{"id":523,"date":"2017-08-21T11:00:14","date_gmt":"2017-08-21T15:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trustcolliers.com\/blog\/?p=523"},"modified":"2017-08-17T17:17:32","modified_gmt":"2017-08-17T21:17:32","slug":"why-wont-ac-keep-up-end-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trustcolliers.com\/blog\/air-conditioning-service\/why-wont-ac-keep-up-end-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Won\u2019t My AC Keep Up at the End of Summer?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_524\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-524\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-524\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trustcolliers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/dog-wearing-sunglasses-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"summer-vacation-dog\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trustcolliers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/dog-wearing-sunglasses-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.trustcolliers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/dog-wearing-sunglasses-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.trustcolliers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/dog-wearing-sunglasses.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-524\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Dogs Days of Summer. If only they were THIS pleasant.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Oh boy, here we are in the \u201cdog days\u201d of summer. (Which has nothing to do with dogs lying around on porches panting. The phrase goes back to the ancient Greeks and the position of the constellation Sirius the Dog in the morning sky. The more you know, the more\u2026 okay, this isn\u2019t terribly useful information, but we\u2019d thought we\u2019d share it.)<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, the late summer heat\u2026 it can be pretty bad, even with a few days of rain and some cooling now and then. Your <a href=\"\/service-areas\/columbia-city-in-hvac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">air conditioning system in Columbia City, IN<\/a> still has some heavy work ahead of it before the true cooling of fall arrives. And if your AC doesn\u2019t seem like it\u2019s up to battling the heat, leaving hot spots around the home and letting humidity get out of control, it\u2019s something we recommend you investigate now. Don\u2019t let problems linger because cooler weather is on the horizon. Delaying repair work for an air conditioner means bigger costs in the future\u2014not to mention a possible full system breakdown.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Possible Reasons Your AC Is Having an Uphill Fight against Late Summer<\/h2>\n<p>Let\u2019s get to the diagnosing. You need HVAC professionals to handle any actual <a href=\"\/service-areas\/columbia-city-in-hvac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">central air conditioner repairs<\/a>, but you can get a sense of what\u2019s wrong before making the call to our team. You even find a simple mistake is behind the trouble:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>You left the air filter in too long: <\/strong>We can never remind homeowners enough about this! The air filter in an HVAC system isn\u2019t designed to sit there month after month. It catches dust, lint, dander, and other debris, and eventually will clog up, preventing the AC\u2019s blower from pulling in enough warm air to work effectively. Check the filter and <a href=\"\/blog\/air-conditioning-service\/hvac-air-filters-how-often-change\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">change it for a fresh one every 1 to 3 months<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The ducts are leaking:<\/strong> The trouble may not lie in the AC or blower, but in the ventilation system. Leaks in air ducts are a common problem, and they cause hot spots to appear in rooms because the cool air is escaping from the vents before reaching its destination. Fixing this requires <a href=\"\/indoor-air-quality\/duct-sealing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">professional duct sealing<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The outdoor condenser is blocked:<\/strong> Look to see if there are any obstructions around your outdoor unit. Over the summer, leaves and twigs might have blown onto it, or nearby shrubs and branches have grown too close. The cabinet needs at least a foot clear on all sides so it can \u201cbreathe\u201d and release heat from inside your home.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Refrigerant loss:<\/strong> An air conditioner in the middle of its service life (5\u20137 years) is at a risk of losing refrigerant because of a type of chemical corrosion along the refrigerant lines. This is serious, and can lead to a complete compressor breakdown if not dealt with. HVAC technicians will locate leaks, seal them, and recharge the refrigerant.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The AC is too old:<\/strong> You may simply be dealing with an air conditioner that\u2019s worn down to the point where it can\u2019t do the job expected of it. If your current cooling system is 15 or more years old, we recommend you look into a replacement system.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Collier\u2019s Heating &amp; Air Conditioning\u2014For over 20 years, <a href=\"\/contact\/send-message\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a company you&#8217;ve grown to trust!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If your AC doesn\u2019t seem like it\u2019s up to battling the heat, it\u2019s something we recommend you investigate now. <\/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":[107,14,100],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trustcolliers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/523"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trustcolliers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trustcolliers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trustcolliers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trustcolliers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=523"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.trustcolliers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/523\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":525,"href":"https:\/\/www.trustcolliers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/523\/revisions\/525"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trustcolliers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=523"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trustcolliers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=523"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trustcolliers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}