When to Call for Home AC Repair

Your home should always be comfortable. It shouldn’t bake under the sun or be blasted by a polar vortex. Unfortunately, your comfort is influenced by a mechanical system, and mechanical systems can have technical difficulties on occasion. Furthermore, the more moving parts are in a system, the higher the chance that something will eventually go wrong.  So, when your air conditioning system stops moving cool air in the summer or hot air in the winter, it may be time to call in a professional from Mechanical Technologies for home AC repair.

Before You Call for Home AC Repair

The first thing you should do is to ensure that your thermostat is set correctly and the batteries don’t need to be replaced. Next, change the air filter and check to see that all circuits and switches are in the on position. Finally, move anything that may be blocking the vents out of the way.  If none of this helps, then it is probably time to call for home AC repair.

When to Call for Home AC Repair

One of biggest reasons people call for home ac repair in the winter is because their heat pump is blowing cold air. The unit may be malfunctioning and staying in AC mode or the outdoor unit could be iced up. Additionally, you could have bad compressor valves.

In the summer, many people call for home AC repair when it isn’t cool enough. If a new air filter doesn’t solve the problem, it could be a bad thermostat or other common issues.

Common Issues

Regardless of the time of year, if your electric bills are high, it could be bad compressor valves or a refrigerant leak. If this occurs during the winter months, your outdoor unit may be iced over or there are problems with the heat pump. It could be due to general poor efficiency caused by lack of maintenance.

You should never see water around your indoor unit. Your floor drain may be clogged with dirt.  You can fix that yourself. If that doesn’t solve the problem, you could have a faulty evaporator coil, a bad gasket, broken fittings or rotted furnace tubing. It is best to let an expert fix this kind of issue.

If you hear banging coming from your outdoor unit, a rock or stick may be caught in the fan.  It may be as easy as turning off the unit to check. However, if the unit makes strange noises like a hissing or squeaking, it could be a bad belt that needs to be replaced, a leak, or an indicator of low refrigerant. It is best to call in a technician.

When in doubt it is best to call a professional so that you do not do more harm than good. If you are in the El Paso area, call Mechanical Technologies for all your home AC repair needs.