It can be tempting to do a quick search online when your air conditioner is not working and try to figure out what is wrong. You may think that you can save some money by completing a DIY air conditioner repair. However, we advise against this for a few reasons.
Instead, we encourage you to call our team and schedule a professional AC repair in Temecula. You can keep reading to learn more about the ways a DIY AC repair is dangerous and why it’s better to trust your unit to the AC experts.
Safety Risks
When you attempt any type of do-it-yourself AC repair, you face a variety of different safety risks. Air conditioners are very complex systems and fixing problems is not as straightforward as you may think. Your air conditioner has a variety of components that all have to work together seamlessly for a cooling cycle to happen.
Plus, you have to consider that there are electrical lines and chemical refrigerants. You shouldn’t work on either of these things unless you have the proper certifications to do so. Aside from getting hurt during the actual repair process, you could also do more damage inside of your air conditioner that leaves behind dangerous operating conditions.
Legal Considerations
We already mentioned that only properly certified technicians should work on air conditioners. This isn’t just a recommended guideline. It’s actually the law. The regulation is in place to help protect homeowners from unqualified people claiming to be professional technicians and working on your air conditioner – ultimately causing more problems.
You may think that you can get away with fixing your own air conditioner if nobody finds out. However, if you make significant changes that are discovered during a future inspection, you could be in trouble. This might happen if you try to sell your home. Lenders and buyers may require that you have a professional HVAC technician take a look at the unit and fix any problems.
It could also happen if your AC is still under warranty and something major happens that would otherwise be covered. Completing DIY repairs means you run the risk of voiding your warranty. Even if an AC issue isn’t related to past repairs you made on your own, that won’t matter.
Potential Surprise Expenses
You also have to consider that you may not save any money at all. Instead, you might make a problem worse than it already was and still be left calling for professional service. When this happens, there may be even more to fix inside of the air conditioner.
One example of this is frozen evaporator coils. You may think that thawing ice out and cleaning up around the coils is enough to fix the problem. But really, frozen evaporator coils are a symptom of a larger problem. You may have a refrigerant leak or a severe lack of airflow causing the frozen lines. We encourage you to leave the investigating and repairing to our team to ensure that the job is done right the first time.
Contact RKM Heating and Air Conditioning today to schedule an appointment with us for AC maintenance. Done Right, Priced Right.