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invisible76
08-31-2008, 02:30 PM
I recently bought a home with a central air system. Where I grew up, central air was only for rich people, so i know nothing about them.

Any routine maintenance i need to do now that summer is coming to a close or when the spring rolls around?

It's an older system ~ 20 yrs old.
LiddyRules
08-31-2008, 02:33 PM
No pleasure, no rapture, no exquisite sin greater than central air.
alclark
08-31-2008, 02:38 PM
http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/consumer/your_home/space_heating_cooling/index.cfm/mytopic=12390

Cliff's:

-Clean/replace/change the filter
-Clean the coils
-Clean the outside unit (leaves/debris/etc)
-Make sure the condenser drain is clear
buttwax
08-31-2008, 03:10 PM
ask anthony on tuesday.
CougarHunter
09-01-2008, 10:18 AM
ask anthony on tuesday.

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LZMF1
09-01-2008, 10:25 AM
http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/consumer/your_home/space_heating_cooling/index.cfm/mytopic=12390

Cliff's:

-Clean/replace/change the filter
-Clean the coils
-Clean the outside unit (leaves/debris/etc)
-Make sure the condenser drain is clear

make sure you change the filters in the return vents once a month especially during months of heavy usage.
Awful Me
09-01-2008, 10:58 AM
I thought only trailers didn't have central air.
Arc Lite
09-01-2008, 11:03 AM
I had no idea was a condenser or a compressor was until we got our house last year. This might help.

http://www.chappellnet.com/images/ac.jpg

http://home.howstuffworks.com/how-to-repair-central-air-conditioners.htm <--image source.
buxotica
09-01-2008, 11:15 AM
I thought only trailers didn't have central air.


Not in the Northeast. Lots of places don't have them. It really sucks to be in one of them when a heatwave is going on. My relatives from New Hampshire bitch and moan about how cold the AC is everywhere here in Texas. You go from about 105 degrees outside into a nice chilly 68 when you walk in some place. Ahhhhh, air conditioning.
WOWmagnet
09-01-2008, 11:18 AM
20 years old?

Replace it immediately for like a 50% electric bill savings. Seriously.
MrBogey
09-01-2008, 11:19 AM
I had no idea was a condenser or a compressor was until we got our house last year. This might help.

http://www.chappellnet.com/images/ac.jpg

http://home.howstuffworks.com/how-to-repair-central-air-conditioners.htm <--image source.

Same here. Now I know all about a Handler, expansion valve, SEER ratings. Also know about horizontal, updraft, and downdraft placement.