Living in coolness in the summer can be taken for granted, particularly until you encounter a taste of uneasiness with an air conditioner failure. It can occur at the worst moments; you’re eating lunch and abruptly realize how warm your kitchen feels or you can’t fall asleep at night because you are so toasty bound in your covers. Think you’re feeling this uncomfortable feeling? It might be an occasion for an air conditioner replacement.
Often times, it isn’t the thermostat’s mistake; the settings can be operating correctly, but it still states that the temperature is above 80 degrees. It’s often times caused by an outdated or faulty air conditioner that demands a call to the pros to find out what’s wrong. There are many reasons why air conditioners stop working, especially considering the weather in Hasbrouck Heights. Here are some things that you can examine for before you call ACE Solutions if you think your air conditioner has quit working:
- Broken outdoor fan motor: There is a fan motor on your exterior air conditioning system that helps flow the heat from your home to the outdoors. If you scrutinize your system and see that the fan isn’t working, it means that the heat transfer isn’t transpiring, causing the warm air to hang around in your home. This failure can also initiate overheating of the compressor and other likely internal harm to your system.
- Dirty filters: It’s one of the most common troubles that ACE Solutions sees. These unclean filters in your air conditioner reduce appropriate airflow, affecting the air quality in your home, which is really difficult when allergy season hits. Dirty air filters can also decrease the efficiency in your home and boost your monthly energy costs.
- Blocked air flow: Always look for an obstacle or blockage in your return-air or supply-air grille. This can initiate your air conditioner to decrease efficiency and reduce speed.
TIP: Make sure the grilles aren’t hidden by furniture or other home items, as well. - Outside obstructions: Correct air flow could be also slowed down from exterior barriers close to your system, such as shrubbery, trees, lawn chairs, etc. When the air flow is altered, it can affect it’s cooling abilities. Make sure that your system is unrestricted by obstacles and is cleaned routinely to lower the chance of air conditioner replacement.
Once you’ve worked through these four system checks and your air conditioner still isn’t running, here are a list of questions and tests that you should check and answer to get your system up and functioning again. (Only move on to the next question if the system doesn’t turn on after doing the step before it):
- Is your thermostat temperature programmed below the indoor temperature?
- Is your system switch in the COOL setting?
- Is the outdoor unit power supply switch ON?
- Is the furnace/air handler power supply ON?
- Is your house fuse box/breaker box whole or has it blown a fuse or tripped a circuit breaker?
- If none of these things alter your system operation, call ACE Solutions at 201-579-2562.
Don’t let an air conditioner failure or replacement keep you awake at night. If you follow these steps and keep your system under regular maintenance, you should have you air conditioner operating again in no time. Our team at ACE Solutions in Hasbrouck Heights is always here to help – give us a call at 201-579-2562.