While it might have felt like you just made those New Year’s resolutions, spring will be here before you know it. Therefore, it’s time to start preparing your home—especially your AC unit—for the upcoming temperature switch. This system will be integral to your family’s comfort and happiness as it begins to warm, so use the following tips to ensure it can handle the workload.

How Can I Ready My AC Unit for the Coming Months?

1. Check the Outdoor Unit

Although you’re probably most familiar with the indoor segment of your air conditioning system, it relies on an outdoor component called the compressor to cool some of the warm air from outside. To suck in air and treat it, the compressor needs breathing room. Check on this aspect of your AC unit as spring approaches, making sure there’s at least a foot or two of empty space around it. You may need to clean up debris or trim back bushes that are currently crowding the metal box.

2. Change the Air Filter

Your AC unit depends on an AC filter to trap airborne allergens and contaminants, eliminating them from your family’s breathing supply. While this piece should be cleaned or replaced once every couple of months to enable efficient airflow, you may have forgotten to do so at the end of the last cooling season. Double-check that your AC is outfitted with a clean filter before kicking it back into high gear.

3. Schedule a Tuneup

Unfortunately, some AC unit problems are invisible to the untrained eye. To ensure your family comes home to a cool, comfortable house in the coming months, ask your HVAC contractor to inspect the system as a whole. They will be able to switch out faulty parts, make repairs, or diagnose the need for a replacement, if necessary.

To get in touch with a team that knows how to prepare your AC unit for spring, turn to Mr. Cool Heating & Cooling of Denver, CO. They have over 15 years of experience inspecting and repairing HVAC systems, and they also offer 10-year warranties on their installations. To schedule a tuneup now, call them at (720) 338-7106. You can also visit the website to learn more about their services.