The nameplate rating on an air conditioner is the set of electrical and identification values printed on the metal or vinyl label attached to the unit: voltage, amperage, minimum circuit ampacity (MCA), maximum overcurrent protection (MOCP), and the model code.…
If your AC is running but your house still feels warm, the most common cause is a refrigerant leak, not old age or a dying compressor. Air conditioners are sealed systems, so they don’t burn through refrigerant the way a…
An HVAC warranty is not one policy. It is usually two or three separate agreements stacked on top of each other, and most of the money homeowners lose comes from assuming one of them covers what only another one does.…
Most home air conditioners need somewhere between 2 and 20 solar panels, and the right number for you comes down to the unit’s actual running watts, not its BTU rating alone, plus how many hours you want it running and…
An AC tune-up is a preventive service where a technician cleans, tests, adjusts, and measures your air conditioner while it’s still working to keep it efficient and catch small problems before they become summer breakdowns. A proper central AC tune-up…
An AC refrigerant recharge (often called a Freon recharge) is when a certified technician adds refrigerant to your air conditioner’s sealed system after it has dropped below the manufacturer’s specified charge. It usually follows a leak, costs about $200 to…
A VRF system, Variable Refrigerant Flow, is one of the most efficient ways to heat and cool a commercial building, but it’s also one of the most misunderstood. Most people or untrained technicians treat it as a single technology when…
A dirty AC filter is the most common reason a cooling system suddenly feels weaker than it used to. Learning how to clean AC filter takes less than fifteen minutes for most units, and you don’t need tools or HVAC…