AC Troubleshooting
a/c leaks refrigerant
If your air conditioning is blowing air that’s not especially cool, you are probably low on refrigerant. You most likely have a leak somewhere but it could have been undercharged on the last tune-up. Adding refrigerant is not a fix, you are going to need to see if there is a leak and if so get it repaired. We recommend calling your local air conditioning experts. This will take a trained expert to repair the leak in the air conditioner, to test the repaired and recharge the system with refrigerant. This is a repair job for an air conditioning technician, … Continue reading
leaking water from a/c
Is your a/c leaking water? Air conditioners create a lot of condensation, which should exit through a drain tube. This drain tube will go into a floor drain or be carried away by a small pump. If water is pooled up at the base of the air conditioner, something may be blocking the water’s flow, or leaking, or the pump may not be working. 1) First look carefully to see if one of the tubes is leaking. If a tube is leaking you’ve found your problem, now you need to replace the tube. 2) Next you will want to test … Continue reading
a/c fan running- no cool air
Is your a/c or air conditioner fan running but there’s no cool air coming out? An air conditioner that runs but doesn’t cool may just need to be cleaned or the refrigerant may need to be recharged. In either case it’s best to call an air-conditioning, or heating and cooling technician. Adding too much refrigerant can damage your compressor. A simple maintenance call should fix the problem quickly.