{"id":9759,"date":"2018-04-17T11:03:51","date_gmt":"2018-04-17T11:03:51","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2018-04-17T11:03:51","modified_gmt":"2018-04-17T11:03:51","slug":"air-con-dubai-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/sponsored\/air-con-dubai-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"All The Stuff You Need To Know About Your AC Before Summer Sets In"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"c-adunit c-adunit--mpu\">\n<div id=\"mpu\" class=\"c-adunit__container\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As April flies by, the summer heat is slowly setting in, and the air-conditioning is being switched on in houses all over Dubai.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But before you crank that temperature dial (down), there are a few things you need to be aware of &#8211; it could save you thousands of dirhams in the long term.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Luckily, the folks at Transguard Living know what they&#8217;re talking about and have provided some helpful tips.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"iframe-wrap\">\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/xT1Ra4u2P2vWp0790Q\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/heyarnold-nickelodeon-hey-arnold-xT1Ra4u2P2vWp0790Q\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Your AC might be in desperate need of a clean\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>If it&#8217;s not cooling how it should, it might be dirty filters and coils (the coils refrigerate the warm air and turn it into cool air), so you should DEFINITELY get the ac checked before the summer months.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"iframe-wrap\">\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/HKl5QYQF5aOdO\" width=\"480\" height=\"337\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/dog-cute-puppy-HKl5QYQF5aOdO\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Having a clean AC can save you cash<\/h3>\n<p>Seriously though, a clean AC can keep your DEWA bills lower. Maintenance on the system and keeping it clean means the system will be operating more efficiently and smoothly and saving your dirhams for the important stuff.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-adunit c-adunit--mpu_mid\">\n<div id=\"mpu_mid\" class=\"c-adunit__container\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Dubai&#8217;s air is three times as dusty as other places<\/h3>\n<p>Meaning your AC can get EXTRA clogged up with dust. The dust can get on the coils, AND clog the ducts, which can decrease the system&#8217;s effectiveness and end up with really poor air-quality (which can cause hay-fever).\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"iframe-wrap\">\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/l4pT0NtPSMV3pw6Lm\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/scoobydoo-cartoon-scooby-doo-l4pT0NtPSMV3pw6Lm\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>You should really get your ducts cleaned too\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>Your AC has two coils (The <strong>evaporator coil<\/strong> absorbs heat and humidity from your space. The <strong>condenser coil<\/strong> is the component of an air conditioning unit responsible for releasing the heat from your home or building to push it outside &#8211; both need cleaning twice per year) and the ducts need cleaning too.<\/p>\n<p>Cleaning the ducts will mean better air quality.<\/p>\n<div class=\"iframe-wrap\">\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/DLRb1CrVq68Ao\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/cheezburger-cute-dog-avatar-DLRb1CrVq68Ao\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>The deets<\/h3>\n<p>Transguard Living is offering 20% off air-con and home maintenance contracts, with prices starting from AED249.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As April flies by, the summer heat is slowly setting in, and the air-conditioning is being switched on in houses all over Dubai.\u00a0 But before you crank that temperature dial (down), there are a few things you need to be aware of &#8211; it could save you thousands of dirhams in the long term.\u00a0 Luckily, &hellip; ","protected":false},"author":396,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[71],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9759","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sponsored"],"acf":{"legacy_image":"https:\/\/cloud.lovindubai.com\/images\/uploads\/2018\/04\/_relatedEntryImage2x\/happy-season-13-GIF-downsized_large.gif?mtime=20180402190220","legacy_full_image":"https:\/\/cloud.lovindubai.com\/images\/uploads\/2018\/04\/_featuredImage\/happy-season-13-GIF-downsized_large.gif?mtime=20180402190220 880w","legacy_meta_tags":"<title>All The Stuff You Need To Know About Your AC Before Summer Sets In  - Lovin Dubai<\/title><meta name=\"description\" content=\"As April flies by, the summer heat is slowly setting in, and the air-conditioning is being switched on in houses all over Dubai.\nBut before you crank that temperature dial (down), there are a few things you need to be aware of - it could save you thousands of dirhams in the long term.\">\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/lovindubai.com\/sponsored\/air-con-dubai-summer\">\n<!-- <link rel=\"amphtml\" href=\"https:\/\/lovindubai.com\/sponsored\/air-con-dubai-summer\/amp\">\n --><meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"All The Stuff You Need To Know About Your AC Before Summer Sets In \">\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\">\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/lovindubai.com\/sponsored\/air-con-dubai-summer\">\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"And how you can make sure it's working 100%\">\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cloud.lovindubai.com\/images\/uploads\/2018\/04\/happy-season-13-GIF-downsized_large.gif?mtime=20180402190220\">\n<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"480\">\n<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"360\">\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"photo\">\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"lovindubai\">\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"All The Stuff You Need To Know About Your AC Before Summer Sets In \">\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@Cait_12\">\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"    As April flies by, the summer heat is slowly setting in, and the air-conditioning is being switched on in houses all over Dubai.\nBut before you crank that temperature dial (down), there are a few things you need to be aware of - it could save you thousands of dirhams in the long term.\n\">\n<meta name=\"twitter:url\" content=\"https:\/\/lovindubai.com\/sponsored\/air-con-dubai-summer\">\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cloud.lovindubai.com\/images\/uploads\/2018\/04\/happy-season-13-GIF-downsized_large.gif?mtime=20180402190220\">\n"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9759","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/396"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9759"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9759\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9759"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9759"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9759"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}