{"id":1792,"date":"2021-03-22T11:00:42","date_gmt":"2021-03-22T15:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/blog\/?p=1792"},"modified":"2021-03-22T11:00:42","modified_gmt":"2021-03-22T15:00:42","slug":"why-ac-might-not-cool-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/?p=1792","title":{"rendered":"Why an AC Might Cool\u2014But Not Cool ENOUGH"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"heat-and-family-before-fans\"What do you expect from a central air conditioner in a house? The answer is simple: you want it to make the house cool and comfortable when the weather is hot. If the AC can\u2019t do that, what good is it?<\/span><\/p>\n

Unfortunately, it\u2019s possible to have a central air conditioning system that, while it sends out cool air, doesn\u2019t make a house cool enough for comfort. That\u2019s not something you should tolerate! Instead of spending the summer with the family gathered around the room vents to get closer to the cool air supply like you\u2019re huddling around a dying fire in winter, call us for the <\/span>air conditioning service in Alachua, FL<\/span><\/a> that will solve the problem. We can find out what\u2019s wrong and see that you have a comfortable home all summer.<\/span><\/p>\n

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3 Big Reasons for an AC Not Keeping Up With the Heat<\/b><\/h2>\n

There are many possible causes of an air conditioner to lose its cooling capacity or fail to provide the amount of cooling necessary. A reminder that an AC doesn\u2019t \u201ccreate\u201d cooling; when it runs, it is removing heat from the air in the house and then exhausting that heat outside. This makes the air cooler, and then the AC\u2019s blower fan sends this cooler air into the house. Knowing this can help you understand these reasons why it\u2019s not getting the job done:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. It\u2019s the wrong size for the house: <\/b>If the air conditioning system is a new one, the reason it isn\u2019t cooling down the house might be because, well, it <\/span>isn\u2019t designed to<\/span><\/i>. A common mistake that amateur installers make is to put in an AC that is undersized for the home. It doesn\u2019t remove enough BTUs of heat per hour to supply enough cooling, and so it will just run and run trying to get to a lower temperature that it cannot reach. This is one of the many reasons to only rely on professionals for installation or replacement: our technicians always carefully size a new AC so it will deliver the right amount of cooling. (It can\u2019t be oversized either, which creates massive energy waste.) The only way to \u201cfix\u201d an undersized AC is to put in a new one.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. It has refrigerant leaks: <\/b>Leaks in refrigerant lines can start in an air conditioner that\u2019s as young as four or five years. Leaks cause numerous troubles for an AC and eventually will cause the compressor to burn out. Loss of cooling capacity is one of the major warning signs that AC needs leaks sealed and refrigerant replaced.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. It\u2019s short-cycling: <\/b>This is when the AC doesn\u2019t stay on long enough to complete a cooling cycle, but instead cuts the cycle off after less than 15 minutes. It then turns back on again a short time later and repeats the process over and over again. Some parts of the house will get cool, but the AC won\u2019t run long enough to reach all. Short-cycling is often a symptom of other problems, all of which need help from an HVAC technician.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    There are many other possibilities for the AC that isn\u2019t keeping up\u2014but no matter what, we can find a solution!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Call Touchstone Heating and Air Inc 24\/7 for exceptional customer service! <\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    There are many possible causes of an air conditioner to lose its cooling capacity or fail to provide the amount of cooling necessary.<\/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":[12,135],"class_list":["post-1792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-air-conditioning-service","tag-air-conditioning-repair","tag-alachua"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1792","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=1792"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1792\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.touchstoneheatingonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}