Your cooling system needs to be kept in good working condition for you to enjoy a comfortable home throughout the hot, humid summer. Key factors in its performance are the two coils of copper tubing where heat transfer occurs.Learning how they function can help you understand why having clean A/C coils is essential.
A buildup of dust and dirt on the coils acts as an insulator that interferes with heat transfer and makes the cooling process less efficient. Dirty coils impact an A/C's performance in other ways as well:
To help prevent problems related to dirty coils, you can take these steps:
To learn more about why clean A/C coils are vital in the summer, contact the Hampton Roads area home comfort pros at Russell's Heating & Cooling. Our goal is to help educate our customers in Chesapeake, Virginia and surrounding areas about energy and home comfort issues (specific to HVAC systems). For more information about cleaning A/C coils and other HVAC topics, download our free Home Comfort Guide or call us at 757-750-1831. Credit/Copyright Attribution: “condesign/Pixabay”