HVAC Blog | Carolina Climate Control

Why Is Water Leaking From My Air Conditioner?

August 7th, 2023

When your air conditioner is running, you may occasionally hear the sounds of water dripping inside it. This is a normal sound to hear: it’s condensate moisture from the cooling process getting moved out of the AC. Like any part of an air conditioner, the condensate drainage system can malfunction and lead to water leaking out of the unit.

If you see water pooling around your HVAC cabinet indoors, you’ll want to have the problem corrected as soon as possible with professional AC repair in Greenville, SC. Leaving this unaddressed not only threatens parts of your home with water damage, it can cause the air conditioner to shut off, lose efficiency, and become damaged.

What can go wrong that will lead to these water leaks? We’ll look at the causes more below.

Why Is One of My Ductless Room Units Not Working?

July 24th, 2023

If you find that one of the indoor blower units for your home’s ductless mini split system isn’t working, you’ll be annoyed about it. However, this is a time when you’ll also discover one of the greatest advantages of having a ductless mini split heat pump: if only one indoor unit breaks, it doesn’t affect the others. You’ll only lose heating or cooling in a single space, and you won’t have a major comfort emergency until you get a mini split repair in Greenville, SC from our technicians.

Now that we’ve helped you see a “bright side” to your predicament, we’ll look into the reasons why that one wall unit isn’t doing its job.

How Long Will a Heat Pump Last?

July 10th, 2023

Heat pumps are wonderful devices. They pack both heating and cooling into a single package that runs entirely on electricity, and they can operate at high levels of energy efficiency, especially when compared to using an electric furnace.

We’d all love it if heat pumps had no expiration dates, if they just could run and run and keep our homes comfortable year after year, regardless of the season. This isn’t reality, however, as any mechanical device will wear down with time. If you take good care of your heat pump, you can get a good, long service life out of it, but eventually you’ll need to contact us to schedule heat pump replacement in Greenville, SC.

So, when will your heat pump come to the end of its lifespan?

Does a Dead Compressor Mean I Need to Get a New AC System?

June 26th, 2023

The compressor is the component of an air conditioner that uses the most power to operate. Arguably, it’s the most important AC component. Without the compressor, an air conditioner cannot carry out the process of heat exchange that allows it to pump heat out of a house and cool it down.

You might have heard that if the compressor for your AC fails, that means the entire air conditioning system is shot and you need to replace it. That’s a big and expensive move—but is it true that a dead compressor means the end of your AC?

Well, sometimes it does. But not always. Below we’ll look at the different scenarios for HVAC replacement in Greenville, SC when you have a failed compressor.

There are four different options you have when the compressor for your AC dies:

An AC Tune-Up Saves You Money: Here’s How

June 12th, 2023

In April we wrote a reminder about having air conditioning maintenance done before the summer arrives. Our Moose Plan makes it easy and more rewarding!

Now it’s almost officially summer, and if you haven’t yet scheduled your AC tune-up in Greenville, SC through our maintenance plan, we definitely recommend you do it now. Although there’s technically no expiration date for maintenance (as long as it gets done once a year), you’ll get the most benefits from a tune-up and inspection if you have it completed before the main summer heat arrives.

Need some more encouragement to sign up for the Moose Plan and schedule your AC tune-up? Our mascot, Moose, has put together a list of ways that getting maintenance pays you back. The money you save over the lifetime of your air conditioner, combined with the peace of mind that your AC is working its best, is well worth it.

Rattle, Clang, Hiss: Warning Sounds From Your AC

May 15th, 2023

As summer gets underway, it’s a good idea to know some of the ways that ACs can give us warnings they aren’t in the best condition. The easiest way to tell when an AC is malfunctioning is when it stops sending out cool air. But we want to help you get ahead of a “no cool” air conditioner if possible with some tips on warning signs you can watch for. Or, in the case of this post, listen for.

Strange sounds are one of the easiest ways to determine that you’ve got a cooling system that needs professional air conditioning repair in Greenville, SC. Anything that isn’t the standard sounds you hear from your AC—the whirring of fan blades, the hum of the compressor, the occasional drip of water, a few clicks as it shuts off—are reasons for concern. Below we’ll look over the most common warning sounds.

Before Summer, Should You Get a New Air Conditioning System?

May 1st, 2023

In our last post, we talked about the importance of having regular maintenance for your air conditioning system during the spring. But sometimes you don’t need to have your current AC given a tune-up. What you really need is to replace it entirely.

The decision to replace an air conditioner is a large one, and the “repair vs. replace” debate is one many homeowners have to deal with at some point. Our technicians are glad to help you with a new air conditioning installation in Greenville, SC, but we’d also like to help you decide if it’s necessary yet or not. You want to make the choice that’s best for your budget and comfort.

We strongly recommend you work with our team to make the choice. You can use the info in this post to start thinking about whether you should replace your AC before summer, but please don’t make the decision on your own.

Spring Is the Time to Join The Moose Plan: It’s Cool!

April 17th, 2023

Spring is usually considered a slower time of the year for heating and air conditioning companies like us. This makes sense: the weather is in that middle zone where heating and air conditioning emergencies are extremely rare. However, we still keep busy at Carolina Climate Control during the spring—because this is when our customers need The Moose Plan!

Here’s How Heating Maintenance Helped You This Past Winter

April 3rd, 2023

Good news, it’s spring! That means warmer weather (although not consistently and not always immediately) and longer days and the feeling that soon summer fun will arrive. It’s also an important season for HVAC because it’s when people find it easiest to make major changes to their heating and cooling systems and when they arrange for their regular AC maintenance.

But before we start talking in depth about air conditioning maintenance (and we’ll get to that, don’t worry; our mascot Moose is big on AC maintenance), we want to take some time to talk about heating maintenance. Think about how your heating system performed over the winter. Did you enjoy the right level of comfort in your home? Did your heater run smoothly without encountering malfunctions or a breakdown? Were your utility bills what you expected and never sources of sticker shock?

If so, then you can thank the heating maintenance you had during the fall for your heater’s success. You may not think about it regularly, but maintenance was a big part of your comfort through the winter. As a wrap-up to the winter that just ended, we want to look at the ways professional heating maintenance helped you:

Yes, Geothermal HVAC Can Cool as Well as Heat

March 20th, 2023

We are proud to offer geothermal heating and cooling in Greenville, SC and the surrounding areas.

Now, if you read that and wonder why “cooling” was included with “heating,” then this is the post for you. It’s a common misunderstanding with geothermal HVAC systems that they provide heat only. After all, they have “thermal” right there in the name and they operate by accessing heat coming out of the Earth itself. Why would they have the ability to cool?

We’re going to get into why geothermal HVAC not only cools as well as heats, but offers better cooling and heating than many standard air conditioners and air-source heat pumps.