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How does an air conditioner work

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  Furnace repair in Mcdonough Air conditioners employ the same operating principles and basic components as your home refrigerator. Refrigerators use energy (usually electricity) to transfer heat from the cool interior of the refrigerator to the relatively warm surroundings of your home; likewise, an air conditioner uses energy to transfer heat from the interior of your home to the relatively warm outside environment. An air conditioner cools your home with a cold indoor coil called the evaporator. The condenser, a hot outdoor coil, releases the collected heat outside. The evaporator and condenser coils are serpentine tubing surrounded by aluminum fins. This tubing is usually made of copper. A pump, called the compressor, moves a heat transfer fluid (or refrigerant) between the evaporator and the condenser. The pump forces the refrigerant through the circuit of tubing and fins in the coils. The liquid refrigerant evaporates in the indoor evaporator coil, pulling heat out of indoor air

8 things that are bad for your a/c

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  Ignoring Sizing Requirements H VAC pros carefully size air conditioning units to match the number of cubic feet in a new building. When purchasing a new AC unit or renovating your house, the homeowner must make sure the unit fits the space properly. Installing an air conditioning unit rated for a smaller space than your home causes it to work overtime cooling the air. Overworked air conditioners wear out more quickly and struggle to meet the demands of the thermostat. An air conditioning unit rated for a larger space than you have constantly turns on and off, wearing itself out and growing undependable over time. Pay attention to capacity and pick the right unit for the space you have.  Never Cleaning Fins and Coils Air conditioner  coils and fins  help the evaporators inside the house and the condensers outside absorb and release heat. This process of moving heat is vital, but layers of dust and grime impede it. If you never check your coils, that grime decreases efficiency and cost