What Can Go Wrong Electrically with My AC?

Are you having issues with your AC lately? Your air conditioner is made up of many electrical components which means there’s more things that can go electrically wrong. There are 3 motors in your air conditioning system, two fan motors and a compressor motor. Each of these motors has a capacitor with it that helps give it extra boost at start up and also through the cycle. When your capacitors are bad, the air conditioner doesn’t cool as much and your fan doesn’t run like it should. Bartlett Heating and Air can easily replace your capacitors for you. If your air conditioner is constantly running and wont shut off, there are a few causes. On extra hot days the air conditioner will run close to nonstop to keep up with the intense heat while trying to cool your home as best as it can. If on a day that isn’t abnormally hot you have the air conditioner that doesn’t want to shut off you most likely have an electrical problem. there are many panels and control boards in the air conditioner that run the starting and stopping of it. A panel might have shorted, wiring might be wrong, a fuse might have blown, or you could have tripped a breaker. Your thermostat might also be in a spot that sees a lot of sunlight giving it a false higher temperature reading causing the air conditioner to run more than it should. There are many different possibilities so it is best to call in the experts. Bartlett Heating and Air can diagnose and fix any air conditioner issue you might have. If your air conditioner wont turn on at all, an electrical problem is a good possibility. Again, your thermostat could be the cause if it is wired improperly. If your boards went bad or malfunctioned your air conditioner wont start. You have to have that diagnosed by a qualified HVAC technician so call Bartlett Heating and Air today. We can fix it all from tripped breakers, blown fuses, bad boards, to rewiring and more.