Professional Air Conditioner Services in Pittsburgh

Signs Your Air Conditioner Needs to Be Repaired

Having a broken air conditioner in hot, humid weather is the last thing that you want to deal with. In this situation you might be tempted to trying to repair the air conditioning system yourself. However, keep in mind that a HVAC repair company will have all the experience needed to make the fix. 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 run across all of the time.

Does Your Home Or AC Have Electricity?

Believe it or not, we get many calls from homeowners yearly where we show up only to learn that the house and maybe even the entire vicinity has no electricity. In these scenarios, home owners are embarrassed. Also, they are not pleased when they get charged for a service call. See to it that you have electrical power to your air conditioning unit prior to calling for a repair.

Sky High Energy Bills

Have you noticed that your electrical bills are escalating at alarming rates? Do you seem to get more costly electrical bills with every passing summer? It is normal to have power bills increase because of inflation, however these increase should not be too much. If your energy bills seem out of control, the odds are high that your air conditioner system is at least partly to blame.

Unequal Cooling

Do hot spots in your house encourage you to stay in different parts of the home given 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 air conditioner operation. Areas of the house that are exposed to direct sunlight or that on upper floors may get warmer than other areas. However, an efficient air conditioning system should still be able to make them enjoyable.

Frequent Cycling On And Off

An air conditioner or heat pump that is cycling off and immediately back on or cycling on and off every 10 seconds is abnormal and is likely to harm the equipment. It is recommended that the system be turned off while waiting on a repair. This is to prevent more components from being damaged. Often this problem is caused by a faulty control board or relay problem.

The Air Conditioner Makes Unusual Noises When It Runs

Of the different strange sounds an AC can make, rattling is one of the most common. We have often make repair calls for rattling air conditioning. If you start hearing your air conditioning rattle, consult with us, and we will get right out to you to discover what the trouble is and fix it before it turns into bigger trouble.

Loose panels on the air handler can also create sounds. 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 as a result of screws that have loosened or weren't screwed tight enough after the panel was opened. Before thinking about other issues, make sure the panels are secure.

Loose dirt and debris in the unit can make strange sounds. The inside of the air conditioner should be kept as clean. 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 service should be called immediately. Debris can damage air conditioning parts. The best course of action is to clean the debris and to avoid future issues by cleaning the outdoor space.