The HVAC system in your home has a major influence on how clean the air is. It’s not the only influence; how often you open your windows and the general air quality outside are also factors. But using your air conditioner is one of the steps that helps control the level of pollution in your house.

So, if you’ve noticed that the air quality in your home has gotten worse, turning on the air conditioner should help. But it does only so much if you haven’t been keeping up with the maintenance schedule for the system. This is why performing regular AC maintenance is necessary if you want the system to improve the air you breathe.

Stops More Pollutants From Entering the System

Part of the regular maintenance schedule is changing the filter when it clogs up with dust, dander and whatever else is floating in through the return vent. Letting the clogged filter stay in place only makes the air conditioner strain more as it tries to move more air through that crowded filter.

Extra pollutants entering the return vent may slip around the sides of the overwhelmed filter. The pollutants then make their way through the HVAC system and back into the room through the supply vent. The result is air quality in the room that never seems to improve.

When you check the filter regularly and change it immediately after seeing it’s full, remove that strain from the air conditioner. Air flows freely, and most pollutants stick to the filter. The air that comes out of the supply vent will be of much better quality.

Prevents Mold Growth Inside the HVAC System

Mold can form in your air conditioning system if the air is very moist and doesn’t circulate well. The air that does make it out of the supply vent and into a room can carry mold spores with it, creating health issues for occupants.

Regular maintenance does two things to help control mold in the system. One is that it lets HVAC service companies find existing mold and clean it up. The other is that it lets those service companies fix whatever led to the mold in the first place. The disappearance of mold from the air conditioner goes a very long way toward improving indoor air quality.

Increases System Efficiency

Regular AC maintenance gives an HVAC company a chance to inspect the entire system and ensure all parts are working well. This smooth operation helps prolong the system’s lifespan.

Without regular maintenance, your air conditioner can slowly degrade over time, working less efficiently. This can lead to poor circulation, which can lead to the mold problems mentioned previously.

Sky Heating, AC, Plumbing & Electrical offers AC repair and maintenance services in Tualatin, OR, so contact us today if it’s been a while since anyone’s looked at your air conditioner. Get that system into shape so it can do a better job of improving the indoor air quality in your home.