{"id":571,"date":"2021-03-01T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-01T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gowlandsac.com\/blog\/?p=571"},"modified":"2021-02-24T07:46:00","modified_gmt":"2021-02-24T13:46:00","slug":"time-annual-ac-maintenance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gowlandsac.com\/blog\/air-conditioning-service\/time-annual-ac-maintenance\/","title":{"rendered":"Time for Annual AC Maintenance!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"218\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gowlandsac.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/air-conditioning-unit-tops-218x300.jpg\" alt=\"air-conditioning-unit-tops\" class=\"wp-image-572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gowlandsac.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/air-conditioning-unit-tops-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/www.gowlandsac.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/air-conditioning-unit-tops.jpg 436w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 218px) 100vw, 218px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s spring already? Well, no it\u2019s not \u2026 at least not at the time we\u2019re writing this. It\u2019s early March, and spring won\u2019t officially start for another three weeks. Warm weather doesn\u2019t necessarily start with spring either: March and April can throw sudden cold weather surprises at us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But it is <em>almost<\/em> spring, and in New Orleans, that means it\u2019s time to put scheduling annual air conditioning maintenance on your \u201cto-do\u201d list. The earlier in the spring you have this vital AC service done, the better prepared your home will be for the first warm weather experience.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u201cBut I had maintenance last year!\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s great! We\u2019re glad you remembered to have it done. But maintenance can only be great if it\u2019s done every year. You can\u2019t skip your birthday each year, and you shouldn\u2019t skip AC maintenance either. Our hot and humid summer weather makes air conditioning systems work long hours, and the accumulation of wear and tear on them can cause rapid deterioration. Unless an air conditioner has regular maintenance each spring, it will wear down fast and cause the following problems:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Higher bills: <\/strong>You spend plenty on keeping your house cool each summer. Why spend more than you have to? But this is what you\u2019ll do if you allow the AC to miss maintenance. Rather than stay at the same efficiency level, it will begin to lose 5% of its efficiency on average per year. This will soon add up to high cooling costs.<\/li><li><strong>Needless repairs: <\/strong>An air conditioner will probably need a repair at least once during its service life. It will need many more than that if its maintenance is neglected. The majority of repairs an AC may require during its lifespan can be prevented with maintenance. Sometimes the only repair a well-maintained air conditioner ever needs is to be replaced at the end of its service life.<\/li><li><strong>Unreliable performance: <\/strong>Any device that doesn\u2019t have routine care will be at a higher risk of failing when it\u2019s used. It works that way for a car, and it also works that way for an air conditioner. You don\u2019t want to head into a hot summer with a rundown AC that may fail when you need it the most.&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Early retirement: <\/strong>Speaking of a long service life, your AC probably won\u2019t have one if it doesn\u2019t have annual maintenance. An air conditioner can last from 10 to 15 years, but that estimate can drop to half if the system doesn\u2019t have professional maintenance inspections and tune-ups.<\/li><li><strong>Voided warranty: <\/strong>The warranty protection on an air conditioner may be voided without maintenance.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Our Residential Maintenance Plan<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We designed our maintenance plan with your convenience in mind. As a member, you\u2019ll have maintenance each year for both your AC and your heater. In addition, you\u2019ll enjoy special membership perks like a 10% discount on parts, priority service guaranteed within 24 hours, no overtime charges, and a 1-year warranty on replaced parts and labor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Call us today to schedule this important <a href=\"\/service-areas\/gretna-la-air-conditioning-heating\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">air conditioning service in Gretna, LA<\/a>. We\u2019re available at your convenience, not ours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>At Gowland&#8217;s Heating &amp; A\/C, we believe in \u201cRelationship Over Revenue!\u201d <\/strong><a href=\"\/contact\/schedule-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\"><strong>Call us today to schedule annual spring air conditioning maintenance.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>But maintenance can only be great if it\u2019s done every year. <\/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":[87,104],"class_list":["post-571","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-air-conditioning-service","tag-air-conditioning-system-maintenance","tag-gretna"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gowlandsac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/571"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gowlandsac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gowlandsac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gowlandsac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gowlandsac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=571"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.gowlandsac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/571\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":576,"href":"https:\/\/www.gowlandsac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/571\/revisions\/576"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gowlandsac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=571"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gowlandsac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=571"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gowlandsac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=571"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}