{"id":1392,"date":"2018-07-02T11:00:01","date_gmt":"2018-07-02T15:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/blog\/?p=1392"},"modified":"2018-07-02T11:00:01","modified_gmt":"2018-07-02T15:00:01","slug":"can-make-ac-repairs-on-my-own","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/?p=1392","title":{"rendered":"Can I Make Any AC Repairs on My Own?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1393 size-medium alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/tools-on-ac-unit-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"tools-on-ac-unit\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/tools-on-ac-unit-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/tools-on-ac-unit-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/tools-on-ac-unit.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The modern air conditioning system is a complex piece of refrigeration equipment. Actually, electromechanical air conditioning has always been complex: newer systems have added on more computerized parts and taken away refrigerants that are toxic or explosive, so although you aren\u2019t likely to cause an explosion by tinkering with an air conditioner on your own, you\u2019re likely to make whatever is wrong with it much worse. You want only licensed and trained HVAC professionals to handle any <a href=\"\/service-areas\/air-conditioning-heating-newberry-fl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">air conditioning repair in Newberry, FL<\/a>.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>However, there are a few basic tasks you can do yourself<\/h3>\n<p>These aren\u2019t actually repairs. They\u2019re more like troubleshooting and maintenance tasks. When you run into an air conditioning problem such as poor cooling or a system that won\u2019t turn on, there are a few simple checks to make before you call for the professionals.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Look for a tripped circuit breaker: <\/strong>If the air conditioning system\u2019s fans or compressor aren\u2019t coming on at all, go to the electrical panel and see if there is a tripped breaker. During hot stretches when the AC puts in a lot of work, an overheated system may cause a breaker to trip. Reset the breaker and see if the air conditioner works. If the problem with the tripped breaker persists, call for professionals, since there\u2019s an electrical malfunction somewhere in the AC.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Examine the thermostat:<\/strong> This seems obvious, but ask any HVAC professional and they can tell you stories about finding a mistakenly set thermostat as the reason a house wouldn\u2019t cool off. Someone else in the house may have adjusted the programming or you may have put in an old program and forgot to change it. If the AC appears to be non-responsive to the thermostat, you\u2019ll need a technician to look at it.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Put in a clean air filter:<\/strong> The air filter on the HVAC cabinet is a part people often forget about. The filter prevents dust and debris from getting inside the AC and causing damage, but it doesn\u2019t clean itself. After one to three months, the filter will clog to the point that it can cause the AC to lose cooling power, experience a drop in air flow, or overheat. If you haven\u2019t changed the filter in months, put a new one in to see if that fixes things.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Clean the outdoor condenser:<\/strong> An air conditioner that\u2019s struggling with cooling down a home may have a dirt-coated condenser cabinet making it harder for it to release heat. Wash off the cabinet with a hose (please don\u2019t put high-pressure blasts into the cabinet, however) and remove as much mulch, leaves, rocks, and branches from the immediate area of the condenser as possible.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Unblock vents:<\/strong> Vent covers in rooms should never be closed off or blocked. (No, you can\u2019t save energy by shutting the vent; you may end up damaging the AC.) If you have hot spots in the house, make sure all vents are open and no furniture is blocking them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You\u2019ve gone down the list\u2014and you still have a grumpy, uncooperative air conditioner. That\u2019s where we come in! It takes a trained technician to solve problems that involve internal components of the AC. You can count on our experienced HVAC repair experts to get your cooling system back to work.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"\/contact\/contact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Schedule your repairs today<\/a> with Touchstone Heating &amp; Air Inc.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You want only licensed and trained HVAC professionals to handle any air conditioning repair.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[103,15],"class_list":["post-1392","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-air-conditioning-service","tag-air-conditioner-repair","tag-newberry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1392","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1392"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1392\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1392"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1392"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1392"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}