Thayer Air Conditioning Blog: Archive for February, 2023

This Is How Important Changing Your Air Conditioner Filter Is

Monday, February 20th, 2023
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As you probably know, your air conditioner has an air filter as one of its components. We strongly recommended that you clean or swap it out regularly, around every one to three months.

But why do you need to do this? What happens if you don’t change the air conditioner’s air filter? And what are the benefits when you do?

We’re so glad you asked. As air conditioning professionals, we feel very strongly about the importance of changing your AC unit’s air filter, because we often see the aftermath of the problems caused by a clogged air filter.

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Why Your Furnace Keeps Shutting Down Early

Monday, February 6th, 2023
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Your furnace is designed to start up when the thermostat registers that your home has reached a specific lower temperature, run until it reaches a set higher temperature, and shut off. These cycles should last 15 or even 20 minutes and then repeat. Sometimes a furnace begins a heating cycle, shuts down too soon, and tries again just a few minutes later. This is called short cycling, and indicates that there’s a problem with your heater.

Short cycling has a variety of possible causes, and you should get to the bottom of it promptly, because it can cause additional problems with your heater. What could possibly be wrong? We’re so glad you asked.

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