Texas Heat Wave: A/C Checks

Let’s be honest, it is getting pretty hot in Texas this summer.

How is anyone to escape this heat?

An air conditioning unit WILL FAIL at the most inopportune moment in your life; so service and maintenance of a unit is crucial, in-order to avoid an emergency service call. Follow these tips to prolong the life of your unit:

• Never wash the cooling coils with unfiltered water. Many homeowners will spray their A/C units with a hose to wash the coils — this is not recommended, as this can damage the coils with both the water-pressure and the particulates inherent-in the water.
• Never set objects or trash near your A/C. These will constrict the airflow into the intake of your unit, and cause the motor to work much harder. This will effect the lifespan of the entire unit.
• Always set a schedule to vacuum-out ducts and vents for the home-wide A/C system, once every three months.

*Whenever you notice that your A/C system is lagging, or not performing properly, call a service technician immediately… it will only get progressively-worse.

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How to Find A Good Contractor in Your Area

Finding a trusted, experienced, and licensed contractor can be as difficult as finding a family doctor. You need to find out about your contractors licenses that he/she holds, you need to also take references, and it would be a good idea to see photos of past projects or some sort of portfolio of past work that has been performed. Above all, finding out licensing is the most important part of the search for a contractor, as a fully-licensed contractor protects both you, the contractor, and any workers that are working on the site of the project.

Depending on what area you live in, there will be a number of different licenses that your contractor may hold. State-by-State, requirements vary, so it is imperative that you educate yourself on laws and regulations in your state and region first, then — based off of those findings — start the contractor selection process.

Some states and companies make it much easier to expedite your contractor search. Roofers Supply — home office in Salt Lake City, Utah, and five locations around the State of Utah — makes the entire process easy by offering a contractor referral program in all of its locations and through their website. A quality roofing supply company, Roofers Supply is constantly networking and review local contractors so that quality contractor referrals are always on-hand. Hand-picked by staff with decades of experience in both residential and commercial construction, you can rest-assured that the background and efficiency of these professionals have been checked and cleared to work on your next project.

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