{"id":727,"date":"2019-08-19T11:00:18","date_gmt":"2019-08-19T15:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firstchoiceheat.com\/blog\/?p=727"},"modified":"2019-08-16T12:56:22","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T16:56:22","slug":"what-check-when-ac-stops-working","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firstchoiceheat.com\/blog\/air-conditioning-service\/what-check-when-ac-stops-working\/","title":{"rendered":"What to Check When Your AC Stops Working"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-729\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firstchoiceheat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/man-in-front-of-fan-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"man-and-fan\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firstchoiceheat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/man-in-front-of-fan-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.firstchoiceheat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/man-in-front-of-fan-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.firstchoiceheat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/man-in-front-of-fan.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Whenever an appliance stops working in your house, it\u2019s not a highlight of the day. But there is a big difference in finding out the microwave won\u2019t turn on and discovering the air conditioning system isn\u2019t cooling the house\u2014especially during a hot late summer day!<\/p>\n<p>A failed AC is something you\u2019ll want remedied as soon as possible. In many cases, this requires calling for <a href=\"\/service-areas\/davison-mi-hvac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">air conditioning repair in Davison, MI<\/a> from professionals like the technicians at First Choice. But an AC that won\u2019t turn on or won\u2019t provide cooling may not be an emergency repair problem. Before you call for a technician, make several basic checks to see if a simple explanation is behind the failure to cool.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Check on the power to the house<\/h3>\n<p>This sounds so basic as to be almost absurd. But when a power outage occurs in the middle of the day, you may not notice it at first unless you\u2019re sitting at a computer or some other powered device or you have lights turned on in the rooms. The AC shutting off might be the first indication you get of the outage. Check other electronic equipment to see if you have a house-wide power loss.<\/p>\n<h3>Examine the thermostat settings<\/h3>\n<p>People often overlook this simple step, but a mis-set thermostat often is the cause of an air conditioner refusing to turn on the compressor or the fans. Small children may have played around with the thermostat buttons or dials (because, hey, buttons!) or someone else in the house might have made alterations to the programming. Check to see if the thermostat is responsive.<\/p>\n<h3>Look for tripped circuit breakers<\/h3>\n<p>Because of the large amount of electrical power necessary to run the blower fan motor and the compressor motor, an air conditioning system may occasionally overload the circuit and cause a breaker in the electrical panel to trip. Open the panel and see if there is a tripped breaker. (This is when having the breakers clearly labeled is a huge help.) Reset the breaker and try the AC again. If the problem persists, the AC may have an electrical malfunction that requires professional service.<\/p>\n<h3>See if the air filter is clogged<\/h3>\n<p>The air filter on the HVAC cabinet protects the interior of the air conditioner from damage due to dust and debris drawn through the return air ducts. After one to three months in place, the filter will become heavily congested and begin blocking airflow into the AC. This can mean air that isn\u2019t cooled down, or it could be the source of the tripped breaker since it places strain on the blower motor. Change the filter for a clean one if it\u2019s clogged, and keep up with these routine changes every one to three months afterwards.<\/p>\n<p>Once you\u2019ve taken these steps to find possible easy answers to why the AC failed, pick up the phone and call our repair technicians. Any further attempt to diagnose or fix the air conditioner must be left to professionals\u2014at this point, it\u2019s beyond any amateur or DIY repairs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"\/contact\/schedule-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Turn to First Choice Heating &amp; Cooling<\/a> for fast AC repair service. If your home had a voice \u2026 it would call First Choice!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Make several basic checks to see if a simple explanation is behind the failure to cool.<\/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":[23,120],"class_list":["post-727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-air-conditioning-service","tag-air-conditioner-repair","tag-davison"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.firstchoiceheat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/727","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=727"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstchoiceheat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/727\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":731,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstchoiceheat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/727\/revisions\/731"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.firstchoiceheat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstchoiceheat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=727"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstchoiceheat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}