When I bought the ductless mini-split AC to help with indoor comfort in my house, I followed online input about the HVAC installation and decided to buy it based on that.
Everyone handled maintenance for themselves without involving the a/c professional team at the local cooling corporation.
I loved the idea that it would save me air conditioner service fees and also save me from high energy bills, especially since we were installing a digital thermostat to the quality HVAC too. I realized that I was not good at following the instructions on performing an air conditioner tune-up for myself and would need practical help from an a/c worker. I was lucky that when I requested a cooling specialist from the local indoor comfort business to help me learn the basics, their schedule was relatively quiet, so they squeezed me in for two hours. My sister thought it was wasteful, but I had considered the long-term cost savings for when I wouldn’t have to hire anyone to do the maintenance for me. The expert showed me how to remove the filters and clean them and the condenser coils. They could almost make me chicken out, but I was determined to learn. I had to schedule dates for when it would be the best time to have the unit serviced and when I’d have the experts come in for troubleshooting so that I could see all the worrisome signs. I’ve done it for half a year, and my sister is now jealous that she can’t do the same with her electric heat pump, and I have to remind her we can’t have it all. My air conditioning bills are lower, and I can save a little more.