If you have to spend your holiday in a hot place or office stuck with air conditioner issues, it’s definitely an experience you will never want to have again. Don’t get deprived of your summer comfort! Familiarize the most common reasons for air conditioner issues.
Frozen Evaporator Coil
The evaporator coil contains refrigerant and serves to take in the heat from the air. It may be counter-intuitive, but the evaporator coils have warm air getting around them to function properly. If something is wrong with the flow of the air and the coil gets chilly, a pile of ice can get stuck outside. Once it happens, you will have hot air or no air coming from the unit registers.
Broken Fan
The fan draws air inside through the evaporator coil to freshen the air and one that carries air over the condenser outside to release the heat outside the house. When these fans don’t function properly because of a faulty motor, lubrication issue, damaged belts, or stuck dust and other debris, you will have problems with the airflow and the unit itself. When you overlook or ignore the issue, it can result in compressor breakdown, which normally damages the air conditioning unit.
Filthy Condenser Coil
The coils, as the outdoor component of the air conditioner, prevent the heat taken out from the air by releasing it outside your home. The condenser coil won’t function properly once it gets covered with much dust and dirt. It is a common issue especially due to air contamination or pollution. If it occurs, heat transfer is blocked, and the air conditioning unit needs to be extra hard to do its function, causing some parts to wear and even worse system failure.
Low Refrigerant
Air conditioner refrigerants are used to take off the heat and humidity from the air. Once the system creates leaks in the refrigerant lines, it may run out of refrigerant to freshen the air. Unluckily, repairing the air conditioner appropriately is not just about changing the refrigerant. A professional repair technician will help you locate the source of the leaks and fix the holes in the lines, which can often last long and expensive work, especially if there are several leaks.
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