May 28, 2015
Living in comfort in the summer can be taken for granted, especially until you encounter a taste of uneasiness with an air conditioner malfunction. It can occur at the worst moments; you’re eating lunch and unexpectedly recognize how warm your kitchen feels or you can’t fall asleep at night because you are so hot enfolded in your covers. Think you’re feeling this uncomfortable feeling? It might be the moment for an air conditioner replacement.
Usually, it isn’t the thermostat’s mistake; the settings can be working properly, but it still states that the temperature is over 80 degrees. It’s most often caused by an ancient or faulty air conditioner that demands a call to the professionals to find out what’s wrong. There are many reasons why air conditioners stop working, especially bearing in mind the weather in Franklin & South Indy. Here are a few things that you can examine for before you call Winters Heating and Cooling if you think your air conditioner has stopped working:
- Broken outdoor fan motor: There is a fan motor on your outdoor air conditioning system that helps transport the heat from your home to the outdoors. If you scrutinize your system and see that the fan isn’t working, it means that the heat movement isn’t transpiring, causing the warm air to hang around in your home. This problem can also trigger overheating of the compressor and other likely internal harm to your system.
- Dirty filters: It’s one of the most familiar problems that Winters Heating and Cooling sees. These unclean filters in your air conditioner decrease appropriate airflow, affecting the air quality in your home, which is really problematic when allergy season hits. Filthy air filters can also lower the efficiency in your home and raise your monthly energy costs.
- Blocked air flow: Always look for an obstacle or obstruction in your return-air or supply-air grille. This can initiate your air conditioner to decrease efficiency and reduce speed.
TIP: Make sure the grilles aren’t hidden by furniture or other home items, also. - Outside obstructions: Good air flow could be also hindered from exterior blockages near your system, such as shrubbery, trees, lawn chairs, etc. When the air flow is deterred, it can affect it’s cooling capabilities. Make sure that your system is free from obstacles and is cleaned regularly to decrease the possibility of air conditioner replacement.
Once you’ve completed these four system checks and your air conditioner still isn’t running, here are a list of questions and steps that you should inspect and answer to get your system up and working again. (Only go to the next question if the system doesn’t turn on after doing the step before it):
- Is your thermostat temperature fixed below the indoor temperature?
- Is your system switch in the COOL position?
- Is the outdoor unit power supply switch ON?
- Is the furnace/air handler power supply ON?
- Is your house fuse box/breaker box ok or has it blown a fuse or tripped a circuit breaker?
- If none of these things change your system procedure, call Winters Heating and Cooling at 317-406-5382.
Don’t let an air conditioner breakdown or replacement keep you restless at night. If you follow these tips and keep your system under routine maintenance, you should have you air conditioner running again in no time. Our team at Winters Heating and Cooling in Franklin & South Indy is always here to help – give us a call at 317-406-5382.