Air conditioners play a significant role during the summer season to beat the heat. Almost every household in the United States has opted to install an AC unit in their home. The average lifespan an air conditioner provides is close to 15-20 years. It is important to remember that scheduling both yearly inspections and maintenance play a vital role in the lifespan of your system.

AC maintenance and tune-up is a cost-effective service for your air conditioner to make it run all year long. It protects your appliance from long-term damage and extra costs due to emergency repair and early replacement. Air conditioning maintenance is also an essential pre-season service to ensure the efficiency of the AC throughout the season.

AVS Heating & Air Conditioning provides AC maintenance service for every air conditioner brand. We have certified and licensed AC maintenance experts that are always ready to serve you. Our experts have over 30 years of experience and provide timely service.

Call us for any of your air conditioner needs or schedule maintenance or tune-ups without delay!

Why is Air Conditioner Maintenance Important

Air conditioners have many components to be inspected, including air filters that can accumulate dust and dirt, changes in motor oils, leaky pipes, and many more.

Maintenance done on time solves these issues quickly with minimal costs and time. It also prevents further damage to the air conditioner. With maintenance, you limit the early need for a repair and/or a replacement of your air conditioner unit.

Call AVS Heating & Air to schedule your air conditioner maintenance and tune-up. We provide service for every brand of air conditioner. Our maintenance technicians will be at your service in no time. Or technicians guarantee to solve every AC maintenance situation with their expertise and experience.

While you wait for our experts there’s a few things you can get started with on your own.

Given below are some tips for timely maintenance of your home AC on your own:

1. Start off by switching off the power
2. Clean the surrounding area of your external condenser
3. Remove the condenser covers and vacuum the dust from it
4. Using a garden hose, wash the condenser from the inside out
5. Clean the evaporator coil of the room AC unit
6. Clear the evaporator drain
7. Change the filters

Schedule Air Conditioner for Maintenance and Tune-up

Maintenance is essential for the longevity of air conditioners. The key to a year-long efficient air conditioner lies in its maintenance.

Summer AC check-up:

We will perform an annual routine inspection and check-up of your air conditioning and heating system to ensure it’s in safe and good running condition.

Each HVAC System might have different safety controls. While inspections may vary depending on system type, model and make. our technicians check the following during the inspection:

1. Check the thermostat
2. Check defrost control board
3. Clean filter or replace (supply by customer)
4. Inspect contractors
5. Inspect relays
6. Inspect circuit boards
7. Inspect disconnect Box
8. Check operating Refrig. pressures
9. Inspect indoor blower motor
10. Inspect condensate drain
11. Check run capacitor & start capacitor
12. Inspect bearings and lubricate all moving parts
13. Check Belt
14. Inspect the outdoor AC coil and advise the customer of the condition
15. Inspect the high-pressure switch
16. Inspect the low-pressure switch
17. Inspect duct seal at the unit and secure cover panels
18. Inspect indoor coil and advise customers of condition (only if accessible and won’t disturb any seal on a cabinet)
19. Check and document superheat & subcool (cooling)
20. Check voltage and amperage to all motors and compressors
21. Suggest / Explain necessary repairs
22. Inspect wiring & tighten electrical connections
23. Check & document system indoor temperature split
24. Run and test the system
25. Sale price:$79.95 -$149
26. Yearly Maintenance Contract $249

When to schedule it?

According to our maintenance expert we suggest you schedule your air conditioner maintenance at least once a year. While a yearly tune-up and inspection decrease the chance of any issues coming up, two maintenance check ups, one in the spring, and one during summer are ideal so your system is in check right before and during the hot seasons.

During this time period the weather, environment, and timing favor the spring season for air conditioner maintenance to achieve the best result. This lies in the presence of oil in your AC unit, which needs a favorable temperature to work. The temperature is warm enough during the spring season for the oil workup hence its suitability.

Also, try to avoid the winter seasons for your AC maintenance. During winters, the temperature falls very low, limiting the work of oil present in an AC unit as mentioned above. It can also damage your air conditioner. It is always a better idea to avoid the winter season.

Experts on AC Maintenance and Tune-up

There is no doubt about the importance of AC maintenance for its durability.

Our AC maintenance technicians frequently report AC malfunction due to an under-skilled person or contractor performing the job. While we still encourage homeowners to timely tune up their air conditioners by themselves, this surely doesn’t mean going pro with the maintenance steps without proper knowledge. We suggest you only perform the steps mentioned above.

For insight, we have listed below the proper air conditioning steps that only expert AC technicians should do:

1. Turn off the electric power
2. Clean the outside of the external unit and dust it off
3. Clean the air conditioner fan and condenser fan, and AC vents
4. Clean the outside of the external unit and the evaporator coil
5. measure the flow of air through the evaporator coil
6. Clear the evaporator drain
7. Change or clean the blower filter as per necessity
8. Inspection of thermostat for malfunction
9. Maintain the amount of refrigerant
10. Check the refrigerant for leakages
11. Inspect the electric terminals for damage and fix them if necessary
12. Check, and clean to maintain the level

Why Choose AVS Heating & Air Conditioning

AVS Heating & Air Conditioning has been the leading HVAC service company for the past 30 years. We have always been providing satisfactory service for our customers. Our highly trained and certified technicians are proficient in dealing with any maintenance situation.

Our service are relatively affordable and always reliable. With our 24/7 service, our maintenance technicians are always ready to reach your doorsteps at any hour. In addition, we have been practicing client safety techniques for a long time. Client safety is always our top priority. We provide you with the best price in situations where the replacement and repair of appliances are needed.

Call us today!

Contact us at (703) 343-9682 (Virginia) and (301) 686-7129 (Maryland) for our service. You can also visit our website https://www.avsheatingandair.com/ for further details.

We are always happy to serve you!