{"id":612,"date":"2020-08-31T11:00:49","date_gmt":"2020-08-31T15:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.premierhvacpa.com\/blog\/?p=612"},"modified":"2020-08-25T15:52:55","modified_gmt":"2020-08-25T19:52:55","slug":"watch-out-compressor-problems-ac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premierhvacpa.com\/blog\/watch-out-compressor-problems-ac\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Out for Compressor Problems With Your AC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premierhvacpa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/compressor-in-ac-unit-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"compressor-in-ac-unit\" class=\"wp-image-613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.premierhvacpa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/compressor-in-ac-unit-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.premierhvacpa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/compressor-in-ac-unit-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.premierhvacpa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/compressor-in-ac-unit.jpg 799w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>What\u2019s the most important part of your air conditioner? This\nis a bit of a trick question, since <em>all<\/em> the components in a modern air\nconditioner are important for it to operate efficiently and effectively.\nHowever, there\u2019s one part that deserves special consideration\u2014the compressor. There\nare several reasons why:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The compressor is the literal heart of the air\nconditioner, since it is what causes refrigerant to circulate through the\nsystem and move heat from inside the house to exhaust it outside. Without a working\ncompressor, an AC is merely a large indoor fan.<\/li><li>The compressor consumes the most energy of any part\nof the AC. This is where the energy from the electrical system is applied to the\nrefrigerant so the air conditioner can do its job.<\/li><li>A broken compressor is an expensive part to replace.\nSo expensive that if the compressor is no longer under warranty, it\u2019s more cost-effective\nto have the entire air conditioning system replaced instead.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Making sure the compressor is in good shape will help you avoid expensive issues with your AC. Below is a list of signs of a compressor in danger so you\u2019ll know when to call our technicians for <a href=\"\/service-areas\/chambersburg-pa-hvac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">AC repair in Chambersburg, PA<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">An Increase of Humidity in the House<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>An AC is not specifically a dehumidifier (although you can purchase\nmodels that have a dehumidifier built into them). However, an AC does remove some\nmoisture from the air as it runs; the evaporation of cold refrigerant in the\nindoor coils causes water vapor to condense onto the coils\u2019 surface. If the\ncompressor is starting to fail, more moisture will remain in the air and the\nhouse will be notably more humid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ice Along the Indoor Coils<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If the compressor isn\u2019t successfully applying energy to the\nrefrigerant, it can cause ice to form along the indoor coil. (This sounds counter-intuitive,\nbut what\u2019s happening is the refrigerant isn\u2019t able to absorb enough heat to\nwarm up past freezing, and this causes ice to form.) Ice on the coils is always\ntrouble, so call for help no matter what you think is the source.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hard-Starting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This is when the compressor has difficulty overcoming initial\nresistance when it starts a cooling cycle. You may hear clicking and grinding\nnoises coming from the outdoor cabinet when the air conditioner starts up.\nFixing hard starting is an easy job for technicians: they attach a special\nhard-start kit that helps boost the compressor to life without causing it to\nsuffer excess strain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Vibrating Condenser Cabinet<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Can you <em>see<\/em> the outdoor condenser cabinet shaking\nwhen the compressor comes on? This is a sign the compressor is in trouble (or\npossibly the exhaust fan). You can expect to feel vibrations from the cabinet if\nyou put your hand on it, but you shouldn\u2019t be able to physically <em>see<\/em> the\ncabinet shake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Condenser Causes the Circuit Breaker to Trip<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>An electrical overload from the condenser that trips a\ncircuit breaker in your electrical panel is a major red flag that the compressor\u2019s\nmotor is overheating. Don\u2019t reset the breaker and try to run the AC again: call\nfor assistance from professionals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>Premier HVAC Services offers you the experience you deserve. <a href=\"\/contact\/schedule-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Call us when you need fast air conditioning repair services.<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Making sure the compressor is in good shape will help you avoid expensive issues with your AC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[136,117],"class_list":["post-612","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-air-conditioning-service","tag-air-conditioning-system-repair","tag-chambersburg"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.premierhvacpa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/612","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.premierhvacpa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.premierhvacpa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.premierhvacpa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.premierhvacpa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=612"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.premierhvacpa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/612\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":616,"href":"https:\/\/www.premierhvacpa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/612\/revisions\/616"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.premierhvacpa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=612"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.premierhvacpa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=612"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.premierhvacpa.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=612"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}