{"id":885,"date":"2024-06-17T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-17T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wcbutler.com\/blog\/?p=885"},"modified":"2024-06-17T16:30:05","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T20:30:05","slug":"why-isnt-my-ac-cooling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wcbutler.com\/blog\/air-conditioning-service\/why-isnt-my-ac-cooling\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Isn&#8217;t My AC Cooling?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcbutler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/hot-fan.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcbutler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/hot-fan-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-886\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcbutler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/hot-fan-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wcbutler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/hot-fan-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wcbutler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/hot-fan-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wcbutler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/hot-fan-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.wcbutler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/hot-fan.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re suddenly noticing that your air conditioner isn\u2019t cooling your home down the way it once was, it\u2019s probably time to schedule professional service for your AC. First, you can try a couple of troubleshooting tips to see if you can fix the problem easily yourself. But if these tricks don\u2019t work, you need to leave the problem to our team of professionals to figure out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just give us a call for <a href=\"\/service-areas\/moneta-va\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">air conditioner repair in Moneta<\/a> and let us know the problems you\u2019re experiencing with your AC. We can get down to the root of the problem and fix it. In the meantime, keep reading to learn more about how you can troubleshoot with your AC when it isn\u2019t cooling and learn about some of the factors that can impact your unit\u2019s ability to cool your home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2>Lack of Airflow<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A lack of airflow is one of the top reasons for a loss of cooling ability. Airflow can be affected coming into the unit through the intake right where your air filter is located. If the filter gets too dirty, it doesn\u2019t allow enough air to pass through for cooling. Simply changing out the air filter when it gets dirty can go along way toward preventing cooling issues.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The same thing goes for your outdoor unit. You may need to hose it down when it is particularly dirty so that heat can escape effectively. If heat is not able to blow outside of your home via the outdoor portion of the unit, it can get trapped inside and increase the indoor air temperature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Clogged Condensate Drain Line<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s also possible that your air conditioner is doing plenty to cool your home down, but it is working against high humidity levels. If the air inside of your home is too humid, the air temperature can feel warmer than what it really is. This is often caused by a clogged condensate drain line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you don\u2019t rinse out the condensate drain line where moisture channels away from your air conditioner, clogs can develop and water will back up into the line and spill out into your home. This water then re-evaporates into the air, ultimately increasing humidity levels. Without the ability to transfer that humidity outside of your home effectively, your AC will be working against poor conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Lack of Refrigerant<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Refrigerant is what cycles through the evaporator coils inside and condenser coils outside to cool your down. If there is a leak in a line and refrigerant levels lower down, there may not be enough refrigerant available to absorb heat and transfer it outside.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your air conditioner may continue working as normal as possible without producing the results that you expect. The refrigerant leak needs to be identified, repaired, and then the lines recharged so that you have adequate refrigerant levels for cooling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Broken Capacitor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The outdoor portion of your unit has a small but mighty component called the capacitor. It helps to power the blower motor, fan, and the compressor on the outdoor unit. It\u2019s so easy to panic if your air conditioner stops working completely. But if you haven\u2019t been experiencing any other problems, it\u2019s likely the capacitor. Luckily, this part is easy to replace and not very expensive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>We can help you make repairs to your AC when something goes wrong. Rely on the experts at <a href=\"\/contact-us\/send-a-message\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">W.C. Butler Heating and Air Conditioning<\/a> and schedule an appointment today. <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn more about how you can troubleshoot your AC when it isn\u2019t cooling and learn about the factors that can affect your unit\u2019s ability to cool your home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[70],"tags":[39,110],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcbutler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/885"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcbutler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcbutler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcbutler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcbutler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=885"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcbutler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/885\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":890,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcbutler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/885\/revisions\/890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcbutler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=885"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcbutler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=885"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcbutler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=885"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}