A customer called me because she wanted to have the AC system diagnosed with problems.
She thought that it was too warm inside of the house because the air conditioner was running all of the time. I offered to perform a tune-up on the AC unit. I knew that would catch any problems that were occurring. Since it is summertime, the smallest problems with an air conditioner can actually cause big problems for the system. During the summer time, that air conditioner runs about 12 to 15 hours a day. If there is a dirty air filter, it’s going to run even harder and for longer hours. If the ductwork is dirty or the thermostat is set too low, problems can also occur. I honestly thought that the repair was going to be easy to handle. When I started taking the machine apart, I realized that there was a leaking refrigeration hose. The refrigeration hose could have been easy to fix, but I didn’t have one on my truck. I had to drive all the way back to the repair shop to find the right part. I didn’t have any refrigeration hoses that were going to fit the system, so I had to go to the local hardware store to get the right part. I spent two hours driving from place to place to find the right refrigeration hose for the AC unit. I couldn’t charge the customer anything for the time, so the easy to fix and replace hose job took me nearly 4 hours to complete.