{"id":1394,"date":"2018-08-13T11:00:47","date_gmt":"2018-08-13T15:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wallheatingandair.com\/blog\/?p=1394"},"modified":"2018-08-10T17:12:03","modified_gmt":"2018-08-10T21:12:03","slug":"potential-midsummer-ac-repair-needs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wallheatingandair.com\/blog\/potential-midsummer-ac-repair-needs\/","title":{"rendered":"Potential Midsummer AC Repair Needs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1396\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wallheatingandair.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Potential-Midsummer-AC-Repair-Needs-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"An air conditioning technician welds a connection prior to installing AC unit.\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wallheatingandair.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Potential-Midsummer-AC-Repair-Needs-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wallheatingandair.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Potential-Midsummer-AC-Repair-Needs-768x585.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wallheatingandair.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Potential-Midsummer-AC-Repair-Needs.jpg 788w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Wouldn\u2019t it be nice if you could find an air conditioner that performs at 100% efficiency and effectiveness throughout its entire lifespan? We agree\u2014that would be pretty sweet! Unfortunately, this is not the case. However, you <em>can <\/em>absolutely lower your chances of needing sudden emergency repairs, and maybe even the costliest of AC repairs, by scheduling routine maintenance. Maintenance is a service that should be performed at least once a year for standard AC systems and twice for heat pumps.<\/p>\n<p>And when you <em>do <\/em>need <a href=\"\/service-areas\/buford-hvac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">air conditioning repair in Buford<\/a>, our team is the one to reach out to. The sooner you manage the AC problem, the less likely it will be that your system will suffer from a serious, and sudden, problem later on. There\u2019s no AC problem small enough to ignore\u2026 or delay.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Are You Having Thermostat Troubles?<\/h2>\n<p>We do have some good news! The problem you\u2019re having with your air conditioner might not be a problem with the actual system at all, but rather how it\u2019s performing in response to the thermostat. If your thermostat isn\u2019t registering temperatures in your home correctly for some reason, then the cooling system can\u2019t live up to the desired temperature you\u2019ve set it for.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re happy to help! But, before reaching out to our team, go ahead and double-check your settings. It is possible that you have it in fan-only od on accident, or even that someone in your household set the temperature incorrectly. In the absence of either of these issues, though, check the manual that came with the thermostat for some simple troubleshooting tips, and give us a call if you still need help.<\/p>\n<h2>Leaky Air Ducts<\/h2>\n<p>Out of sight, out of mind\u2014this is the attitude that many people have with their air ducts, but it\u2019s not exactly the best attitude to have. Leaky ductwork can be pretty serious, causing a number of problems for your cooling performance, comfort, and your utility bills.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll be cooling your living space far less efficiently and less effectively if you\u2019re trying to do so with breached or damaged cutwork. This leaves you on the hook for higher utility bills, but lower comfort.<\/p>\n<h2>Refrigerant Leak<\/h2>\n<p>This is another important leak risk to be wary of, and it\u2019s worse than a ductwork leak (while that\u2019s costly, you could probably live with it for a while). A refrigerant leak causes a decline in cooling output, and you may see water surrounding your air conditioner, ice on the evaporator coil, and you\u2019ll most likely hear the sound of your system short-cycling which is when it turns on and off rapidly. In addition, you may hear a hissing noise which is the refrigerant actually escaping.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s important here to note that there is a pretty common misconception about refrigerant\u2014that it\u2019s actually <em>meant <\/em>to run out and needs to be replaced every maintenance visit. This just isn\u2019t the case. Your system should be supplied with enough refrigerant upon installation to last its entire lifespan, so if you are losing any it definitely means you have a leak.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"\/contact\/contact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Contact Wall Heating &amp; Air Conditioning, Inc.<\/a> for your <\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>air conditioning service needs today! <\/strong><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maintenance is a service that should be performed at least once a year for standard AC systems and twice for heat pumps.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[118],"class_list":["post-1394","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-air-conditioning","tag-air-conditioning-repair"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wallheatingandair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1394","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wallheatingandair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wallheatingandair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wallheatingandair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wallheatingandair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1394"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.wallheatingandair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1394\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1399,"href":"https:\/\/www.wallheatingandair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1394\/revisions\/1399"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wallheatingandair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1394"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wallheatingandair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1394"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wallheatingandair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}