Is Your AC Blowing Warm Air? Bartlett Heating and Air Can Help

Did you come home to an AC that is not cooling the way it should? Has your AC been declining in performance this summer? The reason could be that you are low on refrigerant. Refrigerant is what helps to cool your home down. When you are low on refrigerant, your AC will not cool the way it should. You also risk your AC freezing up literally which can damage other areas of the AC. If your compressor gets damaged due to ice you will need to replace the most expensive part of the unit and that is not what you want to do. If you ever go to your unit and see a block of ice on the lines you need to shut the air conditioner off right away and call a technician like the ones at Bartlett Heating and Air to fix it for you. If you just got the air conditioner installed and you are having this problem, the technician might not have charged it right in the first place. You might have a slow leak which leads to refrigerant loss which wastes money and is an environmental hazard. If your system loses 20% of its refrigerant then you are cooling at 29% less its full potential. When you get your yearly clean and check, the technician will check the levels for you and add more if you allow. This is one of the reasons it is important to get that yearly cleaning and check. Also keep up on your filter changes monthly to help keep the system free of debris. It is the best way to make sure you don’t get leaks in your line. The system is under pressure so when there are holes the refrigerant will come out with pressure. Having to constantly recharge your system can get expensive especially if you have the R-22 refrigerant. They are phasing it out so the prices are going up more and more. Sometimes a leak that is large enough is not worth trying to fix and it would be a better idea to replace the system. This is especially true if your system is more than 10 years old. The older systems are the R22 and less efficient then the new ones made today. A new system will be more reliable and save you money in the long run. Bartlett Heating and Air can handle any of your HVAC needs so call us today!