Your home’s central air conditioner works hard to keep you and your family cool during the sweltering summers in Hurricane. Unfortunately, it’s possible for your air conditioner to become overworked, and actually restrict the airflow to your home. As toasty as it may be outside, your air conditioner can actually freeze. If this has happened to your air conditioner, don’t panic. Read on to find out why it has happened and if you should schedule air conditioner service to deal with the situation.
If your air conditioner becomes frozen, the area to focus on is the evaporator coil within the condenser unit. There are two possible reasons the coil could freeze. First, the airflow through the coil is restricted. The air conditioner is trying to force more cold air through the condenser than it can handle and therefore frost starts to accumulate on the air conditioner and slow the process even more. Eventually the frozen water can cause damage to the key parts of the system.
If this is not the case, a frozen AC may be due to a lack of refrigerant. Similarly, if this is the case, there simply isn’t enough “juice” to properly transport the air through the coil and things start to freeze up, giving your air conditioner a layer of ice and preventing your home from receiving the cool air it needs.
If your air conditioner has stopped running properly and shows visible signs of frost or ice, don’t worry. Follow these simple steps and your home will be feeling good again in no time.
- Go to the thermostat and turn off your air conditioner all the way.
- View other areas of your system through which air flows to make sure air is not restricted. Make sure your air filters are clean and all the registers and vents are free of debris.
- Hurricane has most experienced HVAC technicians at Teays Valley Service Experts, call now and arrange your air conditioner service. Whether your air conditioner is low on refrigerant or the evaporator coil is restricted, this is a problem that should be dealt with by AC pros.
Now find a good cool spot in front of the fan and wait for your technician to show up. They will be able to make an expert diagnosis of the individual problem with your AC and let you know what kind of air conditioner service you will need to repair the problem. Call Teays Valley at 304-760-5088 today or go online to make your air conditioner service appointment now.