{"id":1421,"date":"2016-04-18T11:00:17","date_gmt":"2016-04-18T15:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dbheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/?p=1421"},"modified":"2016-04-12T13:51:35","modified_gmt":"2016-04-12T17:51:35","slug":"what-to-expect-from-air-conditioning-maintenance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dbheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/air-conditioning\/what-to-expect-from-air-conditioning-maintenance\/","title":{"rendered":"What to Expect From Air Conditioning Maintenance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As we discussed in our blog post last week, <a href=\"\/blog\/air-conditioning\/why-its-not-too-early-to-start-thinking-about-your-ac-system\/\">it\u2019s never too early to start thinking about your AC system<\/a>. In addition to taking care of repairs and changing your air filter, scheduling preventive maintenance is essential to making sure that your AC gives you the performance you deserve this summer. But what do HVAC technicians actually <em>do <\/em>during maintenance? Why is this so necessary?<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Check Refrigerant Levels<\/h2>\n<p>Your AC system is supplied with enough refrigerant to last its entire lifecycle, ideally. Occasionally, your refrigerant line may leak and will result in refrigerant loss. Not only will this negatively impact your AC system\u2019s ability to cool your living space, but it can also cause considerable damage to your compressor.<\/p>\n<h2>Lubricate Moving Parts<\/h2>\n<p>Over time, motors and other mechanical components off \u00a0\u00a0your air conditioner may develop friction from natural wear and tear. Eventually, this can cause considerable system damage. However, during your maintenance appointment, your HVAC technician will lubricate these moving parts in order to reduce the stress being put on them.<\/p>\n<h2>Check Thermostat<\/h2>\n<p>If your thermostat is not calibrated correctly, it can negatively impact the performance of your air conditioning system. Your HVAC technician can restore your existing thermostat to correctly sense temperatures, or may offer a recommendation for a new, updated thermostat.<\/p>\n<h2>Clean<\/h2>\n<p>Debris such as dust and dirt build up on your evaporator and condenser coils, and can severely restrict the performance of these components. Your HVAC technician cleans this, as well as your air filter. An air filter\u2019s purpose is to protect the inside components of your system.<\/p>\n<p>Allowing air filters to get clogged and dirty will seriously impede your AC\u2019s energy efficiency. One last component that must be cleaned is the condensate pan and drain, where water moisture collects and could cause mildew if not managed correctly.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Call DB Heating &amp; Cooling today to schedule <a href=\"\/air-conditioning\/air-conditioning-maintenance\">AC maintenance in Mahwah, NJ<\/a>, as well as all your other heating and cooling needs in Bergen County, NJ. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we discussed in our blog post last week, it\u2019s never too early to start thinking about your AC system. In addition to taking care of repairs and changing your air filter, scheduling preventive maintenance is essential to making sure that your AC gives you the performance you deserve this summer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[72,141],"class_list":["post-1421","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-air-conditioning","tag-air-conditioning-maintenance","tag-mahwah"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dbheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1421","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dbheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dbheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dbheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dbheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1421"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.dbheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1421\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1422,"href":"https:\/\/www.dbheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1421\/revisions\/1422"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dbheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1421"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dbheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1421"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dbheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1421"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}