India, April 8 -- Summers are here and it's time to take the cover off of your air conditioners, dust them and fix them up for a season of sizzling high temperatures ahead. While it has become almost a standard practice to call a technician and get all the ACs in our homes ready for the season ahead - it doesn't have to be a norm. Many-a-times, all the technicians do to get your AC ready is clean up the filters and other components. This is particularly true for ACs that are used relatively infrequently or haven't been in use for a long time.

The good news is that you don't need to call a technician every time you get your ACs ready for the season or use it after a long time. Many common issues such as weak airflow or bad odour are often...