As a homeowner, never underestimate the value of preventative maintenance in keeping your home’s components running well. That includes getting seasonal tune-ups done of your air conditioner.
During your tune-up, your technician will inspect and clean all of your system’s parts as well as change your filter.
Changing the filter is important because a dirty air filter can block air flow as well as cause your unit to freeze out.
If your current problem is that your AC is blowing hot air, here are a few suggestions as to what may be happening.
Frozen AC Unit
It’s true! Your air conditioner can freeze, even though its job is to give you cold air.
This happens most commonly when you plummet the thermostat when it is hot outside in hopes that you’ll cool your home down faster.
This actually has the opposite impact.
Because your system is working in overdrive, the coils and other components might freeze up.
The best way to avoid this is to set your thermostat steady at around 72°F.
If your unit does freeze, you need to turn it off so that it has time to thaw. It usually takes about 2 hours.
After it is thawed out, it should cool your air well for you.
Refrigerant Leak
Without the essential refrigerant in your air conditioner, it will definitely blow hot air.
Sometimes your unit can sustain damage or can break down from wear and tear.
Whatever the reason, the coolant leaks out, and it can be difficult to determine this as the cause as the leak out tends to happen quickly.
This is a circumstance where you need the support of a professional technician to assess and fix the problem if needed.
Blown Breaker Switch
In the summer, power needs increase as we try to cool our homes.
It’s not uncommon to have a power surge.
When that happens, sometimes the breaker will blow, and your AC will not function properly.
This is a pretty easy problem to fix.
You simply check what position the breaker is in. If it’s off, turn it on.
Is there Something Around the Condenser?
Head outdoors and check that no debris or other matter is interfering with air flow around your condenser. That can cause a hot air problem too.
