With November approaching, comfort will depend on heating rather than cooling very soon. Your AC unit will last longer if you continue to perform routine maintenance on it, before the cold season hits. Here are some tips to keep your AC running as efficiently as possible throughout the autumn and winter.

1. How to Run Your HVAC Unit
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During the autumn, temperatures can range widely from warm and hot during the daytime, to cold and freezing during the nighttime. This means that you'll have to adjust the temperature throughout the day accordingly.

Now you don't want to run the AC and the heat at the same time (unless your AC has that option). Some ACs have industrial safeguards, but if yours doesn't, and you run both of them together at the same time, you can fry your wiring.

If you want to run both at once, then this is possible with a mini-split system. Check with your AC company if you aren't sure what kind of AC system you have.

So, if you can't run both at once, then how should you run your AC during autumn weather?
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Generally speaking, you'll want to run cooling on warmer days and switch to heating at night before the temp reaches below freezing. 

We're now in the middle of fall, and no doubt you've felt the cold winds already. With the cold seasons approaching, it's time to prepare your home's air conditioning system. Here are some tips from experts to help you do just that:

Prepare Your HVAC System For Winter
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Another term for this is "winterizing." You want to winterize your HVAC system for colder weather. Typically you'll want to do this before temps reaches below zero. So, here are Jade's professional tips for winterizing:
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• Purchase draft snakes to keep heated air leaking out and the other way around.
• Re-caulk the holes and fix window weather-stripping, pipes, and foundation to reduce the costs of heating.
• Switch out the air filter to make sure that you don't suffer from allergens.
• Call a specialist to clean the vents.
• Keep fans running clockwise to diminish warming costs.
• Decrease the temperature of your water heater to about one hundred and seventy degrees Fahrenheit.
• Insulate pipes.