Poorly designed or older forced air heating, and air-conditioning systems often have only a single air return compartment. With a single story home, such furnace air return installation is still popular, simply because it saves money and material. However, single furnace air return configuration might not be as efficient as the one with individual air [...]
We notoriously forget to replace air filters in our forced air heating / air conditioning systems… Air flow starts deteriorating through the house, system seams to be operating, but it takes significantly longer to achieve desired temperature … The solution might be simple – clogged air filter, or missing air filter, and in that second [...]
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Refrigerant lines insulation is partially responsible for the efficiency of your air conditioning system operation. Two different diameter copper pipes (one approximately 1/4″, second 3/4″ – diameter depends on your system size), run between the air conditioning system condensing unit (house exterior), and the AC coil (“A” coil – named after its shape) installed inside [...]
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House AC condensers require their own disconnect switch. AC disconnect must be located in sight and not directly behind the condenser so it’s easily accessible. Depending on the manufacturer, enclosures have a disconnect handle located on the exterior or behind the small cover. Accessing of some older air conditioning disconnect switches with a hidden handle might be difficult, they are often corroded, [...]
Attic power vent fan blades are extremely sharp! When doing any type of maintenance work around it, make sure that power supply to the motor has been turned off! Most of those vents are controlled by a heat or humidity sensing switch, and can become active / cause injury while you’re performing cleaning. Humming, muffled [...]
