Renvations Team
When winter comes, there are a lot of things that homeowners need to do to get their homes ready for the cold. How much you need to do to get your home ready for winter will depend on where you live and what kind of home you have. Covering ACs with air conditioning covers is one of those things. One long-standing controversy is whether or not your HVAC unit should be covered in the winter. We’re going to put an end to it for good.
When Should You Cover Your A/C?
After the summer (hot weather), there is a purpose to covering your AC, and it’s not only to keep the elements out. We’ve already told you that your unit handles rain and snow, but it’s not made to keep out leaves, seeds, and nuts.
Because of this, you should only shelter your system in the fall. Leaves and seeds can cause corrosion in your air conditioning for room with no windows if lodged within the system. This is because they create a space in which moisture may gather. It can even stop any built-in water drainage in your system.
Cover only the top of your air conditioner if you do shelter it. If you make your cover, you should know that it should only go about 6 inches down the side. You don’t want to hide it completely. If you do that, you’re asking for trouble. If a cover covers your unit, moisture will be trapped inside, leading to rust and corrosion.
Reasons Why You Don’t Need Air Conditioning Covers
People often shelter things outside their homes to keep the weather from getting to them—for instance, swimming pools and outdoor furniture, especially if there is no garage or shed. But if you want to know if you need to shelter your outside AC, the answer is no. Some people think that an air conditioning condenser envelop will protect the unit from the following:
· Dirt
When turned on, the device sucks in air and dirt. Once it is off, dirt and other things won’t be able to get inside. Cold weather, snow, and ice. Outdoor cooling units are made to work in this kind of harsh weather, so they don’t need a cover.
· Moisture
Moisture (water) may cause the air conditioning coils of an AC to freeze, causing damage over time. But there is no way to keep water out of place 100% of the time. Moisture will get in either because of the air’s humidity or the wind.
Putting an envelope over your air conditioners has the effect of preventing moisture from escaping, which may lead to the growth of mold. Because of this, please don’t use a cover.
· Rodents
Small animals will not stay away from a cover. It’s not true at all. During the winter, animals are looking for a warm place to spend the season, and your cover might offer that. Remember that mice and other small animals can often get into very small spaces.
Conclusion
Remember that your AC was designed with the normal Canadian winter in mind. So, you don’t need a cover because you might think you do. The units we install feature attractive-looking, perfectly-sized coverings that you only need to use in the autumn.
