August 23, 2018 in Air Conditioning

Utilise Your Air Conditioner For The Best Nights Sleep

Sleep is one of the most important aspects of health and happiness. If you’re having trouble sleeping, it can cause many issues in day to day life.

If you are having trouble sleeping or just want to improve the overall quality of your sleep, there may be some Air Conditioner solutions to help you out.

Try experimenting with these tips to find the right settings for you to keep you feeling refreshed in the morning.

Drop The Temperature

When your body is preparing for sleep, it naturally drops to help you relax. When your bedroom is cool as well, it can be even more beneficial.

Maintaining a cooler temperature during the Winter is easy and you will save money on AC costs, but during Summer, depending on your air conditioning set up, you may be looking at a rise in your bill, so fan could be a better solution.

However if you have looked into getting a zone controlled air conditioning system, you are able to individually control temperatures in different rooms, allowing you to keep the bedroom temperature low while saving money on not cooling other rooms in the house.

Humidity Doesn’t Help

High humidity in your room makes the air feel thick and harder to breathe, which in turn makes it harder for your body to relax. It can also promote mold growth and attract insects, which both affect your quality of sleep.

On the flip side, if your room is too dry, your throat and nasal passage can crack and get itchy which isn’t ideal either.

Mess around with air conditioner temperatures as well as humidifiers and dehumidifiers to find the perfect balance of temperature and humidity.

Fan of a Good Night’s Sleep

Even using the fan on your air conditioning unit can add a variety of benefits to your sleeping routine.

Fans create a draft which continuously cools your skin while keeping your closer to the ideal temperature range. It also circulates the air, keeping it fresh and easier to breathe allowing your body to relax further.

Furthermore, having your air conditioner unit running creates the steady hum of white noise which is proven to induce deeper sleep and hides other quieter sounds during the night, allowing your body to become truly rested.

All of these tips should be experimented with to find the ideal setting for your night time routine to maximise your sleep and energise you for the following day.

May 24, 2018 in Air Conditioning

6 Strange Facts You Didn’t Know About Air Conditioners

Nowadays we are lucky enough to get through the roughest days of summer without too much discomfort. We have the pleasure of being able to sit through a long summer business day without breaking a sweat, and then to come home from a hard days work to feel the welcoming and refreshing blast of cool air when we walk through the door.

Here are some weird and cool facts about the fantastic innovation that keeps us comfortable in Summer day and night.

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1. Ice Power

When air conditioning systems were first introduced, their output settings were originally measured in “Ice Power”, which refers to how many blocks of ice in front of a fan it would take in order to produce the same amount of cooling power. We now call them AC units.

2. The First Air Conditioner

The very first air conditioner was invented by a man named Willis Carrier in 1902. Carrier worked at a publishing company and needed to find a way to keep his paper from expanding and ink from running. Thus, AC was born.

3. AC and Africa

Every year, The U.S. uses the same amount of energy just to power air conditioners as Africa would use to power the entire continent!

4. The Summer Blockbuster

Back in 1907, no residential homes had air conditioning yet. Movie theatres were the only places to consistently provide it and used it as a marketing tool to fill seats with their “state-of-the-art” ice-cold AC. They would advertise it using icicle covered letters on their signage. This is in part responsible for the Summer blockbuster as it was so effective at filling seats during hot Summer days.

5. Presidential Air Conditioner

The first president to enjoy air conditioning in the Oval Office was Herbert Hoover. He spent $30,000 USD on the system just months after the Stock Market Crash of 1929, and the beginning of the Great Depression. The perks of being the president I guess!

6. Saving Lives

Air conditioning is a literal life saver. Researches have found that chances of dying in extreme heat during Summer has declined more than 80 percent in the past 50 years. The researchers correlated this directly to the rise in air conditioning installation.

Do you know any other weird facts about air conditioners that you would like to share? Post it in the comments below!

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November 9, 2017 in Air Conditioning

4 Easy Things to Check Yourself Before Calling For Air Conditioner Service

When something goes wrong in your home, the easiest option can appear to be just calling someone to come and fix it. However, you can save yourself some dollars by just checking a few easy things and solving a problem on your own before calling for air conditioner service.

1. Check Your A/C Switch in the Fuse Box

The first thing to check if your air conditioner is faulty or needs servicing is the switch in your fuse box. The switch should always be clearly marked, so don’t worry about getting lost in there.

You need to switch it off. Wait for roughly 5 seconds before you switch it back on. If the switch does keep tripping, you will want to call for a service as this means there is a fault in your air conditioner. Otherwise, give it 5-10 minutes and see if it comes back on. If it does, great news, you’ve fixed the problem.

Sometimes all it takes is to turn it off and on again.

2. Dead Batteries in your Digital Thermostat

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Most air conditioners come with a digital thermostat controller, most of which have batteries. You will want to pop the cover off the back of the unit, check in the back for the batteries. Take them out an replace them with a couple of fresh ones.

Pop the thermostat back on the wall. All thermostats have a time delay, so wait 5 minutes to see if the system comes back on.

If this hasn’t fixed the problem, move on to the next step!

3. Backed Up Drain Line

The next easy step is to check if the drain line is backed up. If it is, the problem is being caused by the flow switch turning itself off due to the back up.

You can flush it out with a vacuum, or blow it out with a water hose. Once you have done this, the flow switch on your system should automatically reset itself.

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If this was the problem, pouring bleach in it once a month and getting a service twice a year will keep the problem from arising in the future.

4. Check Your Filter

The last easy step in troubleshooting your air conditioner is simply checking the filter.

You just slide your filter out from underneath the drain line, take a look and make sure the filter is completely clear of debris so that you can see through it. If it’s not, you should get a replacement rather than try to clean it.

While you have the filter out, look up inside the unit to check for ice. If there is ice, turn the fan on and let it sit for a while. The ice should thaw out. Turn the system back on and if you still have icing then you will want to call for a service.

If none of these options work for you, then the only option left is to contact us at Efficient Air for an air conditioner service. We will have the problem fixed in no time!

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