{"id":2659,"date":"2021-05-24T11:00:28","date_gmt":"2021-05-24T15:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.daltonphc.com\/blog\/?p=2659"},"modified":"2021-11-22T13:52:46","modified_gmt":"2021-11-22T19:52:46","slug":"the-truth-about-your-ac-compressor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.daltonphc.com\/blog\/ac-repair\/the-truth-about-your-ac-compressor\/","title":{"rendered":"The Truth about Your AC Compressor"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"compressor\"There are a number of different problems that can afflict your air conditioner as the years go by. This is especially true if you don\u2019t keep up on your annual maintenance appointments\u2014or biannual if you have a heat pump system. Given how hard and how long your air conditioner has to work, you could find yourself facing issues such as a refrigerant leak, failed capacitors, and damaged ductwork. Fortunately, most of these repairs are relatively simple fixes for our HVAC professionals.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s one air conditioner problem, however, that\u2019s especially unpleasant to face\u2014and that is a broken down or damaged compressor. The compressor is considered the \u201cheart\u201d of your air conditioner, and when it breaks down you aren\u2019t just faced with a repair need\u2014the truth is, you may need to replace your air conditioner altogether. Why is this? Read on!<\/p>\n

The Compressor Is the Most Expensive Air Conditioner Part<\/h2>\n

This is the main reason we suggest that if and when your compressor breaks down, you look at your AC system as a whole. You can always use our help to determine if it will make more economic sense to upgrade the cooling system. First, before you decide on anything, ensure you\u2019re working with trustworthy and experienced technicians who\u2019ve proven themselves more than capable of diagnosing air conditioner problems accurately.<\/p>\n

Compressors, which are responsible for compressing the refrigerant within an air conditioner, and often some of the most commonly misdiagnosed component issues. But assuming that you have already determined you\u2019re dealing with a compressor problem, the first thing you want to do is check to see if the system is still under warranty. If the compressor is under warranty, then you won\u2019t have to pay to have it repaired or replaced, you\u2019ll only need to pay for the labor needed for the job.<\/p>\n

If the warranty is still good, then you\u2019re in good shape. This reality isn\u2019t very likely though. So assuming you don\u2019t <\/em>have warranty coverage, it\u2019s time for us to talk to you about a full system replacement.<\/p>\n

Factors for you to consider include your initial budget as well as your long-term budget from month to month. AC units\u2014the indoor unit and outdoor unit\u2014are made to work with each other, and this means that they accumulate wear and tear together. So pairing an old evaporator unit with a brand new condenser\/compressor unit can lead to problems, and premature system replacement anyway.<\/p>\n

How To Know If You Have a Bad Compressor<\/h2>\n

There are a few pretty apparent signs that something is amiss with your air conditioner\u2019s compressor. The biggest indicator to watch for it when you aren’t\u00a0receiving enough cool air. Your air conditioning system needs refrigerant flowing into the evaporator coils to be under very high pressure, and if this isn\u2019t the case, then your system can\u2019t cool the air enough which leads to a whole host of additional problems,<\/p>\n

At Dalton Plumbing, Heating, Cooling, Electric and Fireplaces, Inc., your comfort is our promise! To set up an appointment for air conditioning repair in Waterloo, IA<\/a>, give us a call at the number above, email customerservice@daltonphc.com or schedule an appointment online<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The truth is, if your compressor fails, your whole air conditioner is in trouble. Here’s why…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[252,324],"tags":[146,138],"class_list":["post-2659","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ac-repair","category-cedar-falls","tag-air-conditioning-repair","tag-waterloo"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daltonphc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2659","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daltonphc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daltonphc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daltonphc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daltonphc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2659"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.daltonphc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2659\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2663,"href":"https:\/\/www.daltonphc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2659\/revisions\/2663"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daltonphc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2659"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daltonphc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2659"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daltonphc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2659"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}