How To Prepare Your HVAC For The Winter

For the care of your HVAC systems in your commercial buildings, engaging a professional HVAC company to do maintenance on your system every spring and fall will ensure that the heating and cooling of your property are running as efficiently as possible. With the winter months almost upon us, it is important to schedule an HVAC inspection in advance of the coming cold weather. Cleaning of the wiring and mechanisms of all your HVAC units will be completed, which requires the kind of training these professionals have. The experience and expertise of such a company are invaluable to any business owner since the comfort of all interiors and the energy efficiency of the buildings themselves is important to residents, tenants, and owners alike.?

Here are some things you can do yourself as a commercial business owner both monthly and seasonally to maintain and prolong the life and efficiency of all your units and systems in between professional maintenance visits:

• Use pleated, high-efficiency filters. These types of filters have an electrostatic charge that works like a magnet to attract particles, such as those that carry bacteria.?
• Keep HVAC units free of grass, leaves, and pollen. Make sure landscaping companies don’t allow grass to shower on top of any exterior units on your grounds during the warmer months, and during the fall you will want to ensure that dead leaves and branches don’t end up there, either.
• Clear two feet of space around all outdoor heating and cooling units.
• Inspect refrigerant lines each month.
• Replace air filter at least every 90 days.
• In early fall, replace the humidifier filter and turn on the water.
• Replace your carbon monoxide detector battery.
• Ensure the outdoor AC unit is on firm and level ground.
• Clean AC condensate drain with bleach/water mixture.

Have your professional maintenance company check all your ductwork to make sure it’s sealed properly when they come to tune-up your HVAC. For more energy savings, preprogram the thermostats in your building.?

Here at SERVPRO of Belle Meade/West Nashville, we care about you and your business. When it comes to preparing the HVAC system in your commercial building for the winter months, we are here to help. We are proud to offer our expertise in water and fire damage repair and cleanup to our friends and neighbors here in the Nashville area.?