Have you ever wondered how often you need to get maintenance on your air conditioner unit? Obviously, this depends on a variety of factors. For example, the first thing that would come to most people’s minds is how hot the climate is that you are currently living in. The hotter the climate, the harder the air conditioner has to work in order to keep your house cool, after all. Generally speaking, if you use your air conditioner frequently throughout the year. Two maintenance visits a year, one every six months, will probably be sufficient to keep your system up and running. These visits are important to keep your system clean and functioning properly. They will also allow the HVAC technician to discover any problems that may have been compounded if they were not addressed sooner. Basically, if you get a lot of use out of your air conditioner, one visit probably isn’t going to cut it, and it’s best to get two. Now, if you have an air conditioner unit that is several years old and is beginning to show signs of wear and tear, you will definitely need at least two visits and maybe more. Just remember: that there will come a day when the benefits and cost of trying to maintain an old air conditioner unit will be too great in comparison to simply getting a brand new unit. Even with regularly scheduled maintenance, all machines break down eventually, and there is no shame in replacing them when they simply cannot perform the same way they used to.