DIY tips to get your air-conditioning ready for record summer heat

Homeowners can avoid the unpleasant surprise of a broken air-conditioning system this summer by taking a few proactive steps today.

[Wes Grunyon]

I like how they show a picture of a water park as being a means of staying cool.

[McGruff]

I like how the title say's do it yourself until they say you should have a professional do it.

[Taylorblue]

I like how they say we should prepare to run our A/C units when we've been running ours for the past month, at least.

[RED BARON]

I like how everyone has to start their post with "I like how...."

[Honest Abe]

I like how air conditioners always seem to break down on the weekend when it's harder to get a repairman.

[Dennis]

I like how they never talk about extended maintenance service contracts or that u can buy good coil cleaner at local hardware store.

[I like]

I like how the Sun Sentinel post an article from Memphis, Tennessee about preparing our air conditioners when we use them just about year around.

Hey guys, lets prepare our basements for the winter.

[Good stuff]

good laf

[PussSack]

I like pancakes.......and my AC.

[yeah]

I like wrote:

I like how the Sun Sentinel post an article from Memphis, Tennessee about preparing our air conditioners when we use them just about year around.
Hey guys, lets prepare our basements for the winter.

My thoughts exactly...and you said it so well!

[ilikehow]

I like how Napalm smells in the morning.

[McGruff]

I like how I never shut my AC off in the winter because i don't care for moldy socks.

[Markey]

This article must have made your A/C service ad buyers happy. But you can find such maintenance tips with a simple Internet search. How about a investigative report ferreting out some of the many "repairmen" who charge for services they don't perform, like the phantom coil cleaning and the fake coolant recharge?

[The Engineer]

Watch out for" margate FL" scam a/c co's $95 tune up turns to $500 repair

[DAS]

leave it off

[moe glickstien]

Have your unit checked 2 times a year to save $$

[da czar of ac]

record heat my arse!

did al gore write that ridiculous comment?

[miami tyrone]

i like the honeys at the swap shop

[Diplomate]

I like how pretty gilrs make me happy in pants.

[DL agent]

"If you detect a problem, there is still time to address it before the summer heat arrives."

Yesterday's high in Ft. Lauderdale and Miami: 96 degrees.