Air Conditioning Health Benefits

You buy something like an air conditioning system for added comfort. But that doesn’t mean additional benefits don’t come along for the ride.You see, on top of cool, comfortable temperatures and lower utility costs – when compared to window air conditioning units – central air systems provide several important health benefits, including these: Reduced Stress … Read more

Spring Home Maintenance Tips

With longer and warmer days replacing the winter doldrums, spring is a great time to tackle certain projects and prep your home and garden for the outdoor season. Here’s a checklist to keep handy, at least until the items on it become second nature. Gutters and Downspouts – Clean your gutters and downspouts early in … Read more

How to Reduce Your Heating & Cooling Costs

Here in Arlington, TX and throughout the area, we have pronounced changes of seasons.  When it’s cold, it can be brutally cold.  And when summer rolls around, the heat can take your breath away. What kind of weather makes you the most comfortable? Whatever that might be, it’s even more important to be prepared for … Read more

How to Avoid Costly AC Mistakes

According to the U.S. Department of Energy, air conditioners use about 6 percent of all the electricity produced in the U.S. Today, in fact, more than 90 percent of US households rely on some sort of air conditioning to help them beat the heat. Can that level of energy consumption be reduced without depriving anyone … Read more

“Must” Home Maintenance Chores

You know the old expression:  “If these walls could talk!” Quaint and wistful, don’t you think? But its core message is that walls really CAN’T talk Not to mention lights, furnaces, AC condensing units, windows, doors and other inanimate objects. Here at Optimum Air, we respectfully disagree. Oh, sure, they can’t actually speak any more … Read more

How Your AC Evaporator Coils Can Freeze, and What Happens When They Do

Time for a little AC 101 – at least until we get to the meat of this blog. Your home air conditioning system consists of three main parts: the outside condensing unit, indoor air handler, and the air ducts that deliver cool, fresh air through your vents or registers. While companies like ours perform countless … Read more