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Most of the HVAC blogs you might read will typically recommend that you schedule air conditioning maintenance in the spring, and heating maintenance in the fall\u2014before you need either system the most. But here in St Augustine, we pretty much need our air conditioners year-round. So what does that mean for scheduling? Well, it\u2019s never too early for an AC tune-up!<\/p>\n
Is a tune-up necessary? Well, in short, yes. If you want your air conditioner to work as efficiently and effectively as possible for as long <\/em>as possible, then you want to have maintenance done on the system at least once a year. If you\u2019re utilizing a year-round heat pump system, then this should be upped to twice a year. Read on to learn more!<\/p>\n If you\u2019ve never scheduled a tune-up for your AC before, or perhaps just don\u2019t know very much about them, then naturally you\u2019ll want to know why you even need this service. It enables our highly trained professionals to come in and comprehensively clean and adjust the interior components of your air conditioner, while checking for potential repair needs.<\/p>\n The steps we take during maintenance improve the longevity of the system, as well as the performance. We really can\u2019t stress enough just how important this service is.<\/p>\n Like we mentioned above, the general recommendation is that you schedule your AC maintenance before you need the cooling system the most. This means early spring is typically the \u201cbest\u201d time. Of course, in our area we\u2019re already dealing with warming temperatures, plus surprise heat waves really aren\u2019t as big of a surprise as they should be. The time of year you have your tune-up done is far less important than how often <\/em>you have it done. Your AC tune-ups should be scheduled for once a year, at least.<\/p>\n Remember, as we stated above, if you have a heat pump system then you\u2019ll want to schedule maintenance twice a year. Heat pumps really never stop running in our area\u2014and it\u2019s important that yours gets checked regularly.<\/p>\n One of the main reasons we recommend that you stay consistent with your annual air conditioning maintenance is for the comfort of your household. Over the years, air conditioners stat operating less efficiently and effectively. Components begin to wear down due to natural wear and tear, just like what would happen to your car if you skipped auto maintenance.<\/p>\n Maintenance also keeps your household safe. \u201cWait,\u201d you might be wondering, \u201csince when are air conditioner dangerous?\u201d They\u2019re not, inherently. But trying to do repairs or tune-ups on your own can lead to injury. Plus, there are some components that could potentially be harmful. Refrigerant, for instance, is a potentially hazardous substance (particularly if you have an older system still using Freon) and if there\u2019s a leak it could lead to harm.<\/p>\n Fortunately, you don\u2019t have to worry about any of this if you trust our team for your AC needs!<\/p>\n When you\u2019re looking for reliable air conditioning maintenance in St Augustine, FL<\/a>, give Climate Masters<\/a> a call! Serving St. Johns County since 1988 with quality, hometown service.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" When you live in our climate, it’s never too early for AC maintenance! Read on to learn why. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[70],"tags":[95,87],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.climatemastersfl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1693"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.climatemastersfl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.climatemastersfl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.climatemastersfl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.climatemastersfl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1693"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.climatemastersfl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1693\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1696,"href":"https:\/\/www.climatemastersfl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1693\/revisions\/1696"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.climatemastersfl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.climatemastersfl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1693"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.climatemastersfl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}The Ins and Outs of Maintenance<\/h2>\n
The Timing of Maintenance<\/h2>\n
Improved Comfort and Safety with Routine Maintenance<\/h2>\n