Recharging refrigerant can be one of the most misunderstood factors of a home air conditioning system that homeowners do not entirely understand. Most people think that they naturally lose refrigerant over time, and they have to get more added to their system as a regular air conditioning service. Shady Hills residents need to understand this is not how refrigerant works in most cases. Most of the time refrigerant is in a closed system, and therefore there is no reason to add to it or top it off as many people say. If there is a problem with the cold air of a home, there is a possibility that the refrigerant needs to be recharged.
What Does Refrigerant Do?
Many people have heard of something called refrigerant, or they have heard its most common name brand Freon, but they still do not know what refrigerant is or does. Have you ever had an air conditioner be working but just not producing cold air? With any air conditioning service, Shady Hills residents will need more refrigerant if they want to bring the temperature of the air being produced by their air conditioner down. Often times a homeowner can know if they need to adjust the refrigerant of their air conditioner because the evaporator coil will often freeze over, creating problems for colder air.
How Does Refrigerant Get Lost from a Closed Air Conditioning System?
If an air conditioning system is designed to be a closed system, many people often have trouble figuring out why they may need to replace or recharge their refrigerant. It is not uncommon for an air conditioning system to have a leak somewhere. Usually these leaks are small, and many individuals do not know there is a leak until their refrigerant is almost gone. When it comes to recharging refrigerant as an air conditioning service, Shady Hills residents need to be aware that not all refrigerant is the same. Newer systems use refrigerants that are more efficient and environmentally friendly than older kinds of refrigerant.
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