Summer Tips: 4 Main Steps You Should Take To Conserve Energy From Your AC System

In all likelihood, your AC will turn to be the biggest energy consumer in your house during summer. Even by now, you would have been experiencing the high utility bills – which is often perfectly normal and unavoidable in summer. However, you can still take some careful steps towards lowering your electricity bills- by conserving energy from your AC system, even if you keep them running every day. Below we have outlined four steps you can consider to use your AC economically and keep electricity bills low. 

Consider regular AC maintenance 

First things first, for your AC to perform effectively without straining itself for more energy, it needs proper maintenance. Your AC’s filters, coils, and fins require regular maintenance for the system to function effectively and efficiently throughout its years of service. This is because your AC system will collect dust, debris, and other pollutants and eventually restrict airflow with time when not cleaned or maintained. This will strain your AC to use more energy to keep your house cool and even aggravate or complicate AC issues. 

Generally, AC cleaning should be done at least once every two weeks-especially in more dusty or polluted environments. Besides that, even AC duct cleaning and replacing air filters should be done at least once in 30 to 90 days to keep airflow in optimal conditions. All these apt AC maintenances are key in making your AC perform smoothly with just the right energy consumptions, thereby helping you conserve energy and save up on electricity bills. 

Keep the sun rays out

Sun rays are not good for your AC system. This is because when your house absorbs sun rays, it increases the temperature of your indoor air – wanting the AC to work harder. Working harder essentially means your AC will consume more energy or power than it should. So make sure during summer your house has blocked sun rays in every possible way. For example, consider pulling your curtains to block the windows from letting in sun rays and hang blinds or shades as close to the windows as possible to block heat rays from getting inside. 

Make sure your home is well-insulated

Insufficient insulation or poorly insulated homes are more likely to have cracks, spotty seals, and other worn and weathered conditions that let the cold air from your house leak out. This will naturally want your ac to perform harder to keep your indoor air at optimal temperature, thereby consuming more energy. 

So make sure to check how well your house is holding up the cold air. You can consider going for a home energy audit through a utility provider or contractor to check your home for possible leaks and get recommendations on how to make your house more energy-efficient. 

Keep heat-producing devices away from the AC 

Ensure you keep heavy electronics like the fridge, TV, lamps, and computer away from your AC. Because when you use them, the heat released through these appliances will want your AC to work longer than it should. On the other hand, before you use these appliances, turn on your AC and let it cool the air a bit, and then you can switch them back on. This is because if your AC senses your house temperature is higher than expected, it will keep running until the whole area is cool enough, thereby consuming more energy.

If you’re looking for professional AC maintenance services to keep your AC performing smoothly during summer with minimal energy consumption, then contact us at Adams Care. We are committed to providing exceptional HVAC cleaning and maintenance solutions to residential, commercial, and industrial properties, with a reliable and trustworthy crew of expert handymen at economical rates.