Air conditioning repair & installation services in Allentown, Pennsylvania

Signs That You Need An Air Conditioner Repair

Having a broken air conditioner in hot, humid weather is the last thing that you want to deal with. You might feel like you can fix it yourself. However, keep in mind that a professional will have all of the parts needed to make the repair. And, you will save a lot of your own time and aggravation. Knowing what needs to be handled by a trained technician can help you save your sanity and your time. Below is a listing of typical air conditioning repairs that our technicians encounter.

Is There Power To The House?

Believe it or not, we get two or three calls from homeowners yearly where we arrive only to find out that the house and maybe even the entire vicinity has no electricity. In these instances, homeowners are embarrassed. Also, they are not happy when they get charged for a service call. See to it that you have electrical power to your air conditioner prior to calling for a repair.

Increasing Electrical Bills

Have you noticed that your electrical bills are increasing at alarming rates? Does each summer bring shocking cooling bills? It is normal to have utility bills increase due to inflation, however these increase should not be extreme. Cooling and heating expenses are a major component of most family's budget. However if these bills grow excessively, it can be indicator that your HVAC system will need to be replaced.

Hot And Cold Spots In The Home

Do you have the tendency to prefer hanging out in one particular room or area of the home because it seems to stay a lot cooler? Are there rooms in your home that don't seem to get cool whatsoever? Uneven cooling is a clear sign of inefficient ac system operation. Areas of your home that are exposed to direct sunlight or that on upper floors may get warmer than other areas. However, a proficient AC system should still be able to make them comfortable.

Frequent Cycling On And Off

An air conditioner or heat pump that is cycling off and instantly back on or cycling on and off every 10 seconds is unusual and is likely to harm the equipment. To reduce further issues, we recommend that the air conditioner be turned off. More often than not this problem is caused by a faulty control board or relay problem.

Strange Sounds Come From Your Air Conditioner

Of the different irregular 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 conditioning rattle, call us, and we will get right out to you to discover what the trouble is and fix it before it becomes bigger trouble.

Other sources of sound problems are loose panels. This is the simplest explanation for a rattling sound. Sometimes the panels on the cabinet housing the condenser or the evaporator will become dislodged as a result of screws that have worked loose or weren't screwed tight enough after the panel was opened. Before considering 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. Leaves, sticks, gravel and dirt can enter the air conditioner system if the area around it is not kept clean. When this happens, a repair service should be called immediately. Debris can damage air conditioning components. Therefore, it is smart to find out how the debris got in to prevent it from occurring again.