Why Your AC May Struggle After a Long Summer
By the time summer begins to fade, an air conditioner may have completed thousands of cooling cycles and accumulated far more operating time than homeowners realize. From June through September, prolonged heat can keep the compressor, fan motor, and refrigerant circuit working for hours with only short breaks between cycles. In Edwardsville, IL, high humidity adds another challenge because the equipment must remove moisture while also lowering indoor temperatures. B & W Heating & Cooling helps local homeowners understand how this demanding seasonal workload affects their AC systems and how early signs of wear can be recognized. Most summer-related AC problems do not begin with a sudden failure. They develop little by little as the system repeatedly operates under difficult conditions. Each long cycle adds more use to mechanical parts, more demand on electrical components, and more pressure within the refrigerant circuit. Because the process happens gr...