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How To Be Prepared for Summer Air Conditioning Fails

How to Be Prepared for the SUMMER Air Conditioning Fails Spring is here, which means it's time to crawl out of your snow cave you've been living in all winter and do some cleaning. On your list of things to clean, do you have your Air Condi- tioning Unit? Now is the time to make sure your unit is ready to before the triple digit weather hits in July. Houston We Have a Problem Most Common Air Conditioning Unit Fails Just like any machine you're A/C unit needs regular maintenance, here are few things that could happen if you forget to give you're A/Ca checkup. Compressor Problems: Compressor Problems: Low Refrigerant: If your compressor stops this could mean your high-pressure switch could have been tripped. You can reset the compressor pretty easily but you need to call a professional to figure out why it tripped. Just adding more coolant won't solve your prob- lem. You need to find the source of the leak, remember that your unit will work the best when it has the exact amount of coolant it needs. Fan Troubles: Frozen Coils: If your fan has stopped working it can't transfer the warm air in your house to the outside. This can then lead to the compressor overheating and causing some serious damage to your unit. Dirty air filters or blocked ducts can decrease the intake of air through your A/C unit which will put extra strain on the system. A/C unit won turn ON It may be a broken thermostat which won't allow the unit to turn on when it gets above a certain temperature. The Cost of AC Unit Fails: Eventually you're A/C unit will need to be replaced but regular maintenance helps to avoid some costly fixes along the way. Here is a breakdown of what it would cost to fix these problems. Average Cost to Fix Low Refrigerant: Average Cost to Fix the Compressor A/C COOL REFRIGERANT $35 Average Cost to Fix Fan Motor Problems: $2000 $500 Ways To Get Your AC Ready for Summer Instead of paying thousands of dollars to replace an A/C unit you can follow these 6 steps to keep your house cool this summer. Have your ducts cleaned if they look dirty Buy good filters and change them regularly. Have a programmable thermostat 20.30 Keep bushes and other materials away from the outside unit of your air conditioner. Have your ducts checked to be sure they are all connected. Before the warm weather hits have a licensed technician come over and do a quick tune up on your A/C system. The average cost for a tune up is about $50. S&S) MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS AIR CONDITIONING • HEATING • FIREPLACES

How To Be Prepared for Summer Air Conditioning Fails

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Now that winter finally going away it's time for some spring cleaning. We put together this infographic to help people know what they need to check when it comes to their A/C unit.

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