{"id":575,"date":"2021-04-26T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-27T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hometownheatingandair.com\/blog\/?p=575"},"modified":"2023-04-04T09:11:40","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T16:11:40","slug":"getting-your-ac-system-and-home-ready-for-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hometownheatingandair.com\/blog\/air-conditioning-service\/getting-your-ac-system-and-home-ready-for-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Your AC System and Home Ready for Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"
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With temperatures already warming up (with the exception of a few chilly days last week) you may have come to realize that it\u2019s time to start thinking about whether your air conditioner is ready for summer<\/a>. Or, maybe you think since your cooling system seems to be working okay, you can skip maintenance just this one year. We really want to discourage you from skipping, though! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s never too late to get your air conditioner maintained,\nand it\u2019s never a bad idea to do so. In fact, there are a number of great\nbenefits to having routine, professional maintenance done. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Scheduling Maintenance Each Year<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Professional AC maintenance is something that every cooling\nsystem needs on a regular basis. And \u201cregular\u201d is the keyword here. Generally\nspeaking, we do recommend cooling system maintenance be done in the spring,\nbefore you need the system the most. So now is the perfect time to schedule\nthis service. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But frequency and consistency are more important than\ntiming. That said, we suggest that you have air conditioner maintenance done\nonce a year, or if you have a year-round heat pump system, once every 6 months.\nThere are many reasons we recommend this, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Summer Doesn\u2019t Take a\nHoliday: <\/strong>Our winters may get pretty cold, relatively speaking, but our\nsummers are pretty darn warm and humid! No matter what, you will need a\nreliable air conditioner this summer, and maintenance helps ensure that\u2019s what\nyou get. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Skipping Maintenance\nMeans Higher Energy Bills: <\/strong>Generally speaking, every year that your air\nconditioning system goes without professional maintenance, it drops about 5% of\nits efficiency, and this decline gets steeper over the years. You\u2019ll very\nlikely find yourself paying more for the times your AC is running longer than\nit should need to in order to keep your home cool. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Avoid Emergency Air Conditioning Repairs: <\/strong>Maybe the biggest reason you need to stay on top of your routine AC maintenance appointments is to prevent your air conditioner from breaking down all of the sudden on one of the hottest days of the year. There are plenty of those coming, as you well know! Your cooling system should be able to handle it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prevent Unnecessary\nRepair Needs: <\/strong>Avoiding costly emergencies isn\u2019t just good for your budget,\nit\u2019s good for the system itself. Maintenance is a precautionary step that\nhomeowners make, and it can help you avoid up to 85% of the repairs an air\nconditioner might ever need in its lifespan. Not to mention, the less wear and\ntear on the system, the longer that system will last. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Save Money: <\/strong>Having\nyour air conditioner professionally cleaned during maintenance helps keep it\noperating as efficiently as possible. Alerting you to repair needs now<\/em> helps you avoid costly emergency\nrepairs later, <\/em>and overall this\nmaintenance helps improve the lifespan, as we mentioned above. So, this means\nyou\u2019ll end up paying less over the lifespan of your system, as long as you keep\nup on your maintenance appointments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact Hometown Heating and Air Conditioning<\/a> today for quality service for your<\/strong> air conditioning in Concord, CA<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Don’t let a broken down AC threaten your comfort this season–schedule this important service today! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[70],"tags":[13,87],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hometownheatingandair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/575"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hometownheatingandair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hometownheatingandair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hometownheatingandair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hometownheatingandair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=575"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.hometownheatingandair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/575\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":902,"href":"https:\/\/www.hometownheatingandair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/575\/revisions\/902"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hometownheatingandair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=575"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hometownheatingandair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=575"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hometownheatingandair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=575"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}