The One Home Maintenance Task New Orleans Homeowners Should Do Every June
Why annual HVAC service matters more in Louisiana than anywhere else, and who to call
New Orleans summers are brutal on HVAC systems. Most manufacturers recommend a minimum of one service visit per year. There is nothing quite like the feeling of your AC going out and one of the best ways to prevent that is my scheduling a maintenance check.
What a basic annual service should include:
Check and clean evaporator and condenser coils
Inspect refrigerant levels and recharge if low
Check electrical connections and controls
Test thermostat calibration
Inspect ductwork for leaks
A system running low on refrigerant works harder, costs more to run, and fails sooner. A dirty coil does the same. Neither problem announces itself until you’re sweating through a July weekend waiting on a service call.
Three companies I send my cliets to:
Ronald Welty Heating and Air
(Serving both shores since 1968.)
Northshore: 985-882-2665 | South Shore: 504-837-1905
Burkhardt Air Conditioning, Heating, Electrical and Generators
(Northshore and Greater New Orleans since 1990.)
985-626-7741
Air It Up Air Conditioning and Heating
(Greater New Orleans since 2000.)
504-915-9747
If you bought a home in the last year and haven’t had the system inspected since closing, that’s the one thing worth doing before August.
Remember! Each month be sure to change out your filters!