regular tune-ups a unit will maintain up to 95% of it’s original efficiency. This means that the cost of an annual tune-up is recovered very quickly in savings on your monthly electric bill and reduced repair costs. A properly serviced air conditioner will also do a better job of dehumidifying your home.

FACTS about Heating
and Cooling

Maintenance FACT: 
"National statistics show that over 70% of all air conditioning and compressor outages could be avoided if the equipment was regularly checked, adjusted, calibrated, and maintained by qualified technicians."
Source: Around the Clock: Energy Saving Tips

FACT: "Clean systems restore capacity and lessen running time." 
Translation: Savings on monthly heating/cooling bills.
Source: (LCES) Louisiana Cooperative Extensions Service

FACT: A build-up of .042 inches of dirt on heating or cooling coils can result in a decrease in efficiency of 21%."
Source: (EPA) Environmental Protection Agency

FACT: "Most commercially purchased fiberglass filters are only 7% efficient in stopping dirt, dust, pollen, etc. from passing through it."
Source: (ASHRAE) American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc. Engineers, Inc.