As the weather begins to drop in temperature, prepare your HVAC system for the change of temperature. The transition between blowing cool air in your house and heating it can be a stress test on most HVAC systems. When it’s not properly maintained, it may make your house feel less comfortable while raising the bills.
Good news here: a little prep will make that much difference for the winter months. Join the experts of Unico heating and cooling today and see the ways to prepare your HVAC in five easy tips as one heads into the heating season.
1. Make sure the ducts and vents are cleaned
In the summer months, warmer temperatures will increase the amount of dust, pet hair, pollen, and other debris in the air, which could cause clogs in your ducts and vents at home. This will make your furnace work harder, use more energy, and prevent warm air from circulating throughout your home, resulting in uncomfortable cold spots.
For easy preparation for your HVAC during the approaching winter, clear all debris in or around your vents and intake vents using a vacuum. Remove the vent grate to visually inspect the duct space in case there are no clogs.
Ducts flowing through rooms that are more difficult to heat can also decrease the strain on a system. Because heat rises, first-floor rooms require additional warm air to keep comfortable.
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2. Replace Your Air Filter Before Heating Season
For an HVAC system to work harder on pumping warm air throughout a home, then an air filter in an HVAC becomes dirty . A dirty air filter is not only somewhat of a health risk, as more contaminants in the air may find their way into your lungs, but it also raises your energy bill.
It’s easy to know when it’s time to replace the HVAC air filter; simply take it out and examine it.. A filter that has a darker gray color and is hard to see through needs to be replaced.
3. Start Running the Heat Early
Turn your house heating system on before the outdoors stays cold permanently to have your HVAC in position for the coming winter season. If there are issues that need to be addressed, it’s better to know about them before you have to rely on the heating system daily. Most of the HVAC companies have, in fact suggested warm-up cycles before it switches over from cooling season to heating season. Refer to your owner’s manual for more information about this.
4. Seal Your Doors and Windows
One of the main reasons your home can stay warm in the winter is because of insulation. Consider your house as a seal-it should contain the warm air distributed by the HVAC unit inside. The challenge, however, is that most houses, especially the older ones, have tiny cracks around doors and windows that let the air escape. To make your HVAC system do Patch as many of these openings as you can find to make your HVAC system do less work during heating season. That way, your home will keep a warmer, consistent temperature.
5. Take a Close Look Around Your Furnace
When it is time to change to cooling season, inspect the furnace quickly. With most furnaces, you want to make sure that nothing is around it for maybe three to four feet. Your furnace needs some space, so it can provide a good and consistent airflow in order to heat the home efficiently. If you have a hard-to-reach furnace, call the professional to inspect the space.
Make This Winter Warm and Comfortable in Your Home with The Unico System
The Unico System is a small-duct, high-velocity HVAC system that features whisper-quiet, draft-free, even temperatures for the home. It is a high efficiency system that’s flexible enough to match with almost any heat source or indoor air-quality system. And to save you money on your energy bill, its small insulated ducts help prevent the warm air from escaping in the environment.
