BOISE, Idaho (KBOI) — With these soaring temperatures, experts say there are two basic things you can do to avoid making a repair call on your air conditioning unit and one of them is to make sure your outside condenser coil is clean.
A garden hose will do it.
Zac Barnes with Western Heating and Air Conditioning in Boise explains how the dirt and grime can cause issues with your A/C unit.
"What that does is causes restriction in air flow, causing all pressures of the unit to run higher amps," Barnes said, "It works a lot harder than it needs to, especially when you reach temperatures over 95 degrees, this needs to be cleaned off."
Barnes says washing off the condenser unit with a garden hose will do the trick.
Western Heating and Air Conditioning is averaging around 400 repair calls a day throughout the Treasure Valley and another common problem they find is a dirty filter that needs changing.
"What it will do is restrict the air flow," Barnes said. "If anybody's ever had an A/C turn into a big block of ice it is because the air flow is restricted and it just freezes the whole unit up."
A simple way to check and see just how dirty your filter is by holding it up to the light and seeing how much light comes through. That'll tip you off for sure.
And check the make and model of your A/C to see when replacing the filter is recommended.
ncG1vNJzZmihlJa1sLrEsKpnm5%2BifK%2Bx1qxmpaeTlrlwv8imp6WdXZyus7DEp2Shp6OaeqStzWaqmq6VYsawwdFmmJxllqe8rnnDoqqaq6Savw%3D%3D