subject: Ac Tucson - Extend The Life Of Your Unit [print this page] For everyone living in Arizona, you are required to grow accustomed to long summers with many average daily temperatures reaching higher than 100 degrees Fahrenheit. There is hardly a person in Tucson without a central air conditioner, or at least a swamp cooler, to help them get through the burning hot days and still very warm nights. Tucson is truly a beautiful place to live, especially if you make use of the hiking trails, bike paths and other outdoor activities. When you come inside from the heat, the last thing you want is for it to be equally hot inside your home. This is why you need to know how to extend the life of your AC Tucson cooling unit.
The purpose of extending the life of your air conditioner is of course to avoid the need to buy a new one. However, the other important purpose is to make your AC Tucson system more effective at cooling your home. There are a couple simple things you can do that will save you hundreds, if not thousands of dollars, on your electric bills over the course of just one year.
The first step to having an air conditioner with a long life is to buy an energy-efficient unit. The initial investment price is decreased right now because of tax incentives in place until December 31, 2010, where a credit for 30% of your installation fee, or up to $1500, is provided with the installation of a high-efficiency AC Tucson unit. There are other rebates offered by energy companies on top of this. Once you have your system in place, you cannot simply walk away and expect it to take care of itself year after year. However, what you must do to extend the life of your investment is quite simple.
Once a month, all you need to do is clean or replace your system's filters, depending on what kind of filters it uses. That is the basic requirement of keeping your AC Tucson unit running smoothly for the next several years, though a bi-yearly visit from a certified technician will help as well. The purpose is to clean out the hair, dirt, grass and other debris that is sucked into the filter, reducing air flow and causing the system to work harder. If you have a very clean home with no pets, it may be reasonable to clean the filters every three months if you examine the filters monthly and see that they are still quite clean.
