![]() They’re easy to clear out, and it’s totally worth the effort. If you leave your filters clogged for a long time, it can damage your compressor. Doing so allows your air conditioning to blow lots of air over the condenser and quickly get rid of extra heat, saving you money on your power bill. Part of the maintenance plan is something you can do with most air conditioning systems yourself: ensuring the filters on your unit stay clean. Regular maintenance keeps your unit running smoothly and catches issues while they are still relatively minor. We previously explained it, and it’s pretty simple: a lot of air conditioner breakdowns occur in units where a small problem causes the AC unit to work harder over a long period this can lead to wear and tear on your machine building up over time! The original small problem can become a major one. Hopefully you noticed the ongoing theme in this article that regular maintenance of your AC unit is crucial! In addition, parts may loosen and cause vibrations leading to winding/wire damage. A motor that’s pushed too hard can overheat and damage wires. Winding problems can come from power surges but typically happen in older motors and poorly maintained air conditioner units. Second, if the motor problem was caused by overheating, don’t forget to seek out the reason as to why! This may have started after another problem in the AC unit caused the motor to work extra hard and draw increased amperage. When this happens, your unit needs to cool off and the switch reset (which can take a few hours) before you test for electrical problems. Two things to remember: the motors for most air conditioning compressors have a thermal switch that turns the motor off if it starts to overheat. The unit should be unplugged, and capacitors (if present) discharged. You’ll have to decide whether repairing an older motor or replacing it makes more financial sense.įor safety reasons, problems with the electrical motor should only be checked by someone with electrical knowledge. Other motors are not sealed shut and can be rewound, but doing so can be costly. ![]() In other words: The motor has to be replaced. This makes the compressors more durable and able to last longer, but the problem is that if a winding shorts or burns out within the motor, the motor can’t be opened and fixed. Why are winding problems in the motor an issue? Well, in many cases, an air conditioner will have its compressor motor hermetically sealed. Part or all of the motor will stop functioning when one of those wires malfunctions (as discussed below). Let’s look at some of the serious issues that may require compressor replacement: Winding Problems In The Electric Motorįirst off: windings are the coils of wires in your motor that generate the magnetic fields and drive the motor. As a result, you may have to decide if it’s worth repairing an older air conditioning compressor or better, in the long run, to replace it with a newer, more reliable one. Sometimes the problem of your AC compressor not turning on will either involve costly repairs or be impossible to fix. How Do I Know My AC Compressor Has A Serious Issue? As a result, there can be significantly more wear and tear on the compressor than other parts of the AC, so mechanical problems with the compressor are a common cause of problems with AC. That change in pressure takes a lot of work, and if you listen to your air conditioner when it’s running, it’s mostly the compressor you will hear. While the cooled air gets sent back into the rooms, the refrigerant passes back to the outside condensing unit the outdoor unit proceeds to expel that unwanted heat outdoors (sort of like how your body sweats when you are hot). Once the refrigerant moves from the outdoor unit to the indoor unit, it absorbs the warmth from the house’s hot air that the air vents have pulled in. ![]() “Pump” might be misleading, though, since the compressor moves the refrigerant by compressing it into a vapor (big surprise!). The compressor in your AC system works in a similar way to your heart, acting somewhat like the “pump” that drives a liquid known as refrigerant through your AC.
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