From my point of view when it comes to home remodeling or home repairs, I feel there is no substitute for the professional handyman or other service technicians. However I also think that a homeowner can learn to do simple repairs and trouble shooting in their own home, as long as they know their limits and call a professional when the job is over their heads. sometimes things are simple if you know the basic things to look for. Here is an example of some questions I receive from homeowners;
"We live in a warm climate, so we use our air-conditioner a lot. We have been using our air-conditioner for the past two weeks. We have it serviced every year, in fact we had it serviced three weeks ago, and everything checked out great. But now it is hot in my house and the inside unit is running but the outside unit is not.
Is there anything I can do or check myself before I call for service?"
In a lot of cases this is a simple fix, and you can solve it yourself. The first thing I would look for is a tripped A/C breaker. There are two breakers to the outside unit. The one to check first is the one that is in the main breaker panel. Look in the main panel and find the breaker for the air conditioner. The A/C breaker is going to be a double pole breaker (240 amp breaker). Turn it completely off even if it appears to be off, then turn it back on again. If it trips again, leave it alone and call your service tech. If it stays on, then check if the unit is working. If the unit is still not working, you will need to check the breaker (quick disconnect) that is located outside near the unit, and repeat the same steps you did on the inside unit. If none of this works, it still could be a simple fix like a broken wire, or a bad capacitor, but unless you are skilled in this area it is time to call a service tech.
In this case it was a tripped breaker in the main panel, and it is run fine since.
"We live in a warm climate, so we use our air-conditioner a lot. We have been using our air-conditioner for the past two weeks. We have it serviced every year, in fact we had it serviced three weeks ago, and everything checked out great. But now it is hot in my house and the inside unit is running but the outside unit is not.
Is there anything I can do or check myself before I call for service?"
In a lot of cases this is a simple fix, and you can solve it yourself. The first thing I would look for is a tripped A/C breaker. There are two breakers to the outside unit. The one to check first is the one that is in the main breaker panel. Look in the main panel and find the breaker for the air conditioner. The A/C breaker is going to be a double pole breaker (240 amp breaker). Turn it completely off even if it appears to be off, then turn it back on again. If it trips again, leave it alone and call your service tech. If it stays on, then check if the unit is working. If the unit is still not working, you will need to check the breaker (quick disconnect) that is located outside near the unit, and repeat the same steps you did on the inside unit. If none of this works, it still could be a simple fix like a broken wire, or a bad capacitor, but unless you are skilled in this area it is time to call a service tech.
In this case it was a tripped breaker in the main panel, and it is run fine since.
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