All of us at some point in time face the moment of fear not
knowing if the air conditioning at our home is going to hurt our pocket or
cause us inconvenience. Air conditioners on an average do not last more than 12
years. And they often fail at times you don’t want them to.
If you have an AC that is more than 10 years old then you
should expect some trouble any time soon. Many times, even with a new AC one
may face some common air conditioning
problems.
To avoid any inconvenience of your AC shutting down you need
look out for some early signs suggesting some problem. The common air
conditioning problems that people generally face are:
1.
Low
Freon or Refrigerant
Air conditioners have chemicals
that act as coolants for the air in your air conditioning system. If the level
of the refrigerant goes down in your air conditioner than it means that there
is a leakage in your AC. The leakage in the air conditioner needs to be
repaired immediately so that your AC can start cooling.
2.
Fan
not Working
The fan on the outside of your air
conditioner is responsible for circulating the hot air out of your room.
Circulation of this hot air out of the room allows the AC to cool the room
effectively. When this fan in your AC stops working and does not perform the
action it is there for than the transfer of heat does not happen. This leads to
the overheating of your air conditioner and tripping of it. And many times, a
fault like this may further lead to damaging the AC compressor.
3.
Faulty
Wiring
If the wiring is not up to the
standard of running a heavy machine like the air conditioner than it may lead
to a major accident like a fire hazard. If you are using uncertified wiring for
your air conditioner or if it is haphazard than it will not allow the power to
pass on to the air conditioner. It may lead to the tripping of the power from
your mains.
4.
Frozen
coil in the air conditioner
Your air conditioner may also stop
cooling because of a frozen coil in it. When there is a frozen coil in the AC
that could indicate an issue with the airflow that prevents it from cooling.
This could be a result of obstruction in the AC’s ductwork or could be due to
dirty filters. Freezing of coils in the air conditioner could also be a result
of low Freon.
5.
Non-Functional
Outside Unit
When the outside unit stops working
it is often because of not enough power, faulty thermostat or many times due to
contractor problems.
6.
Thermostat
Batteries
Do not overlook the thermostat
light. If it were not lit that would inevitably mean that you need to change
the batteries.
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