The compressor, evaporator and condenser together make up the air conditioner. A chemical compound called Freon is used in air conditioners, the same which is used in refrigerators. This Freon enters the compressor as a cold gas where the molecules get compressed together. This subsequently leads to increased temperature and pressure.

Next, the gas enters the condenser and this will then cool down the gas and transforms it to a high-pressure fluid. A tube or expansion valve then carries the fluid into the evaporator. The amount of liquid entering the evaporator is regulated by a pressure lowering valve causing the fluid to evaporate into a gas. The gas passes through coils absorbing the higher temperatures from within the house. The air conditioner will be shut off after a process the thermostat must undergo goes on over and over again.

Most residences feature central air conditioning these days. The fundamentals of the process are based on this. Unlike small window systems, here, only the evaporator is placed inside your home while the condenser and compressor stay outside. By attaching the cooling system to the home’s ventilation system, the whole home will receive the benefit of air conditioning instead of only one area.

Nevertheless, when you have a central air conditioning system, you might have observed that the temperatures inside a few rooms vary from the others. Many a times, the difficulty was observed in the air conditioner only. You will need to get an HVAC, Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning, expert servicing the system at least one time per year to ensure that the unit is functioning properly. You also have to ensure that you change the filter systems in the air conditioner once a month. When the filters are clean this will prevent overworking and also keep clean air inside the house.

You may even want to know the effects of constantly running your air conditioner. Proper maintenance of the unit will create more efficiency and less usage. However, there are alternative paths to refrain from overusing your system and at the same time save the environment.

Is it time you had your air conditioner inspected? If so, visit this page: A/C Repair Minneapolis
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Minneapolis Furnace Inspection

Our technicians are trained to inspect your furnace for a potentially dangerous, cracked heat exchanger. A cracked heat exchanger could allow poisonous carbon monoxide gases to enter your home. It oftentimes  takes a trained eye to look for and find cracks and rusty pin holes in a heat exchanger, and our technicians know how and where to inspect.

Additionally, they will inspect the furnace burners for plugged orifices and your chimney to make sure it is clean enough to provide adequate airflow.

Minneapolis Air Conditioning System Inspection

Besides inspecting your furnace, Duct Cleaning Twin Cities will inspect your central air system for energy-draining conditions such as dirty coils, damaged fins and dust-laden fan blades. A dirty or plugged a-coil, also known as an evaporator coil, can drastically restrict airflow year around, costing your family money in higher utility bills.

Call 612-412-1867 for a free furnace and A/C inspection, or schedule duct cleaning online.

So, How Did Your Central Air Conditioning System Keep Up?

When both the humidity and the temps are high, that’s when your central air system gets put to the test. All it takes is for an air conditioner to be low on freon, dirty, froze-up, or malfunctioning in some other way and you quickly start to feel uncomfortable in your house.

As a professional heating and cooling contractor and also an air duct cleaning company, servicing the entire Minneapolis St. Paul area, we often are the first call homeowners make. When the temperatures start to climb and they discover that their air conditioner isn’t working the way it used to our phone starts to ring like crazy. Fortunately, we are prepared and jump into action as quickly as we can.

Are You Sure the Air Conditioner Needs Repair?

Maybe the air conditioner doesn’t need to be repaired after all. Oftentimes, the only problem is the outdoor condensor or the inside evaperator (a.k.a. a-coil) is just dirty and no repair is necessary. If that’s the case, we will clean everything up and be on our way in an hour or less. Cleaning the central air conditioning system and a good old fashioned duct cleaning will typically cost less than $100 unless your system is really dirty. In that case you might want us to use our rotary brush cleaning method and that takes a little longer.

Either way, cleaning your air conditioner and your duct work will cost you a lot less money than jsut letting it go and suffering through it. A dirty air conditioner works MUCH harder than a clean air conditioner. When the central air conditioner is working hard to keep up with the demand you have set on the thermostat you are wasting a lot of energy.

Schedule an Air Conditioner Cleaning Soon.

Rather than suffer and spend a lot of money on increased energy consumption, why not have you an air duct cleaning company come out, like CleanMyFurnace.com for example,  and do a complete air duct cleaning. And, if needed, we will clean your a-coil and your condensor. Air conditioning cleaning will generally pay for itself in energy savings, so why put it off?

If you would like to schedule either air conditioner cleaning, air duct cleaning or both, please give us a call at 612-412-1867. Our technicians are fast, efficient, friendly and knowledgeable.

Duct Cleaning, the Pros and Cons

First the Pros:

• Source Removal – If you get rid of the “source”, you will get rid of the problem.
• Clean Air – It only stands to reason; if your ducts are clean the furnace and air conditioner won’t blow it around your home.
• Health Benefits – Ask any allergist, or allergy sufferer.
• Very Affordable – For as little as $99 you could have all the air ducts in your home cleaned.
  Fast and Efficient – With two duct cleaners, the process should take less than an hour for a typical home with just one furnace.
• No Haggling Over Prices – Unlike other domestic services, duct cleaning should be easy to bid over the phone. Nowadays, most duct cleaning companies will give you a price quote over the phone.

Now the Cons:

• Duct Cleaning Cost – How clean is “clean”? Duct cleaning prices range from $69 – $1,000. This creates a lot of confusion, because the typical homeowner can’t inspect the work.
• Discount Duct Cleaning – Beware of any company offering $10 off, or $50 off. What is the real duct cleaning cost? Ask $10 off of what price?
• Per Vent Pricing – Most homeowners are unaware that their home may have 15-30 vents. Even at $10 per vent, this ads up fast.
• Duct Cleaning Scams – As in any business, duct cleaning companies will pop up from time to time and try to take advantage of unsuspecting homeowners.
• Incomplete Cleaning Methods – Look for companies that will give you a “Whole House Price”. You should be able to provide basic information about your heating and cooling system over the phone and get a price quote. If the duct cleaning company wants to come out to your home to give you a bid, hang onto your wallet!

I hope this post has given you a little insight into the pros and cons of duct cleaning. Remember to always check with consumer watch-dog groups and do a little homework before you hire any contractor to do any type of work in your home. You might also want to read the article “20 Tips on Hiring a Duct Cleaner“, published on the CleanMyfurnace.com website. Or, you can always give us a call at 612-412-1867, or mail in your questin to: DuctCleaningTwinCities.com, 40 South 7th Street, Suite 212-144D, Minneapolis, MN 55402.