Arctic Comfort Heating and Air Conditioning Offers Air Conditioning Maintenance

Garland, TX (PRWEB) April 01, 2014

It is hard to tolerate Texas long, hot, scorching, sweltering summers without air conditioning. When hot weather arrives, homeowners want their air conditioning system to provide them with dependable, efficient, comfortable cooling. The best way to insure that is to have their air conditioning system checked and cleaned by a professional air conditioning technician every spring.

Arctic Comfort Heating and Air Conditioning is offering spring cleaning and maintenance to get air conditioning systems up and running for the warm weather months. An annual checkup and cleaning will insure an air conditioner is operating at the highest level of cooling possible, keeping homeowners comfortable, reducing energy costs, increasing the life of the system and detecting minor problems before they become major problems.

Arctic Comfort Heating and Air Conditioning will conduct a thorough check by a technician that includes monitoring the Freon levels for the proper charge. A system low on Freon does not cool well, can cause the compressor to not cycle properly or freeze up and use more energy. A unit that is low on Freon should be leak checked to identify the area of the leak and repaired if possible.

The condensate drain line should be blown through to clear any algae growth or debris that could cause a blockage, causing water to overflow and damage ceilings, walls or floors. Algae growth is usually the cause of a restricted drain and is hard to control. It can be minimized by the technician blowing through the drain and treatment several times throughout the cooling season with an algae control, like bleach. Be sure to have the tech show how to treat the drain throughout the summer cooling season.

The condenser coil should be washed at the beginning of every cooling season. The only way to know if a coil is clean is to clean it. Pollution, cottonwoods and grass clippings are a common cause of a dirty or clogged condenser coil. A dirty or clogged condenser coil restricts the air flow through the condenser coils, reducing the dissipation of heat, causing the unit to work harder and to use more energy, increasing the wear on expensive parts and potentially cause compressor failure.

The condensing units electrical connections should be checked for tightness and worn or cracked wiring insulation. The air filter should be checked and changed if needed. The tech should also check the motor for signs of overheating and amps, the fan blade for balance and damage, the contactor for wear and pitted contacts, the capacitors for operation and weakness, the compressor volts and operation while running and the duct system should be checked for damage and leaks.

It is a good idea to have indoor evaporator coils cleaned and sanitized. Indoor pollution, infrequent filter changes, cooking odors and grease accumulate on the evaporator coil, restricting air flow and causing the motor to work harder to push the required air flow needed through the system. Eventually, a lack of proper air flow can cause the unit to freeze up with ice, damage the compressor due to improper oil return and possibly lead to system failure.

Arctic Comfort Air Conditioning and Heating recommends getting a check up and cleaning. Customers will pay more, but is the best way to insure trouble-free operation, peak performance, reduced energy costs and comfort.

For the optimum check and clean, schedule an appointment when the outdoor temps are over 70 degrees and rain is not in the forecast as electricity and water are a deadly mix.

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