Is Your Air Conditioner as Efficient as It Should Be?
If you want to save money and stay cool all summer long, keeping your air conditioner running well should be at the top of your priority list. Perhaps you’re unsure how to tell if your air conditioner is working well. In that case, take a look at this tip. It’s a great way to see if the air that’s blowing out of the supply registers is the right temperature and if the fan is blowing hard enough.
You’ll Need a Thermometer
The first step is to turn the air conditioner on and get a thermometer from outdoors, your kitchen or anywhere else you would find one that doesn’t have a timer. Next, you have to locate an intake register. You can use a piece of paper to determine which registers are for intake and which are for supply. Place the paper over the register. If it sucks the paper inward, it’s an intake register. If it blows the paper away, it’s a supply register. The airflow for both the intake and supply registers should be fairly strong. If it’s not, there’s a good chance that something is wrong with one of the blowers or motors.
How to Check the Air Temperature
Put the thermometer on the intake register and leave it there for about five minutes to determine the temperature of the air just before it goes into your cooling system. Next, find a supply register and check the air temperature coming out of it by placing the thermometer on that vent for another five minutes. The difference in temperature between the two vents should be about 15 to 20 degrees. If it’s too much less, the air conditioner isn’t cooling the air quickly enough. If it’s too much more, you might have another problem with your air conditioner.
Whenever you’re trying to make sure that your air conditioner is working as efficiently as possible, you ought to have a reliable AC technician available to answer your questions and repair the things you can’t do yourself. That’s where Murphy Company Heating & Cooling in Louisville comes in. We can handle all of your heating, cooling, and indoor air quality needs, including installation, maintenance and repair. Call us today.
