How to Enjoy a Cooler Home without Higher Utility Bills This Summer

Maintaining your air conditioner in Detroit, MI doesn't take much time, money, or effort, but it can save you extensive stress and even lower your energy bills. Keep reading to find out a few simple steps you can take this summer to keep your home cool and comfortable every day.

Filter the Air

The filter on your air conditioner acts more to keep particles away from its parts than out of your breathable air.
Clean or change the filter on your unit every three months to minimize the amount of dust and dirt that accumulate inside your air conditioner. If you’re worried about dust and allergens in your home, talk to your HVAC specialist about stand-alone or house-wide air cleaners. Improving your home’s indoor air quality will not only benefit your health, it will also allow your air conditioner to work more efficiently, requiring less power to run.

Clean the Coils

Central air conditioning has an indoor and outdoor component. Each has a set of coils that facilitates the heat transfer that cools your air. Over time, these coils will accumulate dust and dirt regardless of how often you change your air conditioner’s filter. Dirty coils can severely reduce your air conditioner’s cooling ability while increasing its energy usage. You can clean the coils yourself to improve efficiency, or call in an HVAC professional to do it and save yourself time and effort.

Clear the Way

How close does your landscaping come to the outside component of your air conditioner? Keep the area around your condenser clear of foliage and debris to allow for maximum airflow and heat transfer. This will also keep pests away from the area and discourage them from taking up residence inside the unit and causing damage. After any summer wind or rain storms, take a walk outside to make sure nothing has fallen against or onto your condenser. Additionally, check that the indoor vents inside your home are not closed or blocked by furniture in areas where you want cooling.

Check the Ducts

Have your home’s ductwork checked and cleaned by an HVAC professional to identify leaks that could be costing your air conditioner efficiency. Leaky ducts result in poor transportation of cooled air throughout your home, which means you’ll keep turning the temperature down and spending more money on your utilities to get the result you want. Cleaning and sealing your ducts can go a long way toward increasing the overall efficiency of your home’s HVAC systems in both summer and winter.

Taking a few moments now to maintain your air conditioner in your Detroit home means you will enjoy cooler, more comfortable indoor temperatures this summer and for years to come. If you’d like to learn more about air conditioning, duct sealing, and our other HVAC services in the Detroit area, please visit the Andy’s Statewide website. You’ll also find more advice from the pros on improving your indoor air quality throughout our website as well.