Air conditioning repair & installation services in Allentown, Pennsylvania

Signs Your Air Conditioner Needs to Be Repaired

Nobody ever wants to deal with a scorching house with a broken air conditioner. In this situation you might be tempted to try and fix the air conditioner yourself. Keep in mind that a professional company will have the necessary parts to make your repair promptly. Additionally, hiring a pro will save time and the repair will be handled correctly. Understanding what needs to be handled by a trained technician can help you save your sanity and your time. The following tips discuss some of common AC repair we see.

Does Your Home Or AC Have Power?

Believe it or not, we get many calls from homeowners every year where we arrive only to discover that the house and maybe even the entire neighborhood has no electrical power. This is embarrassing and it creates some bad feelings when the service technician needs to collect payment for a service call just to say, "Call us back when the power comes on." See to it that you have power to your air conditioning unit prior to call for a repair.

Sky High Energy Costs

Have you noticed that your electrical bills are increasing at alarming rates? Do you seem to get more expensive electrical bills with every summer? While electricity charges tend to go up as opposed to down, the increases should not be terribly dramatic. Heating and air conditioning bills are a major component of most home's budget. However if these bills grow excessively, it can be indicator that your HVAC system should be replaced.

Unequal Cooling

Do hot spots in your house encourage you to stay in different parts of the home due to the fact that they are more comfy? Are there rooms at home that don't seem to get cool at all? Uneven cooling is a clear sign of inefficient ac unit operation. It is true that direct sunlight and second-story areas tend to be hotter than other parts of the home. However, a proficient air conditioning system should be able to make them comfortable.

The Unit Continues To Come On And Off

A cooling system that regularly cycles on and off is not normal. As a matter of fact, this can result in damage to your air conditioner. To prevent further damage, we recommend that the cooling system be turned off. Typically this issue is caused by a faulty control board or relay problem.

Your AC Doesn't Sound Right

Of the various weird sounds an AC can make, rattling is among the most common. We have often make service calls for rattling air conditioning. If you start hearing your air conditioner rattle, get in touch with us, and we will get right out to you to uncover what the trouble is and fix it before it turns into bigger trouble.

Other sources of sound problems are loose panels. This is the simplest explanation for a rattling sound. Once in a while the panels on the cabinet housing the condenser or the evaporator will become dislodged due to screws that have worked loose or weren't screwed tight enough after the panel was opened. Before looking into other issues, make sure the panels are secure.

Loose dirt and debris in the unit can make strange sounds. The unit should be kept as clean as possible. But if the air filter becomes clogged, or the outdoor unit does not have a clear area around it, then dirt, gravel, leaves, sticks, and other small items can enter the cabinet and start getting knocked around. When this happens, a repair should be called immediately. Dirt and loose debris may possibly be very damaging. Therefore, it is wise to find out how the debris got in to prevent it from happening again.