From clogged filters that affect the quality of your home or commercial space’s air to electrical issues that prevent your air conditioner from working properly, almost every HVAC system will eventually run into some kind of breakage or maintenance issue.
Luckily, almost all of these problems can be identified and repaired by an experienced, capable technician.
Below, we’ve listed the four most common commercial air conditioning repair, from replacing old, worn or damaged parts to fixing refrigerant leaks. If your AC system isn’t working properly, one of the repair solutions below would be exactly what it needs.
Damaged or severed electrical wiring
Just like other appliances and utilities, both residential and commercial air conditioners contain large amounts of electrical wiring.
Over time, these wires can become worn down due to friction, moisture, and other factors. Some wires can break entirely, cutting off the electrical connection that’s necessary for your AC system to function properly.
Damaged wiring can result in your air conditioning unit failing to switch on at all, or stop specific features from working as they should. In some cases, damaged wiring can also create a major potential fire hazard.
Luckily, most electrical wiring issues are easy to fix. An experienced technician can locate the damaged wiring relatively quickly and carry out a full replacement or A/C repair, restore your AC unit and fix the damage.
Low refrigerant due to leaks or other problems
Air conditioners rely on refrigerant — chemicals that are often called Freon — to chill air that flows into the system. When your air conditioning system runs low on refrigerant, it can become much less effective, resulting in poor cooling and greater electricity consumption.
You can almost think of refrigerant in an air conditioner like gasoline in a car — as the car runs low on gasoline, it eventually stops working. Likewise, an air conditioning system that doesn’t have proper levels of refrigerant isn’t likely to work properly.
Usually, when an air conditioning system is low on refrigerant, it’s the result of damage to the system that’s caused a leak. An experienced technician can locate the source of the leak and repair it, then top up your air conditioner’s refrigerant level to return it to optimal performance.
A damaged or non-working outside air conditioning unit
The air conditioning unit outside your office, retail store or other interior space is equally as important for proper cooling as the unit inside, meaning it’s a major issue if it suddenly stops working as it should.
Outside air conditioning units can become damaged for a number of reasons. In some cases, leaves, dirt, dust and other debris can collect inside the outside unit, damaging the electronics and moving parts inside the equipment.
In other cases, extreme weather (such as rain or snow) can damage the electrical components inside the air conditioning unit. This can cause a lack of power that prevents the air conditioner from working at all.
As always, most of these problems are fixable. An experienced technician can check your air conditioning unit and identify the source of the damage, then carry out a full repair to bring it back to normal function.
Frozen air conditioner coil
The coils inside your air conditioner play a major role in cooling your building’s air supply. In some cases, they can “freeze up,” preventing the system from working properly and leaving your office, retail store or other commercial space without a supply of cool air.
Air conditioner coils can freeze for several reasons. In some cases, poor air flow can result in the evaporator coil freezing, primarily due to improper heat exchange between the chilled air from your air conditioner and the warm air from inside your commercial space.
In other cases, your air conditioner can run low on refrigerant, resulting in a drop in pressure that creates a lower temperature. Sometimes, mechanical failures such as a damaged fan or other internal components can affect the air conditioner’s pressure and cause coil freezing.
Finally, sometimes all it takes to cause your air conditioner’s coils to freeze is a low outside temperature that affects the unit’s internal pressure levels.
Luckily, this is an easily fixable problem. An experienced air conditioning technician can take your air conditioning unit apart to detect the cause of the coil freezing and perform a complete repair to restore normal performance and prevent future freeze-ups.
