Temperatures are skyrocketing this summer as heatwave after heatwave rolls across the nation. You’re running your AC more than ever before, and it’s feeling the strain. The days have surpassed 100 degrees for weeks and it finally happens — your air conditioning stops working.
The most common culprit is air compressor failure. Working as the heart of the whole system this is where refrigerant is pressurized into a hot gas allowing it to pass between the indoor and outdoor coils, thus cooling the air inside the home. One of the most integral components, without a functioning compressor an AC unit can’t run.
