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You may have heard the term “short cycling” applied to a problem with your air conditioner. This is the tendency for the system to turn on and off rapidly multiple times throughout the day, sometimes before it has had a chance to cool your home down.
An air conditioning system is like any other appliance. As it runs, it is subjected to stress and strain that will eventually cause a breakdown.
Summer is almost here, and now is the time to determine whether or not your air conditioner can survive another hot season. The question is: do you know when your old system is ready to be replaced?
A lot of people will avoid calling an HVAC professional to take a look at their air conditioning system unless something is wrong. The motivating belief behind this is that calling an HVAC technician to come look at your system for “no reason” is a waste of money.
As spring begins to wind down and summer gets closer, it’s important to make sure that your air conditioning system is prepared for the hot season. Part of those preparations includes getting your system the repairs that it needs to keep up with increased demand.
When you consider what an air conditioner actually does in your home, you’ll probably first think about the cool breezes that blow from the vents. That breeze comes from the blower fan in the air conditioner’s indoor unit. If the blower fan doesn’t work, your air conditioner doesn’t work: it’s that simple.
Your air conditioner works hard to cool down your entire home, so it’s no wonder the AC consumes a lot of energy. But by the end of summer, many homeowners will try anything they can to save a little bit on cooling costs. Of course, you can save money by shutting off your air conditioner.
If you have a business that needs cooling for a large space—especially one with industrial machinery that generates large outputs of heat—a commercial chiller is an excellent option. A chiller is a type of refrigeration equipment that uses water for cooling instead of the standard system of using chemical refrigerant to carry out heat exchange (this is how regular air conditioners work).
If you’re sitting in your home on a Saturday afternoon, listening to the whir and hum of your air conditioner as it vents air through the rooms, but you keep thinking to yourself that you’re far warmer than you should be…you may have trouble with your AC. Check on the thermostat to make sure that it’s set right.
Refrigerant constitutes the core of most types of air conditioning system. It cycles through a series of valves and coils that first shift it into a liquid form (heating the nearby air, which is then vented outside with a fan) then revert it to a gaseous form (cooling the air, which can then be blown through the ducts into your home).
Refrigerant leaks are a common problem with many air conditioners. The refrigerant needs to be at a specific level in order for the air conditioner to function. When a leak springs up in the system and refrigerant levels lower, it can cause serious problems: increasing wear-and-tear and reducing the unit’s ability to cool your home.
Your air conditioner may be incredibly efficient at generating cool air, but without a reliable fan system, that air can never reach your home. Low air flow can be as problematic as an inability to create cool air, and it often stems from a problem with the fan.