According to the US Department of Energy, heating and cooling comprise almost half of the utility bills for homeowners across Illinois. Central air conditioning in particular is a major expense for households across the state.
In this blog, we look at ways to improve your HVAC system by getting timely air conditioning repair in Lockport, IL, and regular HVAC system maintenance.
Late summer is the time period when air conditioning systems are at the highest risk of suffering a malfunction. It’s not just that this is the time in the summer when the heat level is the highest, but that air conditioners have already done an immense amount of cooling, often starting up in late April and putting in work almost every day after late June. Even with the best regular maintenance from professionals (a service we offer), an AC is in danger of overheating and failing during August and September.
What causes this overheating? It isn’t necessarily the heat—there are other culprits that may lead to an AC shutdown because it’s overworking.
We can answer this question in two simple responses:
Homeowners often ask this question about refrigerant because of a basic misunderstanding about what refrigerant is and what it does. We’re going to go into more detail to address the question because it helps people grasp how air conditioning systems work, and because it can help alert to a serious AC repair issue.
We all have the urge to procrastinate every now and again. But that rarely ever gets us the results we need. Waiting too long to repair your air conditioning system is no exception. As the warmer weather comes to a close, you need your air conditioner less and less, so it may not seem like such a big deal when you find it needs repair.
However, you owe it to yourself and your wallet to get that problem under control. Find out why the end of the season is a great time to repair your air conditioner, and what can go wrong if you wait, in the guide below. Call our air conditioning experts any time to get the repairs you need today!
This is something that could frustrate even the handiest of homeowners. The air conditioner is running, but as it turns on, the circuit breaker shuts it off. You can get it started up simply by resetting the circuit breaker. (Hopefully, you don’t have a fuse box, which would force you to replace a fuse each time!)
This may have to do with your electrical system. It might be a problem with the circuit breaker. Or, sometimes, it’s actually an issue occurring within the air conditioner forcing it to draw more ampage than it should. We’ll go over all of the possibilities, as well as what you should do when your circuit breaker does trip, in this guide. Feel free to reach out any time for more information!
