{"id":483,"date":"2021-08-23T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-23T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.billssuperheat.com\/blog\/?p=483"},"modified":"2021-08-19T18:00:30","modified_gmt":"2021-08-20T00:00:30","slug":"are-you-accidentally-neglecting-your-ac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billssuperheat.com\/blog\/air-conditioning-service\/are-you-accidentally-neglecting-your-ac\/","title":{"rendered":"Are You Accidentally Neglecting Your AC?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billssuperheat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/AC-masks-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.billssuperheat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/AC-masks-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.billssuperheat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/AC-masks-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.billssuperheat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/AC-masks-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.billssuperheat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/AC-masks-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.billssuperheat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/AC-masks.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If your check engine light is on, then clearly there&#8217;s a problem!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;re kidding, if only our air conditioners had little lights or buzzers that went off whenever something was wrong or neglected. We&#8217;d probably have to help a lot fewer anxious customers, and you&#8217;d probably never have made it to this blog. The truth is that your air conditioner could be suffering from a problem right now and you&#8217;d never really know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Neglect is a terrifying word, because it&#8217;s sinister. Nobody neglects a system on purpose, it&#8217;s just that life can become busy, stressful, and intense enough that your air conditioner falls to the lowest rung of priorities. Then, when summer hits and you&#8217;re trying as hard as you can to avoid paying too much for <a href=\"\/service-areas\/bigfork-air-conditioning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">air conditioning in Bigfork, MT,<\/a> something crops up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s talk about some common ways an AC can be neglected, and some practices to help you avoid this outcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Signs You&#8217;re Neglecting Your AC<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s first start off with some common signs that might tell you that your AC is neglected. If any of these sound familiar, then please don&#8217;t hesitate to call us. We&#8217;re the premier AC repair team in Bigfork, MT and we can get your system fixed at an affordable price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>It keeps making that obnoxious sound.<\/strong> We understand how frustrating this can be. You come home from a hard day of work and your air conditioner is banging around as it starts up. You just don&#8217;t have time to deal with that, right? Well, an AC making loud noises can quickly become an expensive repair need when it&#8217;s allowed to go on. The earlier you call us to have this fixed, the better.<\/li><li><strong>You&#8217;re having trouble budgeting for energy bills.<\/strong> While it&#8217;s definitely been a hard year for families on a budget, your energy bill should not be going up this much. Compare it to last year&#8217;s energy bill or the year before it. (Many utility companies have payment records available online) Skyrocketing energy bills are usually a sign that your AC is on the fritz and needs to be fixed.<\/li><li><strong>It just doesn&#8217;t keep you comfortable like it used to.<\/strong> It&#8217;s reaching 90 degrees outside and your air conditioner can barely keep your home in the 80s. What gives? Well, poor temperature control could signal a refrigerant leak or some other issue that needs to be fixed by a professional.<\/li><li><strong>There&#8217;s no airflow coming out of the vents!<\/strong> Perhaps you know that your air conditioner has properly cooled off the air in your home, but it&#8217;s just having trouble sending it into your room. A problem with poor airflow could be a result of a clogged air filter or a broken blower motor. Our team can help get to the bottom of it.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Few Tips to Avoid Neglect<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Before we leave for today, here are a few tips to help you avoid neglecting your AC system:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Change the air filter every 1-3 months. This will ensure maximum airflow and efficiency.<\/li><li>Keep the outdoor cabinet clear and clean for at least two feet.<\/li><li>Unblock all of your vents. Your AC is designed to cool wherever there is an air vent.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><a href=\"\/contact-us\/send-message\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Call Bill&#8217;s Superheat, Inc. for comprehensive AC repairs. <em>Here to Save the Day!<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s talk about some common ways an AC can be neglected, and some practices to help you avoid this outcome.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[13,104],"class_list":["post-483","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-air-conditioning-service","tag-air-conditioning","tag-bigfork"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.billssuperheat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/483","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.billssuperheat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.billssuperheat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.billssuperheat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.billssuperheat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=483"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.billssuperheat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/483\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":485,"href":"https:\/\/www.billssuperheat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/483\/revisions\/485"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.billssuperheat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=483"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.billssuperheat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=483"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.billssuperheat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=483"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}