{"id":541,"date":"2020-08-03T11:00:43","date_gmt":"2020-08-03T15:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mechanicalac.com\/blog\/?p=541"},"modified":"2020-07-31T15:49:56","modified_gmt":"2020-07-31T19:49:56","slug":"whats-compressor-how-affect-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mechanicalac.com\/blog\/air-conditioning-service\/whats-compressor-how-affect-home\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s a Compressor and How Does it Affect Your Home?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Today, we\u2019re going to shine a light on a deserving part of your air conditioning system\u2014the compressor. Your air conditioning compressor is important. Through the years though, we\u2019ve found that whenever we bring this up to homeowners, their face turns into a big question mark. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We understand this. There is so much that you have to take\ncare of on a daily basis that we\u2019re sure you don\u2019t end the day winding down\nover your air conditioner\u2019s operation manual. It\u2019s unnecessary for you to\nunderstand how every single gear and part in your air conditioner works. However,\nwe do want you to understand the compressor because it\u2019s important to your\noverall AC. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Compressor 101<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The odds are that you have a standard central air conditioning\nsystem at home. Just statistically speaking, these are the most common type of\nair conditioning in Port St. Lucie and across the country. In a standard central\nair conditioning system, the air conditioner is \u201csplit.\u201d You might not be so\nfamiliar with your compressor because it isn\u2019t actually tucked away into your\nhome. Your compressor is housed in the outdoor unit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The compressor is in charge of circulating the refrigerant\nthrough your air conditioning system. The refrigerant is necessary for the heat\nexchange process. The heat exchange process is what applies energy to the refrigerant\nand subsequently makes your home feel cool. If you didn\u2019t have refrigerant,\nyour home\u2019s air conditioner would just cycle tepid air on an endless loop. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How a Compressor Affects Your Home <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Now let\u2019s talk about how your compressor could potentially impact your home. We don\u2019t mean to be negative here, but we\u2019re going to talk about the adverse effects that a damaged air conditioning compressor can have. We find that it\u2019s harder to understand the impact of a situation if we\u2019re not describing the potential adverse effects. Talking about how an air conditioning compressor can positively affect your home would really just be us talking about business as usual with your air conditioner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are a few signs to watch out for. All these signs point\nto a failing air conditioning compressor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n