Summers in Andover, MA are no time to deal with an air conditioning breakdown. Unfortunately, the strain of cooling your home day after day can take its toll and most breakdowns occur just when we need our systems to be there for us. Luckily, we can provide swift AC repair services to get your system up and running again. But better than reacting to a give problem is anticipating it and taking steps to prevent it. We have three basic steps we use to advise our customers on the best way to stop AC breakdowns before they start. We’ve presented them below for your edification.
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How to Stop AC Breakdowns Before They Start
Monday, July 18th, 2016What Causes Low Air Flow in Your Air Conditioner?
Monday, July 4th, 2016Air conditioning systems are vitally important here in Boston, MA during the summer, and when trouble arises, you need to get it taken care of quickly. Among the signs of trouble that we advise our clients to look out for is low air flow in the ducts: air coming out at a slower speed than it should. That means that the air conditioner will take longer than it should to cool your home, increasing strain on the system and raising your monthly bills. If not addressed, it could cause a breakdown somewhere else in the system, turning an ordinary repair call into something very expensive. The minute you spot low air flow in your system, turn it off and call in a repair service. The possible causes are numerous, but usually lumped into one of two possible categories.
Have You Thought about a Zone Control System?
Monday, June 27th, 2016Summers can get pretty brutal here in Concord, MA, with heat and humidity seeming ready to crush you flat. A good centralized air conditioning system can help out, but it doesn’t provide much precise control and can struggle to cover your home comprehensive, especially if you live in a larger or older home. If that’s the case, you may want to look into a zone control system, which provides a number of benefits to your existing air conditioning system. What kind of benefits? To answer that, we need to look at how a zone control system works.
Caring for Your Air Conditioner This Summer
Monday, June 20th, 2016Summers in Boston, MA are hot and humid, with household air conditioners seeing daily use from now until September and even later some years. The last thing you want is to experience a breakdown in the middle of a heat wave, and even monthly bills can feel higher than they need to be when the temperature rises. The best way to combat those possibilities is to plan for proper air conditioning care this summer. Some of that comes from the hands of a trained technician, and some can be done yourself. Here’s a quick breakdown of the steps involved.
Beware of Low Air Flow in Your Air Conditioner
Monday, June 13th, 2016Summer has arrived in every way except the date on the calendar, and that means that residents of Andover, MA need to make sure their air conditioners are running as smoothly as possible. Even little disruptions can have a big impact, and that little quirk that develops could be a sign of a serious problem with your air conditioner. Take the equation of reduced air flow for instance. The air coming out of your air conditioning system is still plenty cool, but it just doesn’t flow the way it’s supposed to. It doesn’t sound like much… but in point of fact, it needs to be addressed as quickly as possible. Here’s why.
Benefts of a New Air Conditioner
Tuesday, June 7th, 2016Summer is on its way in Concord, MA, and the hot months can be truly punishing in your air conditioner. If yours is older and isn’t running quite the way you’d like, you might want to schedule the installation of a new system now, before the heat becomes truly brutal. We always recommend installing a new system before the summer hits, and if you’re on the fence about whether to pull the trigger, you ought to consider some of the benefits that a new air conditioner can provide:
Why is Proper Air Conditioning Installation Important?
Monday, May 30th, 2016Summers are brutal here in Boston, MA, and if you don’t think your old air conditioner is up for another three months or soaring temperatures and New England humidity, then now is a perfect time to do so. As you may have guessed, installation is one of the most important aspects of your air conditioner’s life, and needs to be performed properly. Why? The short answer is it will save you money and time.
Spring Problems with Your Air Conditioner
Monday, May 23rd, 2016Spring makes a great time to give your air conditioner a thorough check for any problems. You’ve likely used it a few times as the weather in Concord, MA gets warmer, but we haven’t yet hit the summer, which means you have time to make repairs if needed. A good air conditioning maintenance session is a fine way to get a handle on any problems that may have creeped in over the winter: letting the technician identify them and schedule a repair session before they shut you down in the middle of a heat wave. You can also look for signs of common spring problems yourself before calling in a technician.
Why is Low Refrigerant a Problem?
Monday, May 2nd, 2016
Refrigerant is one of the most important – and least understood – components of your air conditioning system. Many people assume that the air conditioner consumes it the way that a car engine consumes oil. In fact, the exact opposite is true. Refrigerant needs to remain in your system in a prescribed amount. When that amount drops – through a leak or other issue – the air conditioners can run into serious problems. The more you understand about how air conditioning works, the better able you are to respond when trouble arises.
Causes of Short Cycling in Your Air Conditioner
Monday, April 11th, 2016With spring here in the Andover, MA area, you’re going to start using your air conditioner more and more often in the coming weeks. And with that use, you’ll have the opportunity to look for signs of trouble, and call in a repair service to take care if it before the stifling heat of summer kicks in in earnest. Among the issues you should look out for is short cycling: when an air conditioner turns on, then off again very rapidly, then on again and so on throughout the day. AC units use much more energy turning on and off than they do simply running, which means that short cycling can be a big problem: wasting energy and raising the chances of a breakdown. The causes of short cycling can include, but are not limited to the following:
