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Get More Information About Cooling Your Home And Keeping Your Air Conditioner In Good Shape By Visiting These Links

Regular maintenance and care of your air conditioner is the best way to save energy and money on your cooling costs. The resources below include more details about upkeep, and offer more tips on maximizing your savings. Don’t wait until your AC needs emergency repair—refer to these articles for tips on how to keep everything running smoothly.

• Find some of the answers to your questions about HVAC maintenance and repair in this resource from The HVAC Inspection, Maintenance and Restoration Association
• The Environmental and Energy Study Institute offers a fact sheet about air conditioner high-efficiency standards.
• Learn more about common air conditioner problems that require repair in this article from the Department of Energy.
• This article offers a clear explanation of high-efficiency ductless air conditioning.
• This visual breakdown of energy costs from the EPA’s EnergyStar program illustrates where high efficiency really matters: heating and cooling. Average cooling costs alone are 17%, with heating and cooling together making up nearly half. 

For more information about preventative maintenance and repairs, call Rusk Heating & Cooling today at (859) 431-4040.

How Ductless Air Conditioning Can Help You Zone Your Home's Cooling

One of the drawbacks of central air conditioning with ducts is that it can be very hard to correct imbalances in temperature. Ductless air conditioning offers a high efficiency solution, because it allows you to control the AC to individual rooms, and makes your air conditioning more effective. Here’s how a ductless system can help: 

Reduce Wasted Energy

Some rooms in your home are likely to be naturally warmer than others. When it comes to cooling those warmer areas, blasting cold air through your system is not the best approach. Your ductwork may not allow you to even reach the hot spot, and you’ll also cool other rooms that don’t need it. With the room-by-room zone control over a high-efficiency ductless system, you can focus your air conditioner where it needs to go and stop wasting energy in the wrong rooms.

Improved Comfort

Cranking up your air conditioning wastes energy and often makes the cooler rooms too cold. With a ductless air conditioning system, you can turn off rooms that don’t need extra cooling or are impossible to cool. Either way, you won’t have to deal with the temperature extremes that central AC can create.

Air conditioning a home effectively requires an efficient HVAC system. Blasting your whole house with cold air will probably do little more than create astronomical utility bills, but spot cooling with ductless air conditioning lets you precisely control where your cold air goes.

Call Rusk Heating & Cooling today at (859) 431-4040 to learn more about installing a high efficiency ductless system in your Cincinnati home. You can also visit our website for more details on our products and services, including furnace repair, geothermal systems, and maintenance services.

What Every Homeowner Should Know About AC Maintenance

Since over half of your home’s energy costs go toward heating and cooling, you can stand to reap significant savings by keeping your system running smoothly and efficiently. As this video explains, having your AC checked for maintenance once a year is important for keeping up with wear and tear.

An annual AC inspection will look at the indoor and outdoor coils, refrigerant levels, and mechanical parts like capacitors and compressors. If refrigerant levels are low, or mechanical or electrical adjustments are needed, then you may be paying up to 5% more to run your AC if you forego maintenance.

Rusk Heating & Cooling offers expert preventative maintenance services to keep your Cincinnati home’s AC unit running at high efficiency. Learn more by calling (859) 448- 4000. You can also find more information about our AC maintenance and repair services at our website. 

Common Problems that Can Afflict Old and Unmaintained Air Conditioners

Like all complex pieces of machinery, air conditioners depend on regular maintenance and prompt repair when needed. Keeping your AC in good shape can help maximize its efficiency, minimize mechanical problems, and extend its life overall. Many Cincinnati homeowners learn the hard way that air conditioner neglect can lead to recurring repair expenses, higher utility bills, and ultimately, an air conditioner that needs replacement.

Here are a few examples of common problems that can plague an ailing air conditioner, whether it is old or simply neglected.

Wear and Tear
We depend on air conditioners to keep us comfortable through the hot months of the Cincinnati summer, but cooling a home is hard work, and the mechanical stress takes a toll on your AC. Minor wear and tear is normal, and can be managed and kept at bay through regular maintenance. However, if early signs of air conditioner strain are ignored rather than repaired, they are likely to develop into serious problems and mechanical failure. 

Weak, Inefficient Performance
Problems like clogged air filters, dirty coils, and weakened fans and motors reduce efficiency and force your air conditioner to work overtime. The unit ends up drawing more energy, yet is often still unable to cool effectively, leaving you with a bigger electric bill and a less comfortable home.

Poor Indoor Air Quality
Some air conditioner problems can affect humidity levels and lead to airborne mold spores. When an HVAC doesn’t drain properly, it can cause water damage and create the moist conditions that foster mold and mildew. 

An air conditioning system is a major investment, and regular upkeep is the key to getting the most out of it. The preventive maintenance program we offer at Rusk Heating & Cooling can catch problems before they become serious, maintain high efficiency, and help avoid breakdowns and emergencies. Call us today at (859) 431-4040 for details, or visit our website to read more our Cincinnati repair and maintenance services.

Check Out These Resources To Get More Information About Ductless Split Systems And AC Replacement

From ductless split air conditioning systems to high-efficiency geothermal heating and cooling systems, there are a lot of options available to homeowners looking to improve indoor comfort and reduce monthly energy costs. To learn more about the heating and cooling products and services discussed in our recent blog posts, check out these helpful resources from around the web:
 

• At EnergySavers.gov, you can learn how to use the energy in your home more efficiently to lower your carbon footprint and reduce your monthly energy bills.
   
• This article from ConsumerReports.org discusses some of the financial incentives available for homeowner’s buying a new air conditioner.
   
• APS.com discusses the different types of air conditioners and air conditioning systems available. 
   
• If you’re thinking about buying a new air conditioner, then be sure to check out this buying guide from Good Housekeeping to help you pick the system that is right for you.
   
• The California Energy Commission offers some helpful summertime energy-saving tips to help you stay cool this summer without spending a fortune.

Whether your existing air conditioner needs to be repaired or you’re interested in a new, high-efficiency cooling system, Rusk Heating & Cooling in Cincinnati can help. To learn more about our products and services, contact us online or call (859) 431-4040.