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The AC refrigerant in your system is the chemical that moves heat out of your home, and knowing which type you have tells you whether your unit can still be repaired or is due for replacement. If a technician ever says your refrigerant needs to be “topped off,” be cautious. A healthy air conditioner never loses refrigerant unless it has a leak. At Thayer Air Conditioning, we believe honest answers come before any sales pitch, so here is what every New Braunfels homeowner should understand about their AC refrigerant. Key Points What Does AC Refrigerant Actually Do? Refrigerant is a heat transfer medium, not an energy source. Your air conditioner does not consume it as it runs, so the same amount of refrigerant, known as the AC’s charge, stays in the system for its entire lifespan unless there is a leak. That is why any so-called technician who tells you

If your home’s central air conditioning system is like most, it’s a split system. That means it has indoor and outdoor components: an indoor air handler and evaporator coil connected to the ductwork system, and an outdoor condenser cabinet. You pay more attention to the indoor parts, because you can hear the operation of the blower fan. The outdoor unit is a functional object that’s placed out of the way where it doesn’t detract from the exterior of the house. We recommend you pay some attention to the condenser, however, particularly at this time of year. If the condenser becomes dirty or the area around it congested with branches, leaves, dirt, and other obstacles, the AC’s performance will suffer. We’ll explain why. The Job of the Condenser The condenser has more than one job, actually, as it houses several critical components for the air conditioner to work. The most important is the

We’re going to look at the reasons one of your AC fans stopped working, but first, let’s get you more acquainted with these two fans. An air conditioning system without a working fan is known as a broken air conditioning system. Actually, we should be more specific when we mention “fan,” because there are two fans in an AC system, one in the indoor unit and one in the outdoor unit, that are both essential for the air conditioner to work. If either breaks, you won’t have cooling. The Two Vital AC Fans The indoor fan is the blower fan, and it’s responsible for sending cooled air around the house to the various room vents. The blower fan also sends the warm air it draws through the return ducts across the evaporator coil to cool it down in the first place. Without this fan, no air will come from the vents and