{"id":965,"date":"2021-03-01T11:00:05","date_gmt":"2021-03-01T16:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firstchoiceheat.com\/blog\/?p=965"},"modified":"2021-03-01T12:47:00","modified_gmt":"2021-03-01T17:47:00","slug":"ac-maintenance-season-is-almost-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firstchoiceheat.com\/blog\/air-conditioning-service\/ac-maintenance-season-is-almost-here\/","title":{"rendered":"AC Maintenance Season Is Almost Here"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-966\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstchoiceheat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/air-conditioner-condenser-3D-render-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"air-conditioner-condenser-3D-render\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firstchoiceheat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/air-conditioner-condenser-3D-render-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.firstchoiceheat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/air-conditioner-condenser-3D-render-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.firstchoiceheat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/air-conditioner-condenser-3D-render.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Actual air conditioning season is definitely not here yet! It\u2019s still cold outside, and we can expect to have extreme cold weather continue to hit us through April. However, it\u2019s almost the season for air conditioning upkeep \u2026 because before we know it, warm weather will be here again and air conditioners around the state will go to work. You want to make sure that your home\u2019s air conditioning system is prepared for the change in weather. Getting professionals <\/span><a href=\"\/service-areas\/brighton-mi-hvac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">air conditioning maintenance in Brighton, MI<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> completed in early spring is the kind of planning that can help you enjoy a great middle of the year with few comfort troubles.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3><b>AC maintenance when it\u2019s still cold outside?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes! It may sound a bit strange when we write it that way, but then when you stop to think about it, there is important logic to it. Think about it: when is the best time to have your AC shut down for about an hour to have it inspected and given a tune-up. That\u2019s right\u2014when you don\u2019t need to use the AC! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The cold and cool weather of March is a good time to have the work done, not only because it\u2019s before the air conditioner needs to run regularly, but because it\u2019s close to when the AC will start to run regularly. Maintenance on any device is the most useful when it\u2019s done right before the device does the most work. This makes early spring the best time for maintaining a cooling system.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Is maintenance necessary <\/b><b><i>every<\/i><\/b><b> year?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is, at least if you want the best service from your air conditioning system and the best return on your investment in installing it. Here are just a few of the rewards you\u2019ll receive from your AC if you have it treated each year to professional maintenance:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Lower cooling costs:<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> When an AC has cleanings and adjustments each year, it won\u2019t wear down as fast as it would otherwise. This prevents the cost to cool your house from rising year after year. You can keep 95% of the AC\u2019s original efficiency rating through most of its service life.\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>No surprise breakdowns: <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Okay, we can\u2019t <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">guarantee<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> there\u2019ll be no breakdowns for an AC that has annual maintenance. But the chance of it happening is low. Maintenance is the best \u201cinsurance policy\u201d against an air conditioner shutting down on one of the hottest days of the year.<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Fewer repairs: <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This ties into the above point. The majority of repairs an air conditioner may need during its service life will vanish thanks to maintenance. That saves you time, money, and annoyances.<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<li><strong>A longer system life:<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How long do you want to have your AC system? \u201cAs long as possible\u201d is a good answer. Most air conditioners can last from 10 to 15 years with maintenance. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Without <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">maintenance, it can be half this length. You\u2019ll get the most years of quality cooling thanks to annual inspections and tune-ups.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We make maintenance easy: simply call us and sign up for our regular maintenance program. We\u2019ll include heating maintenance in the fall!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>First Choice Heating &amp; Cooling makes your home HAPPY! If your home had a voice \u2026 <\/b><a href=\"\/contact\/schedule-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>it would call First Choice!<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We make maintenance easy: simply call us and sign up for our regular maintenance program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[92,90,101],"class_list":["post-965","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-air-conditioning-service","tag-air-conditioning-maintenance","tag-air-conditioning-repair","tag-brighton"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.firstchoiceheat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/965","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.firstchoiceheat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.firstchoiceheat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstchoiceheat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstchoiceheat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=965"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstchoiceheat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/965\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":970,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstchoiceheat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/965\/revisions\/970"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.firstchoiceheat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=965"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstchoiceheat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=965"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstchoiceheat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=965"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}