When your home’s air conditioner goes out you want to get the problem taken care of as promptly as possible. Chief/Bauer Service Experts can help you do just that so you can get back to enjoying life with a working air conditioner. Searching for what might be out of whack with your air conditioner and if you should schedule an AC repair? Here’s a short checklist of common AC problems.
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Filter first
- First things first: check your home’s air filters. Old or inefficient air filters are usual suspects for turning a perfectly functional and efficient air conditioner into a slow and inefficient one. How do you know if you should change your filters? If you don’t know the last time you changed them, it’s almost certainly time for a switch. If you’re still not sure, remove the air filter and check for visible dirt. If there is visible dust or dirt, throw it out and put a new one in first thing.
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Check the air conditioner
- If your air filter is not dirty, go outside and have a look at the unit itself. Sometimes sticks, leaves, and other debris can become stuck in or build up around the system. Check for these and other immediate signs that something may be amiss. Listen for loud or irregular sounds coming from the system as it runs. Though you should never attempt an AC repair on your own, you can trust your instincts to notice when something looks or sounds out of the ordinary.
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Determine the length of the AC cycle
- An improper cooling cycle may be part of the problem. Listen to how long the air stays on in a cycle. An air conditioner in good shape typically runs for longer periods of time and stays off for a similar period of time, rather than switching on and off in short bursts. An abnormal AC cycle may be an indicator of more serious problems that will need professional AC repair sooner rather than later.
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Check your fuse box
- If the system shuts down, there may be a breaker flipped or a fuse blown. A tripped breaker may occur in a thunderstorm, but if Champaign hasn't been experiencing severe weather, there may be a more pressing problem that’s causing the breaker to trip. If the breaker in question gets tripped again soon after you flip it back on, call Chief/Bauer Service Experts at 217-689-2469.
Expert HVAC repair technicians at Chief/Bauer are on call 24/7/365 to correct these and other common AC problems. Call 217-689-2469 or use our online scheduler today for fast, reliable AC repair service from the best technicians in town.