Summer 2011
Maintaining Your Air Conditioning System
Maintaining room temperature is essential for relaxation in the home or office. It’s become an integral part of our daily lives and often taken for granted. However, most do not realize that upkeep on air conditioning units is as important between the seasons, before summer rolls around and its 109°!
Regular maintenance of a typical household or office air conditioning unit twice a year can help ensure that your unit is running efficiently and safely. Keeping your air conditioner running smoothly throughout the year will allow your unit to maintain up to 95% of its original efficiency, and you’ll see the savings in your wallet after the first season!
The average household uses air conditioning units for about 3,300 hours a year, that’s comparable to a car running over 150,000 miles – with that much use, proper maintenance is crucial. Without routine maintenance, air conditioning units naturally decrease efficiency by 10-15% each year. That means your high efficiency unit installed last year might be functioning at a lower rate— resulting in higher energy bills. Staying on top of a basic HVAC inspection check list just twice a year will help ensure you’re not paying more than necessary to maintain a comfortable room temperature (read more about HVAC maintenance).
Unexpected air conditioning unit failures can cause major hassles, unnecessary trips back to the HVAC dealer and unbearable home or office temperatures. Yearly air conditioning maintenance is a much more cost-effective and reliable route to take.
Dowd’s Heating & Air Conditioning, servicing the greater Philadelphia / Bensalem region will give you peace of mind by providing your home or place of business with a economical scheduled HVAC maintenance plan ensuring you that those hot August afternoons will be nice and cool inside!
Call Dowd at 215-752-3638 today and relax tonight.


