Imagine you get home from a hard day of work, only to realize…your air conditioner isn’t working. Your home is hot and muggy, and you’re a sweaty mess already!This is a common scenario when summer hits and the air conditioner overheats. When it overheats, it will trip the circuit breaker—and continue to do so until you fix the problem.Here are 3 common reasons why this happens, and what you can do about them.The air filter is the safety net that protects your air conditioner from dirt and pollutants. But when it’s covered in dirt, it goes from friend to foe.A dirty air filter blocks airflow in your home’s air ducts, forcing your air conditioner to run longer—and harder— to cool your home. This will continue until:You don’t want either, right?Solution: Change the air filter once a month. Here’s our guide to choosing the right air conditioner air filter.Condenser coils are refrigerant filled tubes running through your air conditioner’s outside unit.  If these coils are dirty, then your air conditioner runs longer, causing the air conditioner to overheat.

Here’s why: Your standard split A/C unit has 2 parts: the outside unit and the inside unit. The inside unit uses refrigerant to absorb the heat in your indoor air to cool it down. That hot liquid refrigerant flows to the outside unit where the refrigerant dumps the heat out into the world.But if dirt covers the coils, the refrigerant can’t release the heat easily because dirt is an insulator. Basically, it’s like if you were wearing a sweater on a hot day. Your body would want to release the heat, but the wool would prevent the heat from leaving (talk about overheating!). So now the refrigerant can’t absorb more heat from your air, causing your air conditioner to blow out lukewarm air. Your air conditioner will keep running until it overheats because it can’t reach your thermostat temperature setting.Solution: Clean your outside unit using a special coil cleaning spray. Or call a professional to do it for you as part of a standard air conditioner maintenance visit.Similar to problem #2, not having enough refrigerant will also cause your air conditioner to constantly run, leading to it overheat.

Solution: Look out for the signs of low refrigerant:If you’ve noticed these signs, then you’re low on refrigerant. how long does a house ac unit lastIf you’re low on refrigerant then you also have a refrigerant leak because refrigerant is never “used up” like gas in a car.how to fill home ac unitIf you notice any of these signs, contact a professional air conditioner repair person. ac wall unit wont turn onThe professional should:Anyone who tries to add refrigerant without look for a leak is most likely trying to scam you, because they know you’ll have to call them again when you run out of refrigerant again.Service Champions, your local heating and air conditioning company, serves San Jose, Sacramento, East Bay and the surrounding areas.

For more information on any of our products or services, contact us online. Monitor and control the temperature of your home remotely. Want a smart air conditioner without having to buy a new one? Retrofit your existing window unit with littleBits and turn it into an internet-connected device. Forget to turn the AC off? No problem, just press a button on your phone to turn it off! Cool down your apartment on the way home from work? Save energy and save $$$ with this easy DIY project.*Note: The AC Switch, IR transmitter, and temperature sensor are coming soon. How it works:Monitor - The temperature sensor transmits data through the cloudBit to Cloud Control. You will be able to see the temperature readout in cloud control under the “receive” tab. When at home, you will also be able to see the temperature displayed on the number module. Now you can always know the temperature in your apartment/house.Control - Use Cloud Control to turn your AC unit on or off using the IR transmitter and the AC switch.

When you press the button in Cloud Control, you send a signal to the cloudBit in your home. This signal is passed on to the IR transmitter, which outputs a burst of infrared light. [Note: you won’t be able to see this burst of light because the IR spectrum is not visible to the human eye. This is the same control technology used in your television's remote control]. The AC switch has an infrared sensor that picks up this burst of IR light and toggles the window unit’s power on and off.Automate - Use IFTTT to automatically turn your AC unit on/off in response to conditions that you set. IFTTT (If This Then That) is a service that lets you connect to different web apps through simple conditional statements. Use the Date & Time channel to turn your AC on at 5pm and off at 8pm, or create a location based trigger that turns your AC unit on when you enter your home zone with the iOS or Android Location channels. How To Make It Set up your cloudBits if you haven’t done so already. 

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