{"id":1725,"date":"2021-04-26T11:00:40","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T15:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.climatemastersfl.com\/blog\/?p=1725"},"modified":"2021-04-26T12:04:03","modified_gmt":"2021-04-26T16:04:03","slug":"refrigerant-loss-why-happens-what-means","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.climatemastersfl.com\/blog\/refrigerant-loss-why-happens-what-means\/","title":{"rendered":"Refrigerant Loss: Why It Happens and What It Means"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1727\" src=\"https:\/\/www.climatemastersfl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Refrigerant-Loss-Why-It-Happens-and-What-It-Means-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"refrigerant-line\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.climatemastersfl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Refrigerant-Loss-Why-It-Happens-and-What-It-Means-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.climatemastersfl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Refrigerant-Loss-Why-It-Happens-and-What-It-Means-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.climatemastersfl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Refrigerant-Loss-Why-It-Happens-and-What-It-Means.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>There are many problems that can impact a home that you might classify as \u201cminor.\u201d It\u2019s true, some problems aren\u2019t very big. However, when it comes to your air conditioning system, there\u2019s no issue that you\u2019ll want to just brush off without having a professional at least look at your system. Refrigerant loss is one of those problems.<\/p>\n<p>Refrigerant is the component that literally makes the cooling process possible. If you have reason to believe that your system <em>is <\/em>losing refrigerant, it\u2019s time to give us a call. The longer you wait to do so, the bigger risk there is of serious damage happening to your AC\u2014most likely to the compressor, which is the heart of your cooling system. But, how do you know if your system is losing refrigerant? And why does it matter?<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Signs of a Refrigerant Leak<\/h2>\n<p>There\u2019s a common misconception among homeowners that refrigerant is something that runs out naturally, like gasoline from a car. Refrigerant is <em>not <\/em>a fuel, though. It\u2019s a liquid that is continually put through a process where it changes to a gaseous state and back.<\/p>\n<p>Your air conditioner is supplied with enough refrigerant upon installation to ideally last the system\u2019s whole lifespan. If you have refrigerant loss, it means you have a refrigerant <em>leak, <\/em>which must be located and repaired. So, how do you know you have a leak?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Warm Air.<\/strong> You should take note of whether or not the air doesn\u2019t seem cool, or if it\u2019s that the airflow isn\u2019t as powerful. The latter can be an indication of another problem entirely. You should still call our team for help, but low airflow isn\u2019t necessarily a sign of refrigerant loss.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Short Cycling.<\/strong> Short-cycling is the term given when an air conditioner (or central heater) is cycling on and off in rapid cycles instead of completing a full cooling cycle. Short-cycling is not only a possible symptom of refrigerant loss, but can also cause exacerbated wear and tear on the system, too.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Increased Energy Bills.<\/strong> When you have refrigerant loss, your air conditioner has to run longer in order to try to reach the desired temperature you set on your thermostat. This is inefficient, and as a result you\u2019ll use more energy and your utility bills will spike. If you ever notice that your energy bills are drastically higher than they were the same time the year prior, despite comparable use, it\u2019s almost always a sign that something isn\u2019t working as efficiently as it should, and your air conditioner could very well be the culprit.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A Hissing or Bubbling Noise.<\/strong> What you\u2019re actually probably hearing is refrigerant leak out, either in liquid or gas form.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ice Forming on the Coils or Refrigerant Line.<\/strong> Ice is <em>never <\/em>normal to see on your air conditioner. We get it\u2014it\u2019s a system that chills the air, so you\u2019d think this was okay, but ice causes a number of problems for your AC operation and can even lead to system breakdown.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>When you need quality <a href=\"\/st-augustine-fl-air-conditioning\/air-conditioning-repair-maintenance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">central AC repair in St. Augustine, FL<\/a>, look no further than Climate Masters. <a href=\"\/contact\/contact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Contact us<\/a> today! <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you have a refrigerant leak, you have a problem\u2014here&#8217;s why. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[70],"tags":[204,87],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.climatemastersfl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1725"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.climatemastersfl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.climatemastersfl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.climatemastersfl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.climatemastersfl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1725"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.climatemastersfl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1725\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1729,"href":"https:\/\/www.climatemastersfl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1725\/revisions\/1729"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.climatemastersfl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.climatemastersfl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1725"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.climatemastersfl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}