Have You Checked Your HVAC Air Filter Yet This Summer?

A professionally maintained home cooling system can last a decade or more in your NJ home – and one of the best ways to keep it maintained is also the simplest: check your HVAC air filter once a month, and change it when it’s dirty.

You might think once a month is overkill, but consider this: when an air filter clogs, it makes your central air conditioner overwork to provide the same level of cool comfort that a properly functioning unit would. Over time, that overwork can cause some real problems, including:

• Higher energy bills – A clogged filter can add up to 20 percent to your home cooling bill – which translates to hundreds of dollars a year. That’s far more than replacement filters will cost you!
• Less comfort – A clogged filter reduces air circulation, which means you’ll lose comfort, too.
• More repairs – A blocked filter can eventually cause an A/C’s cooling coil to freeze due to overwork (low refrigerant can cause this problem, too) – an expensive problem to fix.
• Premature breakdown – Overwork could eventually tax your system so badly that it wears down your condenser, potentially robbing you of years of service for your system.

Air filters are inexpensive and easy to replace – if you’re not sure how to swap out yours, give us a call…we’ll walk you through it.

And remember: our technicians replace filters (and perform many other critical maintenance tasks and tests) when they perform an annual air conditioning service call. If you haven’t had yours yet this summer, it’s not too late!

Is your A/C struggling to keep up with the New Jersey heat this summer? Get it back in shape with professional air conditioning maintenance from Fredericks Fuel & Heating Service. Contact us today to learn more!

Fredericks Fuel & Heating Service – delivering expert HVAC service in Vernon, West Milford, Sparta and communities throughout Sussex County, NJ.