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Maintaining
Your System
During
its lifetime, it's only logical to assume your home comfort
system might need an occasional "tune up" along the
way. Would you drive your car 100,000 miles without oil
changes or some kind of maintenance? The same holds true for
your home comfort system.
Regular preventative maintenance is the best way to ensure
trouble-free operation and peak performance. It also keeps
your system running at its optimal efficiency levels, which
keeps energy usage - and your energy bills - in check. But
just as important, preventative system maintenance gives you
peace of mind.
Pre-season maintenance can help you avoid a system failure on
the hottest or coldest day of the year. It can also help you
avoid a frantic search for an air conditioning or heating
dealer that can repair or replace your broken system.
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Air
Conditioning and Heating System Maintenance - When To Do It
If
your air conditioning system both heats and cools your home,
you should have maintenance performed in the spring and fall.
If you have a air conditioning-only or heating-only system,
maintenance should be performed at least once a year prior to
the heating or air conditioning season. For a list of what you
should expect during a preventative maintenance service
check-up, check out our suggested pre-season preventative
maintenance checklist.
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An
Inside Look At System Maintenance
Expect
your servicing dealer to do a complete system operation check
in both cooling and heating modes. If you have a heat pump,
your dealer should check the defrost operation, as well. All
other major components and safety devices should be checked.
The air conditioner's coils, both indoors and out, should be
cleaned, as well as the indoor blower housing and blower
wheel. Most modern residential air conditioning and heating
fan motors have permanently lubricated bearings so no
additional lubrication is needed.
All Trane residential air conditioning systems produced after
1985 have a direct-drive blower, which means there are no fan
belts to inspect. However, if you have an older system with a
fan belt, be sure to have the fan belts checked and replaced
if needed. Your duct system should also be checked.
Inefficient operation can be caused by return air leaks
located in non-air conditioned spaces like attics or crawl
areas. Hot or cold air is drawn in through the leak, which is
then heated or cooled by your system. This decreases your
system's ability to heat or cool your home and increases your
energy bill, as well.
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Schedule
an Service Call today! Treat
your system to a pre-season check up today. Don't wait
until the middle of July when it's 95 degrees and the whole
system shuts down. .. Call
Corley Controls at 704-598-2677
or ...
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here to schedule an appointment 
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