Heat Pump: Springtime Maintenance

It’s time for spring maintenance. You may not be quite ready for all of the responsibilities it brings about for your home, but that doesn’t mean you should ignore them. Along with making sure your heat pump and air conditioning units are functioning properly, you may need to clean them up a little too. To make the task of springtime maintenance easier to do, check out the following suggestions below.

Importance of Maintenance

A heat pump is a vital component of your HVAC system that helps to maintain your home’s comfort. It is more efficient than other types of heating apparatuses that people use in their homes because it uses renewable energy from the environment. It also emits fewer toxic gasses, thus making them a safer and more affordable alternative to traditional furnaces.

Visual Inspection

Take a look at all of your heating and cooling appliances. Inspect them for signs of old age and damage. Most people do not clean their heating and cooling devices. It is not uncommon for them to covered in dust, dirt and spider webs. A dirty heat pump and heating and cooling appliance is a less efficient one. Dust it often and keep it from becoming covered in grime so you’ll have fewer reasons to call the repair man in the future. During your inspection, you should also keep an eye out for broken parts and missing screws or pieces. Listen to the unit to make sure it doesn’t hiss or give off weird noises that may indicate a problem is brewing.

It’s a good idea for you to get in the habit of performing visual inspections of your heating and cooling units periodically throughout the year to ensure that you don’t miss important signs of trouble. Catching potential issues while they are in the beginning stages can help to preserve your heat pump and air conditioning units’ functions and lives.

Check Refrigerant Levels

Even though you properly haven’t touched your air conditioning unit since last summer, now is a great time for you to check it out. You don’t want to wait until the summer to check out this unit because if it needs repair work done, you’ll end up waiting without the use of your air conditioning unit for a short while. If you take care of it now, any issues that are present can be fixed so that your air conditioning system is up and running in time at the first sign of hot and stifling temperatures.

If your air conditioning refrigerant levels are low, you should contact A & M Mechanical to schedule a service appointment. You should also inspect the ground around and under the unit to see if you can determine where the missing refrigerant went. Low refrigerant levels may indicate that there is a leak in the unit that needs to be repaired. The temptation may be there for you to skip this step and simply top off your AC’s refrigerant levels, but this will only lead to a much bigger repair issue sooner than you’d like. Repair issues often develop when you need your air conditioning system the most.

Getting your springtime maintenance HVAC tasks out of the way now can allow you to mark it off your checklist and focus on other responsibilities. You won’t have to take chances with your heating and cooling system’s health because it’s already been serviced for the season.

Don’t wait until there is a problem with your heating and cooling system before you contact the professionals at A&MMechanical Services. Dial 615-649-8579 whenever you have heat pump, heating and cooling, ventilation and air conditioner-related questions and concerns.