Florida summers are all about the heat and humidity and our HAVC systems are working extra hard.

Not only is your air conditioner working to cool, but it is also reducing the humidity in the process.

The number one service call for air conditioning systems is water backing up into the house.  Second, is the system shutting off to prevent flooding.  

Modern HAVC systems have a float shut off switch either at the unit or in the drain pan.  The purpose of these switches is to shut the system down if water starts to back up in the evaporator drain line.  (If you don’t have a switch, the unit will keep running, causing water damage in the house.)

A simple cup of prevention can go a long way in saving the expensive service call or preventing damage.  Simply add one cup of white vinegar (not bleach) to your evaporator drain line once a month.  Remove the cap and dump a cup.  Do this cup of prevention when you change your filter.  I leave a gallon of white vinegar and a measuring cup next to my filters as a reminder.

Keep COOL. 

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