{"id":3009,"date":"2020-08-25T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-25T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saddlebackplumbing.com\/blog\/?p=3009"},"modified":"2020-08-21T14:31:05","modified_gmt":"2020-08-21T18:31:05","slug":"been-rough-summer-for-ac-here-ways-tell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saddlebackplumbing.com\/blog\/air-conditioning-service\/been-rough-summer-for-ac-here-ways-tell\/","title":{"rendered":"Been a Rough Summer for Your AC? Here Are Ways to Tell"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Right now we\u2019re in the middle of the worst heat of the\nsummer in Southern California so far. This is when you most want your AC to\nwork reliably and without needing emergency repair calls. But what makes August\nheat waves so difficult for air conditioning systems is that they\u2019ve already\nbeen working regularly for a few months\u2014plenty of time to build up dirt and\nstress that can lead to serious problems when the pressure is on from 90\u00b0+\nheat!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If your AC has already gone through a rough summer, here are ways to tell that you may need to call us for preventive air conditioning repair in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA<\/a> before the trouble becomes an AC that won\u2019t cool at all<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Hot Spots Around the House<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Ghost-hunting shows always talk about \u201ccold spots\u201d as\nwarning signs of spectral activity. Hot spots in homes are more mundane: they\nare signs of poor operating air conditioner activity. The reasons uneven\ncooling in a house is something to watch for is that it can indicate many\ndifferent troubles with the HVAC system. It could be a faulty blower fan, a clogged\nair filter, a refrigerant leak, short-cycling, and leaks in the ducts. You want\nthe professional HVAC detectives on this case to find out whodunit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Strange noises from the cabinets<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Either AC cabinet\u2014indoor or outdoor\u2014making weird sounds is a\ncause for concern. You should only hear the whir of the fan and compressor\nmotors as well as occasional clicking and water dripping coming from these\ncabinets. Noises like grinding, metallic shrieking, hissing, clanging, or\nconstant clicking are telling you to get repair techs in on the job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ice on the evaporator coil<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Never dismiss the sight of ice on the air conditioner. Ice\nis not a normal part of AC operation, even though it\u2019s easy to mistake it as\nstandard. If the evaporator coil has ice on it, it\u2019s probably because of a\nbuild-up of dirt on the coil that\u2019s blocking its ability to absorb heat and\nwarm up the cold refrigerant inside it. It might also be due to refrigerant\nleaks or compressor issues\u2014have it checked out!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Short-cycling<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A central air conditioner is designed to run in cycles to\nprevent excessive wear on components. An AC cycle usually lasts for more than\nfifteen minutes; the more cooling it needs to do to reach the temperature on the\nthermostat, the longer it will run. If the AC goes through brief cycles under\nten minutes, that\u2019s too short. The system will drain excess power and not stay\non long enough for proper cooling. Many problems can cause short-cycling, and\nyou\u2019ll want the pros investigating it as soon as you notice it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

General decline in cooling capacity<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Does it seem you can\u2019t run the AC often enough, and the\nhouse still isn\u2019t cooling down enough? This may be a sign of the air\nconditioner\u2019s general age, but it could also be refrigerant leaks or a\ncompressor problem. No matter what, delaying calling for repairs will make the\nsituation worse. We\u2019re here to help you solve all cooling concerns, so reach\nout to us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saddleback Plumbing Heating & Air has served Orange County since 1981. Schedule service to find out if your AC has late-summer troubles.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If your AC has already gone through a rough summer, here are ways to tell that you may need to call us for preventive air conditioning repair.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[247],"tags":[24,112],"class_list":["post-3009","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-air-conditioning-service","tag-air-conditioning-repair","tag-rancho-santa-margarita"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saddlebackplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3009","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saddlebackplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saddlebackplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saddlebackplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saddlebackplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3009"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.saddlebackplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3009\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3011,"href":"https:\/\/www.saddlebackplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3009\/revisions\/3011"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saddlebackplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saddlebackplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3009"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saddlebackplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}