Hot weather is hot weather as far as your air conditioning is concerned—or at least this is what most people think when they think about their AC system at all. The air conditioner does its job as well as it can against the heat.
But this isn’t 100% true. An air conditioner is like any complex appliance: it starts to wear down with use, and changes in external conditions can make it more difficult to do its job and put it at higher risk of failure. This is the situation most air conditioning systems are in during the late summer. This is a time of year when we caution our customers to be on the watch for signs they need Durham air conditioning services. Just because fall is around the bend doesn’t mean you can relax about the performance of your air conditioner. Below are some key facts to know about this time of year.
When you are looking to install an air conditioning system for your building, or to replace an older air conditioning system, you’re going to see the word tonnage referenced often. “What tonnage of system do you think you’ll need for the space?” That sort of thing. It’s standard HVAC lingo, and most people outside of the industry don’t know its specific meaning, except that bigger tonnage has something to do with more cooling power.
You’re looking into installing air filters in your home’s HVAC system, but you aren’t sure what type or strength of air filter is best the job. We’re glad you are considering this, since picking any air filter based on nothing more than guesswork or finding the strongest filter possible can lead to serious problems.
