Premier Heating and Air Blog for ‘Air Conditioning’ Category

No, Your AC Doesn’t Need a Regular “Re-Fill” of Refrigerant

Monday, July 8th, 2024
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When the summer is getting started and your home’s air conditioning system begins running on the regular, do you ever wonder if maybe it needs to have its refrigerant refilled or topped off? This is something people often think, but it’s based on a false assumption.

The simple answer is no, your AC will not need more refrigerant put into it during its service life—unless it’s a repair for a refrigerant leak. Our experts in air conditioning in Warner Robins, GA will explain more below.

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How to Prevent Your AC From Overheating

Monday, June 24th, 2024
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We often put a lot of work onto our air conditioning systems during the summer. An AC can’t complain about the work it does—but like any machine, it can get overwhelmed. You might find yourself with an AC that abruptly stops working during the middle of a hot summer day. If that happens, you can always rely on our team for the best in air conditioning repair in Dublin, GA. But we know you’d much rather avoid having this happen in the first place.

Good news! There are ways you can relieve the strain on your AC during the summer and make it less likely it will overheat. You can’t stop all troubles, but if you do the following, you’re more likely to stay cool this summer.

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Why Is My AC Only Sending Out Room-Temperature Air?

Monday, June 24th, 2024
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When you turn your air conditioning system on during a hot summer day, or the programming on your thermostat activates it, you expect to feel cool air coming from the vents. Nothing is more frustrating than to have your AC turn on when you need it and only get room temperature air coming from the vents. An air conditioner that acts like just a large fan isn’t much good to you on the hottest days of the year.

So, what is happening with your AC that’s cut off the cool air you expect? We handle central air repair in Conyers, GA, and our technicians know plenty about what can go wrong with an AC to make it stop cooling. We’ll look at several below.

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Why You’re Paying More to Run Your AC Than Before

Monday, June 24th, 2024
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The summer heat means you’ll run your air conditioning system on most days—often for several hours. All the electricity that goes to powering the compressor of the AC will mean a rise in your electricity bill. That’s simply an unavoidable effect of summer weather if you want to manage to stay cool in your home.

But you may find that your summer electricity bills are much higher than you expected. They don’t match how much you’re using your AC. What could be causing this? Below, we’ll look at the most common causes of an AC becoming a power-waster.

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Troubles You May Run Into With Your Thermostat

Monday, June 24th, 2024
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Although the thermostat is physically one of the smallest components of your home’s HVAC system, it wields a great deal of power. It’s the point where you communicate with your comfort system and set programming, and it’s also the temperature sensor the HVAC system uses to analyze temperature levels in the home so it will activate heating, cooling, and the fan at the appropriate times. 

Thermostat can malfunction or be poorly installed, creating troubles like discomfort and larger energy bills. We’ll take a look at several of the most common thermostat problems you may encounter. We’re here to help with any thermostat problems you may have, and we can install the newest Wi-Fi and smart thermostats in Nashville for your house.

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Remember to Change Your AC’s Air Filter This Summer

Monday, June 24th, 2024
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Now that you’re running your air conditioning system on a regular basis, you need to think about some basic maintenance steps. We hope you already have regular maintenance scheduled with our professionals; this is the best way to ensure your air conditioner Works in peak condition for the entire summer. 

One critical maintenance task that you need to do during the summer is to regularly change the air filter on your HVAC cabinet. Unfortunately, many people forget this basic task. We want to help you keep up with filter changes, so we will describe below why filter changes are so important for your heating and air conditioning in Warner Robins, GA.

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You’ve Got a Runaway AC!

Monday, June 24th, 2024
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You’ve got a runaway AC! The idea of an air conditioner that’s almost continuously sending out cool air may seem refreshing during the hottest days of the summer, but it will soon lead to a house that’s too cold and electric bills that are far too high. It also places an enormous amount of strain on the air conditioner, and that can mean extra repairs and possibly an early need to replace the unit with a new AC installation in Sandersville, GA.

You might think that you can simply raise the thermostat setting to fix this problem. But you shouldn’t: if you push the thermostat higher than you normally would, it means there’s a malfunction somewhere that you need to address. We’ll look at some of the possibilities for a nonstop air conditioner so you’ll have a good idea of how to deal with it.

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Listen for These Warning Sounds From Your AC

Monday, June 10th, 2024
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If you have your home’s air conditioning system professionally maintained before summer arrives (and it’s not too late to schedule it with our team!), you can expect to have few troubles with keeping your house cool when the hot weather settles in. 

However, no amount of maintenance can prevent all AC troubles, and we recommend you keep an eye out for warning signs something is wrong. Or, in this case, keep your ears open…

Strange noises are one of the easiest ways to detect a faulty AC so you can take action. The sooner you call our technicians for air conditioning repair in Conyers, GA, the easier the problem will be for us to solve—and the less likely you’ll get stuck with a non-working air conditioner on a hot summer day.

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You Need to Regularly Change Your AC’s Air Filter

Monday, June 10th, 2024
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If there’s one thing about air conditioning that we wish every homeowner knew, it’s that they need to regularly change the AC’s air filter. Of course, we’d love for our customers to know even more about how to properly care for their cooling systems, but keeping up with this single task can eliminate many troubles that can torture your AC and leave you with higher bills and lower comfort.

When we perform regular AC maintenance in Forsyth, GA, we always change the air filter. However, air conditioners need to have their filters changed more often than once a year, so the responsibility falls on you to take care of this job during the rest of the cooling season. It’s not difficult, but the difference it makes is substantial.

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Why Isn’t My AC Cooling the Whole House?

Monday, June 10th, 2024
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A central AC has a straightforward job: distribute enough cooled air to the rooms of a house to create an even spread of comfort. There may be some minor temperature fluctuations, such as in rooms with lower levels of insulation or increased sun exposure. But overall, when you’re running your central AC, you can expect to enjoy comfortable conditions in all your living spaces.

If you start to notice uneven cooling in your house, with some rooms comfortably chill and others feeling far too hot, you might have a problem with the AC. The issue might be a basic one you can solve with troubleshooting, or it may require calling our technicians for air conditioning repair in Nashville, TN

Below, we’ll look closer at what may be causing your uneven cooling troubles.

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