{"id":716,"date":"2019-07-22T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-22T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firstchoiceheat.com\/blog\/?p=716"},"modified":"2019-07-19T11:53:01","modified_gmt":"2019-07-19T15:53:01","slug":"ac-compressor-dont-want-to-fail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firstchoiceheat.com\/blog\/air-conditioning-service\/ac-compressor-dont-want-to-fail\/","title":{"rendered":"The AC Compressor: Why You Don\u2019t Want It to Fail!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"compressor-in-ac-unit\"A short quiz. What is the most important component in your air conditioning system?<\/p>\n

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  1. The blower fan<\/li>\n
  2. The condenser coils<\/li>\n
  3. The evaporator coils<\/li>\n
  4. The compressor<\/li>\n
  5. The thermostat<\/li>\n
  6. All of the above<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    If you answered \u201c6,\u201d you\u2019re right! There isn\u2019t such a thing as \u201cthe most important component\u201d out of options 1-6, because if any of these fail, you won\u2019t have cooling from your AC. No fan means no air sent into the ventilation system. Losing either set of coils means the AC can\u2019t carry out heat exchange. No thermostat means cooling can\u2019t be turned on. And no compressor means the entire air conditioning system is dead and probably needs to be replaced.<\/p>\n

    \u201cWait a second, it sounds like the compressor is<\/em> the most important part!\u201d<\/h3>\n

    If we changed the question to \u201cWhat part of your air conditioning system do you least want to fail?\u201d then the answer would definitely be \u201cthe compressor.\u201d Although the compressor shares importance with the other parts, it\u2019s also the one with the biggest consequences in the case of failure. Think of it as the motor in a car\u2014if it permanently fails, it\u2019s an expensive replacement, and many people will just opt to get another car.<\/p>\n

    The job of the compressor<\/h3>\n

    The compressor is basically the heart of the air conditioner. That\u2019s not figurative, but literal: the compressor is what is responsible for sending refrigerant circulating around the AC system so it can draw heat from inside the house and release it outside, much the same way the heart pumps blood around a body to carry oxygen. The compressor places pressure on the refrigerant in the AC, turning it into a hot, high-pressure gas. This is necessary for the refrigerant to move first to the outdoor coils, then to the indoor coils, and back to the compressor to restart the cycle. When the compressor stops working, no heat exchange can take place and the air conditioning system turns into just a large fan.<\/p>\n

    Compressor rescue operations<\/h3>\n

    The compressor runs with a powerful motor, which is the major source of electricity use in the air conditioner. (This is why it\u2019s less costly to run the AC in \u201cfan only\u201d mode, since the compressor stays off.) As with any motor, the compressor\u2019s motor can overheat and burnout, fusing its wires. A \u201cfried\u201d compressor cannot be repaired\u2014it must be replaced. This is an expensive job. If the air conditioner or the compressor is still under warranty, it\u2019s worthwhile to have a new compressor installed. But if the AC is no longer under warranty, the more cost-effective step is to replace the air conditioning system.<\/p>\n

    Preventing compressor burnout is the best way to stop such an expensive repair for your air conditioning in Brighton, MI<\/a>. When you notice your air conditioner is hard-starting (struggling to get the compressor running) or short-cycling (the compressor turns on and off rapidly over a short time), call for professionals right away to see if the compressor motor can be salvaged.<\/p>\n

    If your home had a voice \u2026 it would call First Choice!<\/a> First Choice Heating & Cooling serves Fenton, Linden, Holly, and the surrounding areas.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Preventing compressor burnout is the best way to stop such an expensive repair.<\/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":[23,14,101],"class_list":["post-716","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-air-conditioning-service","tag-air-conditioner-repair","tag-air-conditioning-replacement","tag-brighton"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.firstchoiceheat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/716","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.firstchoiceheat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.firstchoiceheat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstchoiceheat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstchoiceheat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=716"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstchoiceheat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/716\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":720,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstchoiceheat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/716\/revisions\/720"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.firstchoiceheat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstchoiceheat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstchoiceheat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}