The A/C Guy of Tampa Bay Inc. Blog: Posts Tagged ‘Air Conditioning Repair’

AC Riddled With a Dripping Noise? Here’s How to Stop it

Monday, October 2nd, 2023

Your AC usually blends into the background. You barely notice that it’s on, and that’s the way it should be. But now something new has popped up: this frustrating dripping noise that’s simply driving you mad, and makes you wonder if something bigger is happening with your AC.

So let’s look at how to stop dripping noises from your air conditioner so you can get back to enjoying your peace, and make sure there’s nothing seriously wrong with your air conditioner.

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4 Possible Reasons Your Condensate Drain Line Is Leaking

Monday, July 24th, 2023

Your condensate line is pretty important for your air conditioner. It’s used to efficiently remove water that your HVAC system dispels. But when your drain lines start leaking, you run into a big problem.

Condensate drain line leaking means water can drain into the wrong place, cause backups, or cause water to pool up around the foundation of your home instead. We don’t want any of that to happen, so let’s take a look at four reasons your line is leaking and what to do.

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3 Primary Reasons You Need AC Repair

Monday, May 15th, 2023

Your air conditioner goes up against a lot of stress year after year. It’s wear and tear—slow degradation that you can’t stop or halt. As that happens, repairs pop up, and it’s not always easy to identify when your AC does need to be fixed. That’s what we want to help you with right now.

Before you call for AC repair in Clearwater FL, let’s talk about the main signals from your AC that it’ll send you before it breaks down. We’ll run through those first.

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Why Might an AC Lose Refrigerant?

Monday, October 4th, 2021
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Refrigerant is a chemical blend that can easily shift between liquid and gaseous states. This makes it ideal for air conditioning systems: as the refrigerant moves through the air conditioner, it evaporates indoors to absorb heat and then condenses outdoors to release heat. During this process, the refrigerant never dissipates—the same amount of refrigerant should stay in the AC for the entire life of the cooling system.

But … leaks can happen. An air conditioner won’t lose refrigerant over time (this is a common misconception) unless it has leaks along its refrigerant lines or at connection points. To prevent the AC from failing due to low refrigerant, experts must locate the leaks, seal them, and then put back in the amount of refrigerant that was lost. 

If you’re curious about how these leaks start and if you can do anything to prevent them, follow us below for more information.

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Your AC Probably Isn’t Enough to Beat the High Humidity

Monday, September 20th, 2021
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Imagine how much easier it would be to have a cool, comfortable house in Florida if our humidity wasn’t so high. Humidity doesn’t make the air hotter but certainly makes our bodies feel hotter because it traps heat. Humidity is like putting on a coat in the middle of July.

But your air conditioning system can take care of it, right? Well, probably not. An air conditioner cools the air in your house, but when it comes to humidity, well … let’s talk about that more below.

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Why Do I Hear Running Water in My AC?

Monday, August 24th, 2020
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A common sound of a hot summer day is the occasional drip of water coming from a running air conditioning system. This sound is normal. As normal as the whirr of the fan blades and the hum of the compressor turning on and off. Your air conditioner doesn’t use water to cool the crisp and relaxing air sent around your house, but water is a byproduct of how the AC does its vital job.

In this post we’ll explain why the air conditioner is dripping water, which also explains some of the basic functions of the AC, as well as when dripping water may turn into a problem. If you do have troubles with a leaking air conditioner and need fast AC repairs in Tampa, FL, our skilled and speedy technicians are the people to call.

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When Is an AC Repair an Emergency Situation?

Monday, May 18th, 2020
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Nobody wants to make an emergency repair call for anything in their house, whether it’s plumbing or air conditioning. And as the summer weather arrives, the words air conditioning repair in Tampa, FL can sound pretty terrifying.

Thankfully, if you’ve had your regular AC tune-up from our pros, you can expect a fine performance from your air conditioning system with no problem. There is no way to guarantee a trouble-free air conditioning summer, however, and so we want to help you with figuring out when you’ve got an emergency repair situation on your hands, and when you’ve only got a minor error.

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Mold vs. The Air Conditioner: What You Need to Know

Monday, April 20th, 2020
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Residents of coastal Florida know that high humidity can cause more problems for a house than making hot days feel hotter. Humidity is also a trigger for mold growth, which can be unsightly and, in the case of black mold, unhealthy for indoor air quality.

Mold is also, unfortunately, an issue for air conditioning systems. It’s one of the easiest places for mold to begin growing, and then a place from where mold spores and icky smells can spread throughout a house.

You may need Tampa, FL, AC repair services to deal with the issues that mold can cause for your AC. We’re here with the basic facts of the situation so you’ll know when to call us—and why!

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Assessing Your AC for the Coming Hotter Weather

Monday, March 23rd, 2020
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When you start thinking about preparing your home for the approaching summer weather, the air conditioning system needs to receive special attention. It’s difficult to manage being indoors during the summer weather if a house isn’t equipped with a powerful central air conditioning system—and a reliable system as well. Power and reliability are what you most want from your AC during the summer season, with energy efficiency coming close behind. (Honestly, if power and reliability are in trouble, then energy efficiency almost certainly is as well, so they’re all linked.)

When you take an assessment of the AC, you may decide you need an air conditioning replacement in Palm Harbor, FL. Or maybe to schedule repair service for something wrong you noticed before. Let’s go a bit deeper into how you can analyze your air conditioning needs.

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Regular Filter Changes Are a Year-Round Job

Monday, November 4th, 2019
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Can you imagine living in Florida without an air conditioning system in your house? You need to have cool air circulated around the rooms during most of the year, and even winters only give you a small break.

Because you run the central air conditioner in your house so frequently, there are some maintenance steps to remember. These aren’t as crucial in cooler parts of the country where air conditioners often go on vacation from October to May. But here in the Sunshine State, ACs need some special attention. In particular, they need to have regular filter changes throughout the year.

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