Due to the popularity of house cooling, the topic attracts a lot of myths that can derail you. Here are some of these myths:
The fan will make the house cooler
To save on the operating costs of the air conditioner, some homeowners think that they should switch off their air conditioners and leave the fans on and the house will be cool. Far from this. According to AC contractors, fans don’t cool the house. All they do is circulate the air and as a result, you feel it in different areas of your skin. When this happens, your body temperature goes down thus you have the impression that the fans have cooled the air.
There are other homeowners who think that by switching on the fans and the air conditioners at the same time they will cool the house faster thus save the money they would have spent keeping the air conditioner on for a long time. As mentioned, the fan doesn’t cool the house; therefore, even if you leave it on it won’t assist in cooling the house. Due to this, instead of saving energy by leaving the two units on at the same time, you end up spending more.
A larger air conditioner will cool the house faster
When you want to complete a task you take large chunks of it at the same time, right? Due to this notion, you might have the impression that by installing a large air conditioner you will cool the house faster thus save energy. While it’s true that a large unit will cool the house faster, you will end up spending a lot of money running it which will be reflected in your monthly bill. In some cases, the large air conditioner might cool the house to extremely low temperatures which make the house uncomfortable to live in.
To be on the safe side, you should buy an air conditioner that is of the right size for your house. This way, you will spend less running the unit running and at the same time avoid freezing the house.
Conclusion
These are some of the air conditioning myths you should be wary of. For your unit to continue working optimally you need to regularly clean it. You should clean both the inside and outside of the unit. If you are confident in your skills you can do it on your own but if you haven’t done it before hire an HVAC company to help you out.
