HVAC Contractor Grapevine, TX Too Cool Air HVAC contractor
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What does A/C maintenance mean?
First, If you haven’t already, I’d read our HVAC Basics for Homeowners article in the Comfort Corner.
The gist of it is anything that helps your system run better and pro-longs its life. Cleaning, replacing worn parts, and tuning are examples of maintenance that your HVAC system needs to run its best.
Is it worth it?
Getting a Too Cool Air club membership or tune-up will always pay for itself. Not only does it pro-long the life of your system, it reduces the number of major repairs, and will lower your electricity bill by up to 15%.
HOW?
Dirty System
Heat is removed from the air in your home at the evaporator and expelled outside at your condenser by air flowing over each coil.
Dirt/Dust/Grime will reduce airflow while also insulating the coils preventing them from exchanging heat with the air that passes through. This will not only cause the system to run longer, which puts more wear on all components in the system, it can cause damage to the compressor which requires cooling from the refrigerant in vapor form.
We use our tried and true evap/condenser cleaner to gently wash away the dirt and keep your system running smooth.
Worn Parts
A weak capacitor left unchecked can cause your blower/condenser fan motor/compressor to use more amps(more electricity) producing more heat. The longer this goes on the more likely for for those parts to fail causing your system to be down and a large repair bill.
Same goes for the motors, if the cap is good but we still see high amps along with getting hot it indicates a need to replace. When the condenser fan motor or blower fan motor fails completely it can cause major damage to the compressor meaning both will need to be replaced.
That’s why we meticulously check each component, to prevent these nasty surprises.
Tuning
Some systems have an adjustable TXV, which controls refrigerant flow into the evaporator. Its job is to maintain a set superheat. Its possible for the superheat setting to be off so much that it causes the compressor to overheat or prevents the refrigerant from becoming vapor, damaging the compressor.
If your blower utilizes a belt and it is not tensioned properly or its worn, it will not only lower the efficiency of the motor. But will also damage the bearings in the motor leading to a lower lifespan.
We verify these are set properly to not only increase efficiency(lowering your electricity bill) and reduce downtime.
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