Stay Cool With These Fourth of July Tips

At Total Mechanical Systems, we’re dedicated to ensuring your home is cool and comfortable all season long. Sometimes this means providing unrivaled a/c repair, or a perfect and timely replacement. But sometimes it means just bringing you some good old-fashioned pointers. Stay Cool With These Fourth of July Tips!

PROTECT YOUR COOLING SYSTEM

This holiday certainly brings about a lot of memorable events. Parties, grilling, and all of the hustle and bustle you could ever want. Plus fireworks! But a busy home can put a lot of strain on your cooling system, a strain you’ll certainly feel on your wallet (potentially with an A/C repair, if things get real bad). Keep your usage down and your comfort high with these tips:

Minimize traffic. Doors opening and closing at record speed are going to be inevitable to a degree, but this can hurt your HVAC system. Every swing of the hinges means a lot of cool air lost, and a lot of humidity and warm air gained. Your cooling system has to make up for that every single time it happens, making it work very, very hard to keep up. This can not only stress your system itself, but it means a pretty high bill at the end of the month. Minimize traffic by ensuring you have as many amenities supplied where they are most needed before festivities start.
Consider bumping up the temp. With a boatload of folks, it’s going to be a little warmer than usual in your home pretty much no matter what. Consider raising the temp in your home by a few degrees to save on energy use and take some of the load off of your cooling system.
Use ceiling fans. Ceiling fans offer a low-tech, low-cost way to stay cool. Make sure to turn the directional switch on fans to rotate counterclockwise. This will enable air to blow downwards, helping to keep you and your guests cool and comfortable.
Pre-cook. If there’s a lot of indoor cooking to be done, do as much of it as you can before the party. Less oven and range time during peak traffic means less heat generated, and less work your system has to do to keep up.
Replace Air Filters. If you’ve hosted a barbecue before, you know how easy it is for smoke from the grill to pour into your house, especially with guests constantly going in and out. This can put a significant strain on your air filters, especially if they have not been recently replaced. All home air filters should be replaced every 90 days, but if you have pets or family members with allergies, you should replace filters every 45-60 days. Take some time to make sure that your air filters are properly maintained.

A/C REPAIR IN CONNECTICUT WITH TOTAL MECHANICAL SYSTEMS

Worried about an A/C system that is giving you trouble? Don’t sweat it! Call on the certified HVAC specialists at Total Mechanical Systems at (860) 314-1518 to get the repair and service you need.