Suddenly you feel like you Air Conditioner is not doing what its supposed to. Upon further inspection, you find that there is a block of ice on the copper lines of the system. Is this normal, why is this happening? Well, there are several reasons for this.
1. Dirty Air Filter
2. System is [...]
Air Conditioner has Iced up
17. November 2009
Heating Checks
Checking your Heater for the winter is just always a necessity. Especially if you have a gas furnace. These give off an exhaust and the deadly gas, known as, carbon monoxide. Having your heater checked for the winter will help avoid any foreseeable problems with operation.
16. November 2009
What does an Air Handler Do?
An Air Handler does just that. It handles the Air in your house. It does this by using an electric motor that spins a blower wheel that creates suction from one end of the unit and pushes it out the other end. Most Air Handlers are considered Air Handlers because they have [...]
15. November 2009
How to clear a clogged Air Conditioner Drain?
Clearing a clogged Air Conditioner drain can be a little tricky. Sometimes it will involve calling either a plumber or you local HVAC technician. It will involve loosening or disconnecting the drainage line from the Air Handler or the coil. Once this is done, either water pressure or air pressure can be [...]
15. November 2009
What does a Condenser Do?
A Condenser does just that. In an Air Conditioning application, it condenses freon gas from a gas or low pressure state to a liquid or high pressure state. To make sure that compressor doesn’t overheat though, the condenser has some metal tubing usually going in a continuous loop called a coil. The [...]
14. November 2009
How are Air Filters rated and which ones are best?
The industry standard for measuring these filters is called a MERV Rating. Which stands for Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value. This rating measures how effective an air filter is. It is used to measure how much particles gets past a filter. In other words, the lower the MERV rating, the more particles [...]
14. November 2009
Why does having multiple Air Condioners in your home makes sense?
Indoor comfort is what we all look for and try to achieve. Sometimes in a two story house you find that in the summer the upstairs is too cool and in the winter its too hot. Many times that’s because of improper HVAC zoning in your house.
Air Conditioners work with air circulation. [...]
11. November 2009
Why is Changing Your Air Conditioner Filter Very Important?
For one thing it is one of the only things you as a consumer can do to prevent issues related to your Air Conditioning system that’s not related to a technical issue. The concept of Air Conditioning uses air that passes over metal coils that are made cold using the freon gas. Because [...]
11. November 2009
4 Simple Steps to Help Maintain Your Air Conditioner
1. Changing you air filter
2. Pouring vinegar and water (about a half cup of each mixed together) down the Condensate drain per filter change or every other month.
3. Washing the condenser ever other month of dirt, dust and debris.
4. Speading a little Ant bait around the Air Conditioner Condenser out side.
10. November 2009
Troubleshooting Air Conditioner with Long Lineset
A Couple of days ago, we went to a customer and who had 150 feet length of line set (Hi and Lo pressure tubing). When we went to do the routine maintenance on the air conditioning systems. We found out the bigger of the two HVAC systems wasn’t working properly. Both Condensers [...]
18. November 2009
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