“Danger Zone” for Your Atlanta AC | Comfort Zone HVAC
August 22, 2016

As the close of summer approaches (the official end is less than a month away), you’ll start thinking about cooler temperatures and a pleasant reprieve from the heat. Your air conditioner, however, is entering into the riskiest part of its annual workload. The late summer is a period when the heat is still at high levels—it may be even hotter than the middle of the season—and an air conditioner has already handled an immense amount of operational stress from the months before. This is the “danger zone” for an AC because it’s the point when it’s most likely to run into a malfunction that will impair its cooling power, or a breakdown that will bring your home cooling to an abrupt end.

Trouble to watch for

During this stretch of summer, take any drop in the cooling ability of your AC very seriously. If it seems as if it’s taking longer for the air conditioner to get the house to the right temperature, or if the house doesn’t reach the temperature you expect, then there could be a number of issues with the air conditioner that need to be addressed. If you ignore these problems, there’s a high chance of the AC failing abruptly on you.

Another way to detect trouble with the air conditioner is if your bills take a noticeable leap up from the preceding months. This can indicate mechanical strain that requires attention from professionals. At the very least, have repairs will get your bills back under control.

Odd noises from the air conditioner are another late-season warning of malfunctions. A hissing sound often means that refrigerant is escaping through leaks. Grinding and clicking point toward a compressor that’s struggling to start the cooling cycle (i.e. “hard-starting”). And general clanging and banging warns that mechanical parts have come loose.

Comfort Zone Heating & Cooling has 24-hour emergency air conditioning repair service available to Cumming and Roswell, GA. Call our customer service specialists at 770-213-COOL (2665) and let us know how we can help.

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