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Air conditioner maintenance is
often forgotten or ignored by most homeowners, until the day it no longer
works. Surprising to many is that maintaining air conditioners is relatively
easy to do, and with just a little periodic maintenance you can extend the
life of an air conditioner for several additional years.
Summarized below are some basic
air conditioner maintenance tips that you can do to extend the life of your
portable air conditioning unit. |
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Clean Air
Filter
An air conditioner sucks in
air from the room that it is cooling, so consequently dust collects on
the air filter. To make sure you air conditioning unit is running at
peak performance clean the air filter regularly. If you use your air
conditioner regularly during the summer months, clean the air filter
monthly. If you use your portable air conditioner only occasionally, as
we do in New England, then clean the air filter at the end of the
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Clean Air
Conditioner Condenser Coils
Clean the condenser coils at the
end of the summer season by blowing compressed air into the coils or by
brushing them with a steel brush. Also, make sure you clean up all the
loosened dirt and dust that will fall to the bottom of the air conditioner
when cleaning the coils. Dirt and dust resting on the bottom of the air
conditioner, where water condensation collects, could impact the performance
of your air conditioner.
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Turn Off Air
Conditioner when Outside Air is Below 60o
If the outside air temperate is
below 60 degrees, check the front air conditioner condenser coils for ice buildup. If there
is ice buildup, turn the air conditioner off and wait until the outside air
temperature is warmer and the ice has fully melted.
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Don’t Rapidly
Cycle the Air Conditioner On/Off
Cycling an air conditioner on and
off rapidly can shorten the life of the air conditioner unit. Consequently,
wait a few minutes after shutting the air conditioner off before cycling it
back on.
Storing
Portable Air Conditioners
Finally, when storing your
portable air conditioner at the end of the summer, store it in a location
where no mice or other small rodents can nest in. Mice can chew through
insulation and wires, and destroy an air conditioning unit in short order.
With these basic air conditioning
maintenance tips you should be able to extend the life of your portable air
conditioner for several additional years.
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