{"id":702,"date":"2021-04-12T11:00:54","date_gmt":"2021-04-12T15:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.awheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/?p=702"},"modified":"2021-04-12T08:13:04","modified_gmt":"2021-04-12T12:13:04","slug":"heed-these-signs-your-air-conditioner-needs-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.awheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/air-conditioning-service\/heed-these-signs-your-air-conditioner-needs-help\/","title":{"rendered":"Heed These Signs Your Air Conditioner Needs Help"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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With spring officially here and summer not very far behind,\nyou may be thinking about how you hope your air conditioner will make it\nthrough the warmer temperatures without any trouble. After all, who wants an\ninterruption to their home comfort on the hottest of our summer days? There\u2019s\nno way you can completely guarantee your system won\u2019t struggle this season,\nthough you can certainly reduce the risk by scheduling professional AC maintenance.\nThis allows our technicians to thoroughly inspect, clean, and adjust components\nthat need it, all of which can prevent up to 85% of the repair needs a system\nmight ever need in its lifespan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But that doesn\u2019t eliminate all <\/em>repair needs. Regardless of maintenance, you should ensure that\nyou know the signs of a struggling air conditioner. The sooner you can spot\nindicators and give our team a call, the quicker we can help your air\nconditioner get back to business. Read on as we uncover some of these common\nindicators! <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Higher-Than-Average Utility Bills<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

One big sign that your air conditioner is struggling with\nsome kind of malfunction or problem is when your utility bills spike higher\nthan what they were this same time last year, or even higher than what your\nneighbors are paying. What this is a sign of is that something is causing the\nsystem to work inefficiently, and that\u2019s what\u2019s causing the rise in costs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Strange Noises<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Your air conditioner has some pretty typical noises it makes\nas it runs\u2014the whir of the fan motors, the louder sound of the compressor motor\nrunning, air moving through your ductwork, and even water dripping into the\ncondensate pan (this one isn\u2019t usually one most people hear, but it\u2019s\npossible!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What you shouldn\u2019t hear is anything outside of these noises,\ncoming from the system. That might include hissing, clanging, banging, or heavy\nrattling. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Short-Cycling<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The compressor of your air conditioner is designed to run in\nregular cycles of about 15 minutes at a time. If your air conditioner is\nshutting down its cycles early, and then turning back on just a few minutes\nlater, the process is called short-cycling.\n<\/em>Short-cycling is both the symptom of a problem and the cause of future\nproblems\u2014it signals a potential electrical issue in the system, and the\ncontinued short-cycling increases wear and tear, plus inefficiency. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ice on the Evaporator Coil<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There actually shouldn\u2019t be ice on any <\/em>part of your air conditioner. If it begins to appear on the\nevaporator coil of your air conditioner, it could be the sign of a refrigerant\nleak. Ironically, ice development on the evaporator coil actually insulates the\ncoil, making it even harder to absorb heat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can\u2019t just scrape the ice off or thaw it yourself either\u2014this\nfix will only be temporary and may damage the AC further. The best thing you\ncan do is give our team a call. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Uneven Cooling<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you notice hot spots in areas of your home that you haven\u2019t before, it can be a problem with your ductwork. Damaged ductwork can actually let about 30% of the conditioned air your system is producing escape into unoccupied spots like your attic or behind drywall. That\u2019s energy you\u2019re paying <\/em>for, but losing out on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For professional AC repair in Sylvania, OH<\/a>, contact AW Heating & Cooling<\/a> today. <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Knowing these signs of an AC in disrepair can help you avoid emergencies later on. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[39,119],"class_list":["post-702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-air-conditioning-service","tag-ac-repair","tag-sylvania"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.awheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/702","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.awheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.awheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.awheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.awheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=702"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.awheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/702\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":706,"href":"https:\/\/www.awheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/702\/revisions\/706"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.awheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.awheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.awheatingandcooling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}