Why Skipping AC Maintenance Costs You More in the End

This summer has been hot and humid, like every other summer in South Texas for all recorded history. It’s a good thing air conditioning was invented. It makes the heat and humidity bearable, and our homes, vehicles, and workspaces healthy and comfortable. But to keep air conditioning running smoothly, it takes a little AC maintenance.

Homeowners sometimes neglect regular AC maintenance for various reasons.

• Scheduling an AC maintenance visit and making sure someone is home can be a little inconvenient
• Without a calendar prompt, some people just forget to schedule AC maintenance
• Others wait, with a “if it ain’t broke, why fix it” attitude
• A few consider regular AC maintenance to be an unnecessary expense

Your Home is Valuable: Protect It with Essential AC Maintenance

Is there anything that can be said to help homeowners overcome these objections? What can spur folks to take the next step and schedule AC maintenance?

1. The air conditioner is a valuable building that can be factored into the total home valuation. The air conditioner cools your home, yes, but it also removes moisture from the air, cleans the air, and circulates fresh air frequently. Without an air conditioner, your home would be hot, humid, dusty, and stuffy. Air conditioners are way too important to neglect, and if you neglect maintenance, it is a negative economic decision. If you treat your air conditioner well, it will treat you well.
2. An air conditioner is state-of-the-art when it is installed, as efficient as it will ever be. However, over time and with use, the components wear and lose efficiency. Regular maintenance visits are steps that restore efficiency, undoing a little of the loss of efficiency due to use and wear.
3. Maintenance tasks often uncover minor weaknesses that develop in small components. A weakness in one part causes stress and wear in other parts nearby. An inspection and testing of key components often find small issues before they become large, expensive AC repair bills.
4. If you monitor energy bills, inefficiency can be discovered, not when the total goes up (because energy prices can increase), but when energy use goes up. Energy bills measure kilowatt hours, so watch for an increase in energy use during the cooling season from year to year without the addition of a new energy-monster appliance.
5. Regular AC maintenance is also known to add useful years of service to an air conditioning system. The average range of use for air conditioning systems is between 15 and 20 years, but regular maintenance adds about 5 years to the service life of an air conditioner (result may vary).
6. Finally, a big portion of regular air conditioner maintenance includes cleaning vital components and changing the air filter. These tasks serve to improve indoor air quality, which is very important for family members with breathing problems, such as asthma or allergies.

The Secret to a Longer AC Life and Lower Bills: It’s All in the Maintenance

Don’t wait until a small issue becomes an expensive emergency breakdown. Scheduling annual AC maintenance today is the single best step you can take to lower your energy bills and extend the life of your entire system by years. Avoid the inconvenience of a sudden repair and invest in your home’s comfort and air quality now. Call us at 281-880-8805 to book your appointment and lock in peak efficiency before the next heat wave hits!

For professional AC maintenance and repairs you can trust, contact AirPro Houston. We have several financing options available with great options. Up to 72-month terms with approved credit. Call us today at 281-880-8805 and let us partner with you for all of your Cypress AC maintenance needs.