{"id":876,"date":"2021-09-14T09:50:20","date_gmt":"2021-09-14T15:50:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/socoheatingandcooling.com\/?p=876"},"modified":"2025-09-21T01:22:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T07:22:38","slug":"should-i-winterize-or-cover-my-ac-for-the-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.socoheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/air-conditioning-service\/should-i-winterize-or-cover-my-ac-for-the-winter\/","title":{"rendered":"Should I winterize or cover my AC for the winter?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Winterizing Your AC… The Basics<\/h2>\n

We often get asked, what should I do to winterize my AC?<\/p>\n

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Don’t I need a winterizing tune-up?<\/h2>\n

It is a common misconception that you should do a fall AC tune up to winterize your AC, since you wont be using it for several months.\u00a0 The truth is this is better done in the spring.\u00a0 During an AC tune up, we will clean up and dirt or debris that accumulated throughout the winter, do a full inspection and get you up and running for the season.\u00a0 This is best done before you use it each year in the spring to ensure maximum efficiency!<\/p>\n

Should I use a cover to winterize my AC?<\/h2>\n

While covers themselves dont actually harm your AC, we do recommend against them.\u00a0 An air conditioner works by drawing in the outside air.\u00a0 \u00a0Covers are easily forgotten on the first day of the year.\u00a0 If there is a cover protecting the exterior of your outside unit it will not be able to breathe and can cause the need for expensive repairs.\u00a0 So, to play it safe, ditch the covers!<\/p>\n

Is there anything i need to disconnect for the winter?<\/h2>\n

Nope.\u00a0 Not all.\u00a0 Your air conditioner is ready to be used or not used at any time.\u00a0 Nothing needs to be disconnected otr adjusted.\u00a0 \u00a0Just switch your thermostat to heat and make sure to have a spring tune up next year!<\/p>\n

Get ahead of the game and schedule your spring tune up now!\u00a0 Give us a call 719-551-2232<\/a> or visit www.socoheatingandcooling.com\/schedulenow.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Winterizing Your AC… The Basics We often get asked, what should I do to winterize my AC? Don’t I need a winterizing tune-up? It is a common misconception that you should do a fall AC tune up to winterize your AC, since you wont be using it for several months.\u00a0 The truth is this is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[70],"tags":[206,207,205],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.socoheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/876"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.socoheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.socoheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.socoheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.socoheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=876"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.socoheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/876\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1709,"href":"https:\/\/www.socoheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/876\/revisions\/1709"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.socoheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=876"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.socoheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=876"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.socoheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=876"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}