{"id":1675,"date":"2021-04-05T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-05T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/blog\/?p=1675"},"modified":"2021-04-05T08:35:13","modified_gmt":"2021-04-05T12:35:13","slug":"heed-these-signs-your-air-conditioner-needs-professional-repairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/blog\/air-conditioning-service\/heed-these-signs-your-air-conditioner-needs-professional-repairs\/","title":{"rendered":"Heed These Signs Your Air Conditioner Needs Professional Repairs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Heed-These-Signs-Your-Air-Conditioner-Needs-Professional-Repairs-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"two-technicians-working-on-air-conditioner\" class=\"wp-image-1683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Heed-These-Signs-Your-Air-Conditioner-Needs-Professional-Repairs-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Heed-These-Signs-Your-Air-Conditioner-Needs-Professional-Repairs-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Heed-These-Signs-Your-Air-Conditioner-Needs-Professional-Repairs.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, there still isn\u2019t an air conditioner on the\nmarket that will last forever. We think it\u2019s pretty safe to say that will never\nbe the case. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, when you care for your air conditioner properly, it\n<em>should <\/em>be able to give you a good\n10-15 years of useful service life. If your system is much newer than that and\nis starting to show signs of malfunction, it\u2019s possible you need a repair.\nAfter all, air conditioners suffer from wear and tear just like any other large\nhome appliance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The problem with AC problems is really neglect. If you\nrecognize that your air conditioner is struggling, the best thing you can do\nfor it is contact a professional right away, rather than waiting for that\nproblem to turn into a bigger emergency, like a complete system breakdown. So,\nwhat are the signs that your cooling system is, in fact, struggling? Read on to\nfind out! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2>It\u2019s Making Loud or Unfamiliar Noises<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are some sounds that are natural to hear coming from\nyour air conditioner, like the air whooshing through the vents and into your\nhome. There are other noises, however, that should alert you to give out team a\ncall. This includes clanging, banging, clicking, hissing, or anything else that\nseems out of the ordinary. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>It\u2019s Blowing Lukewarm Air<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This may seem like a pretty apparent problem with your air\nconditioner, yet many homeowners brush it off. If temperatures are mild enough\noutside, then a homeowner could jump to the conclusion that their air\nconditioner doesn\u2019t seem to be blowing cold air because it\u2019s not actually warm\nenough outside to feel the contrast. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>There Is Low Airflow<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>So perhaps the air coming through your vents is <em>cool, <\/em>but it\u2019s not very powerful. This\ncan be as equally aggravating. What\u2019s the point of running your air conditioner\nif it can\u2019t work as powerfully as it\u2019s meant to, right? Low airflow can be\ncaused by a number of things, plus it can cause your air conditioner to run\nlonger, inefficiently so, in order to do its job. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>The System Is Short-Cycling<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Short-cycling is the name given to the process where an HVAC\nsystem rapidly turns on and off, never completing a full cooling cycle (or a\nfull heating cycle, in the case of a furnace). This is draining on the system,\nand like low airflow can be caused by a number of things, but can also <em>be <\/em>the cause of further AC damage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>High Energy Bills<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This one can be a bit subjective. After all, who doesn\u2019t\nthink their bills are too high? But what we want you to consider here is what\nyou\u2019re paying in comparison to what you were this same time last year, or\ncompared to what your neighbors are paying. If there\u2019s a huge discrepancy, it\nmeans that <em>something <\/em>is causing your\nsystem to work inefficiently, and that needs to be checked out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>For reliable <a href=\"\/air-conditioning\/ac-repair\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"air conditioning repair in Navarre, FL (opens in a new tab)\">air conditioning repair in Navarre, FL<\/a> contact <a href=\"\/contact\/contact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Kool Breeze of Northwest Florida, Inc. (opens in a new tab)\">Kool Breeze of Northwest Florida, Inc.<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Knowing these signs can help you avoid a much bigger, more sudden, AC emergency. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[70],"tags":[89,88],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1675"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1675"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1675\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1684,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1675\/revisions\/1684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1675"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1675"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1675"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}