Any airflow blockage of the unit affects the performance and efficiency of the system.Īir Conditioner Maintenance Service from a ProfessionalĪ professional HVAC Technician can do this work, and many HVAC companies offer specials for air conditioner maintenance, especially in the Spring.
Unless Bigfoot is there and then you will have to check it to make sure Bigfoot hairs are not clogging it up sooner. You can then set your Smartphone to alert you of the next time you need to change it. So unless you have Bigfoot come and live with you for a few weeks, then you will know how often to change the filter. That will vary from one house to the next. Whatever the load-up time is for your house. You’ll know from the trend that you need to change it every three weeks or every five weeks. Keep a calendar and write it down when you changed it the last time.Īfter a while, you can see a trend, so you don’t have to check it as frequently. I know some people suggest every 30 days, and some filter manufacturers suggest shorter or longer periods, but really, change it before it loads up with junk. We’ll keep this short and sweet:Īs noted above, change the air filter on a frequent basis.
It is not as thorough as a professional HVAC Technician would because you need a license to some of the things they do, but this will get you by. Here is a basic air conditioner checklist for you to follow if you decide to do this yourself. Basic Checklist - Air Conditioner Maintenance
Sorry for not sugar coating anything here. I apologize, this is turning into a horror story already for not changing the filter BEFORE it loads up and that is only one task in basic air conditioner maintenance. This has the potential to cause major issues including catastrophic failure of the compressor. The compressor is not designed to handle liquid. The liquid makes its way back to the compressor.
That means the refrigerant does not boil into a vapor.