Spring heat = early AC
Hi Guy's I just want to give a heads up on some preventative maintenance for your home central AC.
As we all know it's been a mild winter and this spring has been warm and Thursday should be another record high.
If you have central AC,I just want to give you a reminder.
If any of you have Condenser covers on,I think covers are a waste of money and do more harm than good I(I will not bore you with why they suck,but I will if you want) strongly recommend you take the five minutes to remove them,before they get turned on.
If they don't get removed before hand you can cause un wanted damage to the condenser and other vital components.
As an example if the units go on there a several things that could and will happen,first the condenser will trip off on high head pressure,and will shorten life on the pressure switch. Secondly the condenser coils cannot expel heat properly and the compressor with shut down on internal overload and over heat,if there are any soft spots in the coils or weak brazing welds a hole can ac cure and purge out all of your refrigerant.
Thirdly the capacitor will take a beating,it will try to provide clean voltage to the condenser fan motor and compressor but will overload due to amperage increase from the compressor.
Just take the five minutes out of your day,take them off and put them away,this will save you some money you can put towards new gear and bait.
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