When a St Petersburg Air Conditioner Is Not Cooling

If u hv ur AC in n ur St Petersburg FL home, but th air ming ut isnt co!, r i" "" co!
thn it u"! t be, thr r "vr #robems tht might b causing this$ Athugh its !ifficut t t
%t &ithut "ing th unit itsef, hr r a f& reasons &h the AC might b on, but n co! air i"
ming out$
Lw Refrigerant
A & refrigerant charge r a & refrigerant eve &i u" n AC unit t bo& air, but nt coo it$
'efrigerant i" n""r fr th AC unit t b b t t( &arm air frm th ut"i! n! coo it t th
n""r tem#erature$ )ithut it, u &i itera* +u"t b bo&ing hot air$ A & refrigerant eve
u! b cause! b a ea( in th refrigerant ine$ ,o&ever, " AC units age, it might b n""r t
recharge th s*stem t gt it cooing th & it shou!$ 'unning n AC unit &ithut a #ro#er refrigerant
charge n u" a!!itiona !amage tht &i cost u mr t re#air$
Leaking Ducts
Anthr -""ib #robem i" ea(ing !ucts, r #oor* insuate! !ucts$ If th !ucts r ea(ing, u &i
m"t i( "ti fee coo air ming out, but it +u"t might b "" air thn "hu! be$ ,o&ever, if its
ea(ing a ot, r it its r #oor* insuate!, tht air might b &arming u- bt&n &hn th air eaves
th AC unit n! &hn it tu enters ur home thrugh th vent$ .uring th summer, attics n
easi* reach /00 -u" !egrees$ If ur !ucts r #oor* insuate! r ea(ing, f th air u r #a*ing
t coo i" bing &arme! u- " it #asses thrugh ur attic, costing u mone*$
Old AC nit
1he air con!itioner unit might b too o!, n! if it is, it might nt b &or(ing th right &a*$ Its simiar
t a car, thr r n " muh usage n AC unit n t( bfr it n!" t b re#ace!$ A!!itiona*,
! AC units arent " efficient " n& ones$ 1h cost f re#acing ur AC unit i" ftn recou#e!
2uic(* &ith th mone* u save n ur month* energ* bi$ 3u n " receive rebates fr
instaing energ* efficient e2ui#ment in ur home$ 4n to# f f this, a n& AC unit &i &or( bttr
t (ee#ing ur home coo n! comfortabe !uring th hot summer months$
For those in the St Petersburg area, *ou can ta( to a re#utabe heating an! air com#an* here$