Maintaining your air conditioning unit is not only about comfort. It’s also important for the safety and health of you and your family. Your air conditioner’s fins, filters, and coils need necessary maintenance so the unit can function properly year-round.

When an air conditioning unit is not regularly checked and maintained, its life span can decline, and so can its performance. What’s worse? It’ll incur more energy costs to your budget. So, to avoid expensive AC repair, remember these maintenance tips:

A properly functioning air conditioning system needs a free flow of air. If your house has bushes, weeds, flower beds, or grass growing around your AC unit, they’ll obstruct free airflow. Ultimately, your unit will overwork itself.

To avoid this problem, make sure you clear away any overgrown grass and plant next to the unit. Not only will it maintain the airflow, but you’ll also have well-maintained grass.

Every HVAC unit comes with air filters that collect pet hair, dust, and other contaminants. They keep the pollutants from entering your house and keep your system uninterrupted.

But, these air filters can clog up and get dirty with time. It’s normal but what isn’t normal is you not changing those filters on time. As more dust clogs up in the air filter, your AC unit will begin icing. Again, it’ll overwork the unit, so you should change the air filters once a month.

We know how enticing to be welcomed by a cold house after a long hot day. While this is fine, leaving your AC unit on all day, even when you’re out, can affect the working life of your unit. It also costs more energy bills.

The best to overcome this maintenance problem is by keeping a programmable thermostat. Having a thermostat that automatically sets the temperature saves you the hassle. All you need to do is program your thermostat to different temperatures throughout the day.

TADA! Now you’ve saved yourself money and extended the working life of your air conditioner.

Air conditioner units are designed to drain excess moisture. The drain line from the condenser can clog up because of algae. This is also a health hazard because the mold can spread across the house and cause sickness.

You must pick on a preventative maintenance routine. Flush the drain line regularly using bleach. Keep the amount of bleach limited. Usually, one cup will do.

If the algae have plugged the line, you can use a dry or wet vacuum cleaner to suck away any mold or algae growth from your AC unit.