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Why it is Not Important to Cover Your Air Conditioner in the Winter

There are a couple of reasons that it is not that important to cover your air conditioner, even in the winter. The most important reason is that it is not really necessary. Here’s why: what you might not realize is that all external HVAC equipment is made to withstand harsh weather conditions and varying temperature extremes. That is what they are made for, and is actually part of the reason that your air conditioner is so damn expensive. All of the parts and materials used are designed to stand up to hot summers and harsh winters. There are some caveats to this, of course, and those will be addressed in the next section. It should suffice to say, that no major manufacturer that I know of (i.e. Carrier, Lennox, etc.) specifically recommends that you cover your air conditioner in the winter. To verify, I went ahead and gave a few of the major companies a call. Upon calling their customer service departments, they also said that there was no specific instance in which to cover your AC unit. You’d better believe that if covering your air conditioner in the winter was making a significant difference in the longevity of your air conditioning unit, then the major companies would not only recommend it, but they’d probably provide you with a cover as part of your purchase!
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