Nothing in your home affects your comfort more than your heating and cooling system. Most of us pretty much ignore our HVAC equipment until the AC breaks during the hottest part of the year!

Our HVAC equipment needs to be kept in the best shape possible in order to avoid paying a large energy bill every month. Even the best system can end up costing you when it wastes valuable energy. It’s important to know some of the ins and outs of your HVAC system in order to help avoid costly repairs and higher energy bills. An informed individual pays less for the products and services they need, plain and simple.

Many manufacturers will often try to warn homeowners from doing their own heating and air conditioning work. However, you as a homeowner can do most things with just a little bit of help.

Repair

By knowing a few of the ins and outs of your HVAC system, you can easily repair minor problems with your cooling or heating system. Today, we also have the help of the Internet and you are able to use websites like YouTube®, to watch step-by-step videos that will guide you through any process.

Find the Right Contractor

Believe it or not, knowing some basic information about your system will also help you in choosing the right contractor for any major repair or possible replacements. Do you know how to tell if the maintenance or task done was performed to the highest standard? Make sure to get more than one opinion regarding whether or not the service was properly performed.

Lower Your Utility Bills

Familiarizing yourself with your HVAC system will also help you will in drastically cutting your monthly utility bill. For instance, did you know that you could save money simply by painting the walls in your home?

By keeping your HVAC system in tip-top shape and knowing some basic information about how it works will keep you cool and happy all summer long. For us, coolness is a measure of your AC knowledge. How much do you know about your air conditioner?

Life in Florida would be miserable without air conditioning. But, do you know as much about your air conditioner as you do your car?

Take our 10 question quiz and see if you’re an AC genius. How cool are you?

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