With the right tools, DIY for Heat/AC units is quite easy, and they help maintain your unit, allowing them to last years. Here I have written out ten DIY heat and air repairs you can perform.
1. If the condensation unit is working but the fan
Try testing the motor for the blower, you should also check the capacitor. A sign that it has gone bad, or needs to be changed is that it starts to leak oil, it also looks like it’s been burnt and slightly bulgy. Determine if any power is entering in by using a multimeter. You should get a five to seven percent reading on the capacitor if it’s still working.
2. AC/heat not working as it should
Check to make sure your thermostat is still on, and also make sure the heat is set just right and not higher than you want it. Also, check the filter, clean it or completely change it if necessary, dirty filters can reduce the effectiveness of your system.
3. The AC coil keeps freezing
Gently take out the furnace cover and check if the coil on the inside is covered in Ice, if this is the case, turn of your air conditioner and set your blower to the fan mode, and let it run for a while, this will allow warm air melt the ice.
4. AC is working overtime
If certain parts of your house are winter wonderland but the thermostat feels like the Sahara, there’s a possibility that the thermostat registers may not be opened or something is blocking them. If none of these things seem to be the problem, then replacing the thermostat will be the next other of business.
5. Insert a quality filter
Pet hair and other random things can easily get into the air filter, making the whole system slower and generally work twice as hard as it usually has to do. I suggest installing a filter, to improve the system’s general ability to filter out tiny microscopic particles, like dust and dirt.
6. Keep the outdoor unit clean
From time to time, the outdoor unit should be cleaned. Remove trees, branches, leaves, nests basically anything that can come flying into your unit’s motor. This could incur heavy losses and cost a lot to fix.
7. Check the refrigerant lines constantly
Perform inspections on the lines from time to time, look for leaks and holes, and if there is any, try to seal it up before calling the professionals.
8. Water leakage
Perform a sweep of the unit, check for any form of restrictions to the flow of water, clear all the lines, remove leaves, algae, and anything blocking the floor of water.
9. Constant humming when the fan is off
This could be because of a compressor issue, or because the fans of the unit need to be changed completely
10. Vibrating
This type of hum tells you that something has come off within the condensing unit, maybe a bolt or the fan motor, or the foam rubber that dampens these vibrations.
In conclusion, these are a few things you can do on your own to maintain your AC unit, and it’s always a good idea to call the professionals if the jobs seem beyond you.