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You should inspect your filter monthly and change if necessary. A good time to inspect your filter is when you receive your electric bill. Failing to change your filter regularly will result in higher utility bills, poor system cooling/heating, damage to your system, and many other problems. CHECK YOUR FILTER MONTHLY!

Twice a year. You should have a cooling tune-up done in the spring and a heating tune-up done in the fall. Air conditioning units are like any other piece of machinery; you must have them properly maintained to maximize their performance, efficiency, and life-span.

Your home is not properly insulated. You may have very poor windows, minimal wall and roof insulation, etc. All these things prevent your home from blocking out the heat and cold from outside. A house that is not well insulated will always be more difficult to heat in the winter and cool in the summer. Your system is not properly maintained. Poorly maintained units do not run efficiently and will cost you more to operate. Your filter is dirty and is not changed often enough. A dirty filter restricts airflow and causes your unit to run harder and therefore use more energy.

You should never close more than one register in your home if the air conditioning system was installed by Temperature Control, Inc. If your duct system was not installed by Temperature Control, Inc., you should not close any registers. CLOSING OFF REGISTERS DOES NOT SAVE ENERGY! If you close off air to rooms, they will still have heat gain from the outside. This heat gain is transferred to the rest of the house through doors, walls, ceilings, etc. This heat gain will cause your unit to work just as hard as if all the registers were open. There is no energy savings to be gained from closing off registers.

We all love the feeling of that cool air after a monsoon storm, but this is the absolute worst time to open up your doors and windows. Doing so will introduce extremely high levels of humidity into the home. This humidity gets absorbed into carpets, draperies, bedding, clothes, etc. When you fire-up your air conditioning later it is going to work extra hard for the next 24-48 hours to remove all the added humidity in the house. Yes, it takes that long to return your homes humidity back to normal. This extra work will greatly increase your energy bills. So, if you want to enjoy that cool monsoon air, go outside and have dinner on the patio. Do not completely open up your house.