AC Won’t Cool? Here’s Why

August 16, 2020

You want your air conditioning system to cool your home, but sometimes that doesn’t happen for one reason or another. These are the common reasons why your AC is blowing warm instead of cool air. Your Thermostat Isn’t Set Up Right The first thing to do when your AC isn’t working is to check the thermostat. Make sure it’s set to “AUTO” and “COOL.” If it still doesn’t turn on, check that the breaker didn’t flip in your electrical panel. The Outdoor AC Unit Is Dirty If the outdoor AC unit gets dirty, it has a hard time with the heat exchange process. You should turn the system off, remove the protective cover, and use a bucket of soap and water to clean it. You can buy a cover to put over the outdoor AC unit to keep it from getting dirty during the winter. The Refrigerant Is Leaking Your outdoor AC unit needs refrigerant to cool air. If there’s a leak and enough refrigerant is gone, you’ll just get warm air out of it. You need to have a professional repair the leak and recharge the refrigerant. helps residents of Dayton, OH, with refrigerant leaks and other problems. We...

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How Does an HVAC System Work?

February 16, 2020

Unless you experience an issue with your HVAC system, you probably don’t spend much time thinking about how a few taps on a thermostat results in warm or cool air flowing throughout your home. By understanding your HVAC system more completely, though, you can have a greater appreciation for the comfort of your Dayton home and participate in the ongoing care of your HVAC system more fully. Here is a basic explanation of how an HVAC system keeps your home at just the right temperature: It Starts With a Signal Resistive metals in your thermostat sense the temperature in the room. When the air temperature drifts away from the set temperature, the thermostat sends an electrical signal to your HVAC system that starts the necessary components. For a furnace, this includes the gas valve, the flue exhaust and the blower fan. For an air conditioner, this includes the condenser and the blower fan. The blower fan must run anytime the system is on. This component pulls air in through the return vents and sends it cycling through the system. Clean, Moving Air As air is drawn in, it first passes through an air filter. This removes large dust particles and...

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