AC/Air Conditioner repairs Needed?

Your AC System Need Repairs?

AC/Air Conditioner repairs Needed? Precision Heating & Air Conditioning is a locally owned company and we proudly serve Austin and surrounding areas including; Round Rock, Leander, Cedar Park, Pflugerville, and Georgetown. Here are the 10 most common Air Conditioning

Problems & Causes:

1. The outdoor unit will not come on

a. No power to the unit

i. Breaker issue

ii. Burned wires at disconnect

b. Bad Contactor

c. Bad Thermostat

d. Bad Transformer

e. Chewed low voltage wires

f. Burned wires at contactor

2. Tripping circuit breakers

a. Weak breaker

b. Compressor is grounded

c. Condenser fan motor shorted

d. Bad Contactor

3. Outdoor fan will not turn on

a. Bad fan motor

b. Burned wires

c. Bad Capacitor

4. Fan is working but compressor is not

a. Wires burnt at compressor

b. Compressor out on overload

i. Refrigerant charge too low or high

ii. Condenser coil needs to be cleaned

iii. Bad Capacitor

iv. Might need to replace compressor

c. Bad Compressor

d. Bad Start Capacitor

e. Might just need to add a hard start kit

5. No air circulation indoors, but outdoor unit is running

a. Bad blower motor

b. Bad capacitor

c. Evaporator coil needs to be cleaned

d. Change filter

e. Burned wires

f. Bad Circuit board

6. Water leak inside home

a. Clogged drain line

b. Rusted through drain pan

c. Frozen unit

7. Frozen lines inside or out

a. Evaporator coil needs to be cleaned

b. Change filter

c. Refrigerant charge too low

d. Bad blower motor

e. Bad blower motor capacitor

8. Thermostat set point not being reached

a. Need to calibrate thermostat

b. Bad thermostat

9. Large variance in temperature between different rooms

a. Need to balance the air and add dampers

10. Unit always on

a. Refrigerant charge too low

b. Warm attic air pulling into returns

The 3 most common Air Cleaner Problems & Causes:

1. Air Cleaner not functioning at all

a. No power to the unit

b. Bad module

c. Bad air switch

d. Broken or burned wires

2. Strange noises – Popping

a. Can be normal if the air is on

b. Without the air being on – unit needs to be cleaned

3. Excessive amounts of dust in the home

a. No power to the unit

b. Bad module

c. Bad air switch

d. Broken or burned wires

e. Leaks in the return air