There’s still plenty of summer left, and that means many Pearland residents are taking to the skies or hitting the road to enjoy some vacation time. If you’re one of them, you’ll need to spend at least a little bit of time thinking about how best to handle your AC.
Fortunately, you don’t have to do any guesswork, because we’re going to tell you exactly what to do.
Should you raise the temperature on your AC?
Yes. Raising the temperature will help you save energy and will give your AC a break, which will help your unit last longer. Nobody will be there to be discomfited when you turn it up to 74 or so.
It may take you a few hours to cool the house back down when you return, but the extra savings will be worth it.
See also: Tips for Choosing the Right Thermostat Settings for All Four Seasons
Should you turn off your AC altogether?
No. Your AC plays a vital role in keeping mold and mildew out of your home. Our climate is way too humid to do without the humidity-management services that your AC provides.
Plus, nobody wants to come home to a sweatbox. There’s a difference between a slightly warm indoor temperature and a house that’s positively baking because it hasn’t gotten any air for days.
Should you schedule a tune-up before you leave?
You absolutely should. The thing about going on vacation is that you won’t be able to respond very quickly if something goes wrong with your AC. If you don’t have a smart thermostat hooked up to your phone, you might not even know something’s gone wrong until you return.
Even if you do have a smart thermostat hooked up to your phone, you’d need to check the thermostat, see the subtle signs of a problem, and then figure out what to do. Who is going to do all that on vacation? Some problems won’t show up on a thermostat. Even a smart one. You’d have to be inside the home to know that something is wrong.
Problems like a frozen AC can continue to do damage if the AC is allowed to keep running. The faster you catch those issues, the better the outcome.
Getting a tune-up prior to your vacation eliminates many of these worries. You drastically reduce the chances that something will go wrong, which means you can enjoy your vacation.
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