The time to get summer HVAC components ready for the cooling season is fast approaching. It’s a good idea to make sure everything is fully functional and meets manufacturer’s specifications before you start relying on the system for everyday cooling. Once hot weather arrives, you’ll want dependable performance at lowest operating costs from day one of operation. To make sure you get it, here are some summer HVAC items to check-off before temperatures starts climbing.
Schedule annual service
Annual preventive maintenance by a qualified HVAC service technician ensures that system components are fully functional and cooling performance and efficiency meets specs. It’s a good opportunity, as well, for a trained eye to spot minor problems and resolve them before they turn into major issues later in the summer. Annual preventive maintenance is also required to comply with most manufacturer’s warranties.
Change the air filter
If you don’t know how, ask the service tech who performs the annual maintenance to show you. It’s an easy procedure. For the rest of the summer, change the filter every month yourself to ensure consistent cooling and lowest energy costs.
Clear the outdoor unit
Inspect the A/C condenser, usually located in the backyard or beside the house. If it was covered for the winter, remove the cover before starting the air conditioner. No objects should be stored atop the unit. Check the top fan grille for debris such as fallen leaves or twigs. For proper air circulation, clear away weeds or other vegetation to provide two feet of open space on all sides.
Check the vents
Make sure no one closed HVAC vents in a particular room over the winter season. All supply and return vents in every room should be open and unobstructed.
Review thermostat settings
Are the programmed temperatures and times for cooling mode correct? If there are more or less people in the house this summer than last, or if the household schedules have changed, you may want to input new settings.
As seasons change, rely on Paitson Bros. for summer HVAC maintenance and service. We’ve served Terre Haute since 1922.
Jeff Paitson is a third generation business owner who continues to run the business with the same values that have been passed down from previous generations since 1922.
Jeff’s belief is that the business belongs to Jesus Christ; therefore 10 percent of the company’s profits go toward the Maryland Community Church.
Jeff is a Terre Haute Chamber of Commerce member and in his spare time, he enjoys 
Ethan Rayburn is a lifelong resident of Terre Haute and a 2005 graduate of Purdue University.
An Eagle Scout, Ethan spent four years as a non-profit executive with the Boy Scouts of America before joining Paitson Bros. as a comfort advisor and later General Manager. In that role, Ethan has brought a renewed enthusiasm for customer care, integrity, value, and service to Paitson Bros. Heating & Air Conditioning.
Ethan enjoys singing and was a member of the Purdue Varsity Glee Club. He also enjoys playing and coaching soccer, spending time with his family and two young boys, and volunteering his time and resources with his church, Terre Haute First Baptist Church, which he has attended from a very young age.
Paitson Bros
1 (812) 232-2347
Serving the Wabash Valley, IN Area Since 1922