{"id":427,"date":"2021-04-19T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-19T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.moonsair.com\/blog\/?p=427"},"modified":"2021-04-19T07:17:54","modified_gmt":"2021-04-19T12:17:54","slug":"watch-early-signs-ac-needs-repairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moonsair.com\/blog\/air-conditioning-service\/watch-early-signs-ac-needs-repairs\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch for Early Signs Your AC Needs Repairs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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With the warm weather already here, you\u2019ll start putting your air conditioning system to good use. If you haven\u2019t already scheduled air conditioning maintenance with our team, we recommend you do that ASAP, since there\u2019s nothing better for helping to prevent repair troubles in the future and ensure your AC runs at high energy efficiency. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But maintenance can\u2019t stop all air conditioning malfunctions, and even at the start of the season, you might have a reason to call us for air conditioning repair in Shreveport, LA<\/a>. Below are a few early indications of AC troubles. If you\u2019re in doubt about your cooling system\u2019s performance, please call us\u2014we are here to help!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Hot spots in the house<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The AC is running, and the living room and kitchen are as cool as you need them to be. But some rooms aren\u2019t. Hot spots are often an early indication that the AC is losing its cooling capacity or the air handler is in trouble: enough cooling is getting through the ventilation systems for some rooms, but it\u2019s not enough. Pushing the thermostat lower isn\u2019t an effective solution, and it may cause damage to the AC. Call technicians to find out what\u2019s wrong. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Odd noises from the AC<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

These sounds are anything other than the standard whir of motors, the compressor, and air forced through the vents. They can include hissing, clanging, clinking, shrieking, and grinding, and can point toward a wide array of different problems. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Low airflow from vents<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019ve noticed rooms aren\u2019t cooling down as fast as they should and then discovered extremely low airflow from the room vents, it could mean several problems. The first thing to check is the air filter: if it\u2019s clogged, change it for a clean one and that may solve the issue. If the filter isn\u2019t at fault, the problem could be from a malfunctioning air handler or leaks in the ventilation system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A first month of high electrical bills<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Keep a close watch on your utility bills for the first month you run your AC for the season. You\u2019ll see an expected increase in power usage just because the air conditioner is now running. But how much higher is it? If it seems abnormally high, it often warns that something is wrong with the air conditioner that\u2019s forcing it to work harder than it should. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The AC is starting and stopping rapidly<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

An air conditioner is supposed to run in cooling cycles where the compressor stays on for 15 minutes or more before shutting down for a stretch. If your AC is running in shorter cooling cycles then this and gets caught up in a start-stop process, it\u2019s short-cycling<\/em>. Many different problems can cause this, and short-cycling itself is damaging for an AC, and you want it stopped as soon as possible. Call for our technicians to look into the issue and see what needs to be fixed. (It could be as simple as the clogged air filter again, so check that as well.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moon\u2019s Air has served the Shreveport Area since 1971. <\/strong>Call us for whole-home comfort and you\u2019ll dis<\/strong><\/a>c<\/a><\/strong>over \u201cIt\u2019s Good to be Mooned\u201d!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Below are a few early indications of AC troubles. If you\u2019re in doubt about your cooling system\u2019s performance, please call us\u2014we are here to help!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[23,88],"class_list":["post-427","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-air-conditioning-service","tag-air-conditioner-repair","tag-shreveport"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.moonsair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/427","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.moonsair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.moonsair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.moonsair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.moonsair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=427"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.moonsair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/427\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":430,"href":"https:\/\/www.moonsair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/427\/revisions\/430"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.moonsair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=427"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.moonsair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=427"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.moonsair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}