Tips
Close drapes to keep out the hot daytime sun, especially on east and west windows. Sunny
windows make air conditioners work 2 to 3 times harder.
Inspect your furnace filter at least once per month and change it as needed.
Make sure air return registers are not blocked by furniture, drapes, or other household items.
Don't set your thermostat at a colder setting other than normal (76 to 78 deg) when you turn on your air conditioner. It will not cool your home any faster and could result in excessive cooling and, therefore, unnecessary expense.
Consider using an interior fan in conjunction with your air conditioner to spread the cooled air
more effectively through out your home without greatly increasing your power consumption.
Don't place lamps, TV sets, or computers near your thermostat. The thermostat senses the heat from these appliances, which can cause the air conditioner to run longer than necessary.
Plant trees or shrubs to shade the air conditioning units, but not to block the airflow around the units. A unit operating in the shade consumes as much as 10% less electricity than your neighbor running the same unit operating in the sun.
Check your attic, attic stairway, attached garage walls and basement to make sure your home is insulated to DOE-recommended levels for your geographic area. When inspecting and buying home insulation products, look for the R-value. The higher the R-value, the greater the insulating power.
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Have your central air conditioning (AC) system serviced each spring.
Hire a professional to seal and insulate leaky ducts, and to ensure that the airflow distribution system serving your equipment is operating at peak efficiency.
Install drapes, shades, blinds or another window covering. Consider replacing single-pane windows with double-pane windows, and/or with high-performance glass. Look for low-emissivity (low-e) or spectrally selective glass. In warmer climates, select windows with spectrally selective coatings to reduce heat gain. In colder climates, select windows that are gas filled with low-e coatings on the glass to reduce heat loss.
Open your foundation vents each spring if your home has a crawl space under it.
Install ceiling fans. The air circulation promotes cooling in the summer and heating efficiency in the winter.
Prune back shrubs and remove debris, like grass and leaves, that may block airflow to your air conditioner.
Repair or service questions?
Contact us by
email or Tel. 972-203-1317 for a friendly, free phone consult on your AC / Furnace / HVAC Repair needs (residential or commercial) in the
Sunnyvale, TX, or greater Dallas / Ft. Worth area!
About Tom Durbin AC and Mechanical
Our business is located in Sunnyvale, Texas, and we service homes and businesses anywhere in the Dallas Metroplex. We are family owned and operated, have planned service agreements for both residential and commercial, service all makes and models of Air Conditioners, we not only service or repair, but can also conduct NEW installation and replacement for all major brands of air conditioning units. Even more important, we offer fair and friendly service with free consults - so ask us to help you figure out the best solution for your heating and air conditioning needs. We have certified, authorized repair staff and are a puron refrigerant specialists with 24 hour / 7 day emergency service.
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From our offices in Sunnyvale, Texas, we service many communities in the greater Dallas / Ft. Worth area for their air conditioning, furnace, and HVAC repair and replacement. If you are looking for AC repair in Addison, Allen, Arlington, or Balch Spring. Furnace service in Bedford, Carrollton, Cedar Hill, Coppell, Texas, we offer some of the best rates and best AC / Furnace service available. Desoto, TX, and Duncanville AC, HVAC, Furnace repair, sales and service as well as air conditioning replacement in Euless, Fairview, Farmers Branch, Flower Mound, Forney, Frisco. In terms of Garland, Texas, we aim to be one of the air conditioning and heating service areas. Grand Prairie and Grapevine, TX, Heath and Highland Park, TX, and Hurst TX air conditioning repair and furnace repair. Irving, Lake Dallas, and Lancaster and Lewisville as well as McKinney, Mesquite, Murphy, Oak Cliff repair for major brands of air conditioner units, furnaces, and HVAC equipment. Plano Texas air conditioner repair as well as Plano furnace / HVAC sales and service. Parker, Richardson, Richland Hills, Rockwell, Rowlett, Sachse, Seagoville, University Park, Wilmer and Wylie - are all communities we service as one of the top-rated and best air conditioner replacement / repair services in Texas.