Utah’s Heat vs. Your Wallet
The Wasatch Front is basically a beautiful oven right now. It’s the kind of heat that makes the asphalt soft and your energy bills go crazy!
Think About This…
Do us a favor. Grab the engine out of your car. Any engine, we don’t care which one. Now, set it on your driveway. We want you to use it to drive up Ogden Canyon for a cool afternoon at Pineview.
You’re probably giving us a strange look. You can’t drive anywhere with just an engine. It’s a powerful and essential component, but it’s just one part of a complex system. You also need the transmission, the wheels, the steering column, the brakes… every single part has to work together to achieve the goal: getting you away from the valley floor heat and up to the reservoir.
It’s a silly thought, using one part of a car and expecting it to do the whole job.
Okay, What Does That Have to Do With My Power Bill?
We think about that analogy when we hear homeowners talk about their air conditioners. When that July sun starts beating down and the power bill skyrockets, it’s easy to blame the AC as one single, energy-guzzling machine. But just like your car, your air conditioner isn’t one thing. It’s a system.
It has a compressor, condenser coils, evaporator coils, refrigerant lines, fans, capacitors, and a whole list of other parts. Some are complex, some are simple. But what happens if just one of those components isn’t working properly? If the coils are caked in last year’s cottonwood fluff? If the refrigerant level is just a little bit low?
You know the answer: the system won’t work as well. It will still run, sure. But it will run longer, work harder, and struggle to keep your home comfortable, all while sucking your wallet dry.
The One Tip to Rule Them All
So, if you want to save real money this summer, what’s the single most impactful thing you can do for that system?
Get a professional tune-up.
That’s it. That’s the secret. It’s not about fiddling with the thermostat by a degree or two. It’s about ensuring every single component of your cooling system is cleaned, calibrated, and working in perfect harmony. A tune-up addresses the entire system.
Our technicians clean the coils for maximum heat exchange, check electrical connections to prevent failure, test refrigerant levels for peak efficiency, and lubricate moving parts to reduce friction and wear.
By treating your AC like the intricate system it is, you ensure it runs as efficiently as the day it was installed. This lowers your monthly energy bills and helps you avoid a sudden, expensive breakdown on the hottest day of the year.
Don’t wait until you’re facing a costly fix; a little preventative maintenance on the whole system is the smartest way to win the battle against Utah’s summer heat. If you want to see what a system tune-up can do for you, you can learn more about our A/C tune-up offers here. If it’s already too late and something has stopped working, we can help with that, too, with our A/C repair services.
Keep your cool and keep your cash this summer. Contact us at (844) 392-4401 or schedule on our website!