Air conditioners are a large part of everyday life, particularly in a place like Orlando, where we have resort-style weather for much of the year, and our summers can become brutally hot and humid. But because people often take ACs for granted—basically like background noise—there are many misconceptions that have developed around them. We’d like to clear up a few of the more common ones that we’ve run into as HVAC contractors in the area.
FLORALA Blog : Archive for the ‘Air Conditioning’ Category
Why a Bigger Air Conditioner Isn’t Necessarily a Better Air Conditioner
Monday, November 9, 2015
A common misconception that people have regarding air conditioners is that the larger a system in a home, the more effective the system will be at keeping the space cool. Homeowners want the best installation they can possibly find, and unfortunately they often conflate “best” with “biggest.” When it comes to a central air conditioning system, a bigger unit is rarely the best one. If you’re planning on an air conditioning installation or replacement for your home, apply the Goldilocks logic: find an AC that is neither too big, nor too small, but just right.
The Ideal Setting for Your Air Conditioning Thermostat
Monday, November 2, 2015
Air conditioning during most of the year is simply a fact of life here in Orlando, FL. People take it for granted that a large percentage of their monthly electrical bills will go to running the AC. But homeowners often make simple mistakes with their cooling systems that lead to higher bills. One of these basic mistakes is placing the air conditioner thermostat at lower temperatures than necessary.
3 Money-Saving Air Conditioning Tips
Monday, October 19, 2015
Fall is the period when most HVAC companies start to recommend to their customers how they can deal with the change in the weather and to prepare for winter. But the situation is a bit different here in the Orlando area, where we often enjoy temperatures in the 80s deep into the fall, and sometimes even hotter days mixed in. Air conditioning is almost year-round for us, so it’s always a wise idea to look at ways to keep AC bills down.
3 Warning Sounds from Your Air Conditioner That It Needs Repairs
Monday, September 28, 2015
Modern air conditioning systems unfortunately do not come with an artificial intelligence computer program that automatically diagnoses a repair issue and then alerts you to the exact problem: “Excuse me, but I am currently losing refrigerant due to a loose connection to the compressor.” This would make scheduling air conditioning repair much faster, and you could have the trouble solved fast, before it had a chance to worsen.
Why Is There Ice on My Air Conditioning System?
Monday, September 21, 2015
With an air conditioner, you have one expectation from it: that it will blow cool air into your home so you can enjoy comfort during hot weather. And since everyone associates “cool” with “ice,” doesn’t it make sense that some ice might appear on an air conditioning system while it works?
A Major Air Conditioning Problem to Watch For: Leaking Refrigerant
Monday, September 14, 2015
Although there are many things that can go wrong with a complex device like an air conditioning system, you shouldn’t expect to encounter many of them if you take good care of the AC that cools your house. Regular spring maintenance will help keep away the majority of malfunctions that might negatively affect your comfort.
4 Signs to Call for Professional Air Conditioning Repairs
Monday, September 7, 2015
You’ll know that you should pick up the phone and dial AC experts to repair your cooling system when it suddenly stops working. But there are times when your air conditioner will start sending out less obvious indications that it has a malfunction. The sooner you recognize these signs and call on repair professionals, the less likely the malfunction will expand into something worse and more expensive to fix. Plus, with a local climate that can get hot at any moment, you don’t want to have a potentially unreliable air conditioner. Below are 4 of the more common signs of a faulty AC to watch for:
Is It Time to Replace Your Old Air Conditioning System?
Monday, August 31, 2015
In Orlando, FL, there really isn’t an air conditioning “season.” We often need to use our ACs throughout the year. If you have an AC that is starting to fail because of its age, you can’t hesitate about having it replaced… it could break down on you at any time, leaving your house without vital cooling during a heat wave.
