{"id":906,"date":"2022-04-18T11:00:43","date_gmt":"2022-04-18T15:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.premierhvacpa.com\/blog\/?p=906"},"modified":"2023-04-03T12:13:21","modified_gmt":"2023-04-03T16:13:21","slug":"its-time-for-an-ac-tune-up-heres-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premierhvacpa.com\/blog\/its-time-for-an-ac-tune-up-heres-why\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s Time for an AC Tune-Up: Here&#8217;s Why!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premierhvacpa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/AC-Installations-to-Consider-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"two-technicians-working-on-air-conditioner\" class=\"wp-image-907\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.premierhvacpa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/AC-Installations-to-Consider-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.premierhvacpa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/AC-Installations-to-Consider-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.premierhvacpa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/AC-Installations-to-Consider.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>You probably don&#8217;t think very much about air conditioning maintenance, but the truth is that it&#8217;s an absolutely essential service to keep your cooling system functioning as efficiently and effectively as possible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For a conventional central air conditioning system, you should invest in this service once a year. If you have a heat pump model system, this means it goes through twice the work each year, and therefore needs twice the tune-ups&#8211;maintenance every 6 months. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><div>Reduce Repair Needs<\/div><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Did you know that investing in annual maintenance for your air conditioner can help prevent up to 85% of the repairs that your air conditioner might ever need in its useful service life?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The reason for this is because during maintenance, our technicians thoroughly inspect, adjust, and clean the components that need it. During inspection, we look for signs of wear-and-tear. This could include, for example, worn down motor bearings or even a fan belt that&#8217;s becoming loose. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From there we can either make adjustments or alert you to the need for scheduling repairs, meaning we&#8217;ve just prevented a very small and minor repair need from having a domino effect within your system and causing much <em>bigger<\/em> problems, such as a failed motor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Boost System Efficiency<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Your air conditioner comes &#8220;assigned&#8221; with an efficiency rating. This is called the system&#8217;s SEER&#8211;which stands for Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio.  The higher the SEER rating, the more efficient your air conditioner is. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, skipping maintenance can cause your system to <em>lose<\/em> efficiency. In fact, for every year your system goes without maintenance, it can lose about 5% of its efficiency. With maintenance, however, your system can retain up to 95% of that original SEER rating! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Improve Lifespan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>No air conditioner lasts forever, of course. But when professionally installed, your system can be expected to have a useful service life of about 10-15 years, <em>with<\/em> maintenance. When an air conditioner is kept well-adjusted and cleaned with professional maintenance, it helps it operate better and fend off wear-and-tear longer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Without maintenance, you can expect that useful service life to get cut in half, meaning it may only last 5-7 years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When we talk about <em>useful service life,<\/em> we&#8217;re talking about how long your air conditioner can go providing you with reliable cooling at the temperature setting you have on your thermostat. Just because a system can still <em>run<\/em> without routine professional maintenance, doesn&#8217;t mean it will run well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Keep the Warranty Current<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>All air conditioners come with a manufacturer&#8217;s warranty. This warranty is usually good for about 10 years, and financially protects you if your air conditioner has a repair need or breaks down due to a manufacturer defect. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, most warranties only apply on the condition that your system is <em>professionally <\/em>serviced, which absolutely includes maintenance. Fortunately, you needn&#8217;t look to far to get that maintenance! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our professionals provide comprehensive inspections and tune ups to keep your air conditioner and heating systems in great shape. We look forward to serving you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>To schedule professional <a href=\"\/air-conditioning\/ac-repair\">air conditioning maintenance in Chambersburg, PA<\/a>, contact <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Premier HVAC Services (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"\/contact\/send-a-message\" target=\"_blank\">Premier HVAC Services<\/a> today! <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is why air conditioning maintenance is so important. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[150,89],"class_list":["post-906","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-air-conditioning-service","tag-air-conditioning-maintenance","tag-hagerstown"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.premierhvacpa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/906","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.premierhvacpa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.premierhvacpa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.premierhvacpa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.premierhvacpa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=906"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.premierhvacpa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/906\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1038,"href":"https:\/\/www.premierhvacpa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/906\/revisions\/1038"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.premierhvacpa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.premierhvacpa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=906"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.premierhvacpa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}