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You probably won\u2019t meet a lot of neighbors in the Nashville area who aren\u2019t <\/em>grateful for the use of central air conditioning. It\u2019s necessary to not only make homes in our area comfortable, but bearable! However, if your\u00a0AC system isn\u2019t working the way you expect it to, then it may be time to call in for repairs, particularly if you skipped your preventive maintenance appointment (it\u2019s not too late to get this on your schedule, as a side note!)<\/p>\n Repair needs aren\u2019t the only reason that your AC system may not be working as efficiently as it normally does, though. This is good news! This means there may be something you can do about it. Read on for some tips on how to use your air conditioning system most efficiently this summer, and give us a call if you suspect any operational or performance problems.<\/p>\n You may be wondering about this advice, since it sounds counterintuitive, right? But bear with us, please.<\/p>\n We don\u2019t expect you to make your living space hotter than it needs to be. But you may be turning your thermostat settings down much lower than you actually need to in order to maintain comfort. Some owners set their thermostat down as low as 70\u00b0F when the reality is that most people are perfectly comfortable in their homes with a thermostat set at 78\u00b0!<\/p>\n Additionally, you\u2019ll save energy and subsequent money by raising the temperature when you aren\u2019t home, or while you\u2019re sleeping. There\u2019s no need to waste energy by cooling a home you aren\u2019t using at the time or by lowering the temperature far more than you actually need to.<\/p>\n Ceiling fans are incapable of keeping you cool on their own. After all, a fan doesn\u2019t lower <\/em>the temperature of the room that it\u2019s in. But it can help your body feel <\/em>cooler. This is because it helps sweat to evaporate from your body, which is our natural way of keeping cool. On a mild day, a ceiling fan may be sufficient to keep you cool and keep your bills lower (as long as people are in the room(s) where the ceiling fan is being used).<\/p>\n When you\u2019re using your air conditioning system, ceiling fans help push cool air down and keep warm air rising. Therefore, pairing your ceiling fans with your central air conditioner allows you to run that air conditioner at a higher temperature, lowering your monthly energy costs.<\/p>\n The air filter that comes with your air conditioner during installation is in place to protect the interior components of <\/em>the air conditioner from dust, dirt, and other debris. If the air filter gets too clogged up it makes it understandably difficult for air to circulate throughout your home.<\/p>\n This means it\u2019s more difficult for your AC system to keep you cool, and your system can start to experience problems and even freeze up as a result. Be sure to change your air filter each and every month so your system can work as it\u2019s meant to.<\/p>\n At Covenant Heating & Cooling, we are \u201cDedicated to the Promise of Serving You.\u201d Contact us<\/a> today for exceptional services on your air conditioning in Nashville, TN<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Repair needs aren\u2019t the only reason that your AC system may not be working as efficiently as it normally does.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[13,92],"class_list":["post-722","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-air-conditioning-service","tag-air-conditioning","tag-nashville"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.covenantheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/722","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.covenantheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.covenantheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.covenantheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.covenantheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=722"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.covenantheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/722\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":731,"href":"https:\/\/www.covenantheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/722\/revisions\/731"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.covenantheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=722"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.covenantheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=722"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.covenantheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Raise the Temperature<\/h2>\n
Use Your Ceiling Fans<\/h2>\n
Change Your Air Filter Regularly<\/h2>\n