So they say its fall. September 22, 2012 marked the first day of autumn. It’s hard to imagine that in Surprise, AZ with temperatures still occasionally in the triple digits. It is difficult to even think about cooler temperatures with the known fact that Surprise, AZ is hot. However, with the weather trend nearing a cool down, we should all be aware of the importance of a fall HVAC maintenance tune-up on our heating & cooling equipment.
Maintaining your equipment is just as important in the fall as it is in the spring in Surprise, AZ and the rest of the Phoenix metropolitan. Most likely your unit has been working hard to keep you cool this summer and no one wants to have their equipment fail especially when you need it. By having regular HVAC tune-ups, you can help lower utility bills by reducing energy consumption and waste, extend equipment life, give you and your family peace of mind, fewer repairs and improved system reliability and increased cooling capacity and efficiency.
It’s a little known fact, that most systems in Surprise, AZ are heat pumps. A heat pump in the heating mode is an air conditioner running backwards. When the temperature drops below 40 degrees in the valley if your systems refrigerant charge is not exactly right your outdoor unit could freeze up or defrost more times than necessary. When a heat pump goes into defrost mode it blows cold air into your house. When it comes out of defrost mode it has to reheat the house back up this causes extremely long run cycles. This process increases your energy consumption substantially.
If you do have a gas furnace, the compressor and outdoor unit do not run in the winter, but, the indoor blower that ran all summer to keep you cool is also running all winter. Gas furnaces also produce carbon monoxide. Therefore, testing and inspecting all furnace controls is very important to your safety. Most important we inspect and test the pilot safety sensor.
Having a thorough maintenance tune-up done in the Fall in Surprise, AZ by a qualified contractor like, On Time Air Conditioning & Heating will assure proper system operation in the colder months.
Contact On Time Air Conditioning & Heating at (623) 209-8333 to schedule your fall Tune-Up today.
