{"id":506,"date":"2020-11-02T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-02T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.daimion.com\/blog\/?p=506"},"modified":"2020-10-29T18:13:10","modified_gmt":"2020-10-29T22:13:10","slug":"final-reminder-dont-shut-down-ac-if-repair-needs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.daimion.com\/blog\/air-conditioning-service\/final-reminder-dont-shut-down-ac-if-repair-needs\/","title":{"rendered":"Final Reminder: Don&#8217;t Shut Down Your AC If It Has Repair Needs!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.daimion.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/air-conditioning-manometer-pressure-refrigerant-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"air-conditioning-manometer-pressure-refrigerant\" class=\"wp-image-507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daimion.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/air-conditioning-manometer-pressure-refrigerant-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.daimion.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/air-conditioning-manometer-pressure-refrigerant.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Cooler weather will soon settle in and you\u2019ll stop using the air conditioning system for a few months. It\u2019s a nice relief, especially since we don\u2019t have stern winter weather in New Orleans. In fact, you may be tempted to simply forget about the AC and leave it be until you need it again next year. And this is fine \u2026 as long as the air conditioner doesn\u2019t have anything wrong with it. For example, maybe there was some malfunction you noticed that you think you can tolerate until you need the AC back up in full form next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If this is the case, if there\u2019s something amiss with your AC, such as odd noises, short-cycling, a drop in cooling power, or strange smells, please don\u2019t let the system go into shutdown mode yet. You have one more job to do: calling us for <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"\/service-areas\/wayne-pa\" target=\"_blank\">AC repair in Wayne, PA<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">But \u2026 I don\u2019t need the AC!&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Procrastination is never good. In the case of waiting on AC repair, it can add up to comfort problems and needless expenses. As much as you may want to say, \u201cIt can wait, what\u2019s the big deal?\u201d we want to assure you that getting the job done <em>now<\/em> is better than waiting.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are several reasons not to allow an air conditioner to go on winter vacation if there\u2019s anything wrong with it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>You\u2019re kicking the problem down the field to deal with it at a <em>less<\/em> convenient time. It\u2019s easier to have repairs done during a quiet season for HVAC technicians, such as late fall. When spring heat arrives and you\u2019re ready to use the AC again, you don\u2019t want to immediately scramble to find repairs. It\u2019s a bigger pain than arranging for it when it\u2019s not so stressful.<\/li><li>The trouble with the air conditioner may worsen during the downtime. The most serious case is refrigerant leaks, a common problem for ACs that not only lessen their ability to cool but will eventually lead to compressor burn-out. Shutting down an air conditioner with refrigerant leaks won\u2019t stop the leaks! You could have an AC that\u2019s severely undercharged when you start it in spring, and the damage this can cause is immense. This isn\u2019t the only type of air conditioning fault that gets worse if left alone\u2014and you don\u2019t want to risk a compounding AC repair that will cost more to fix.<\/li><li>The neglected repair can lower the life expectancy of the air conditioner. At any point when an AC runs with a malfunction, it suffers from extra wear and tear that reduces how long it lasts.<\/li><li>You risk a broken air conditioner if you suddenly need it during the off-season. Hot weather can strike at odd points, and you may be stuck with a busted air conditioner because of a neglected repair.<\/li><li>Any fault will cause an AC to drain power when it runs. During the short period when you still need the air conditioner this year, it will cost you more to operate.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">We hope we\u2019ve convinced you: don\u2019t let the AC shut down if it needs our professional repair assistance. We\u2019re here to help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"\/contact\/schedule-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\"><strong>Call on your go-to HVAC pros<\/strong><\/a><strong>: Michall Daimion Heating &amp; Air Conditioning, Inc. <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We hope we\u2019ve convinced you: don\u2019t let the AC shut down if it needs our professional repair assistance. <\/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":[23,98],"class_list":["post-506","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-air-conditioning-service","tag-air-conditioner-repair","tag-wayne"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daimion.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/506","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daimion.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daimion.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daimion.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daimion.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=506"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.daimion.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/506\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":511,"href":"https:\/\/www.daimion.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/506\/revisions\/511"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daimion.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daimion.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=506"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daimion.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}