Frank Myers Car Care Center in Winston-Salem, NC answers the most popular auto A/C questions.
Since this is the time of the year that our service department phones start blowing up with calls concerning air conditioning, I thought it would be a great time to answer some of the most common questions that we get about automotive A/C.
Q: Why is my A/C Blowing Warm Air?
A: Your A/C System may be blowing air for many different reasons. First, your system might be low on refridgerant, which would cause the system not to provide the cooling that it once did. If the system is low on refridgerant, then it could actually be a symptom of a deeper problem. The refridgerant resides in a totally sealed system, so for it to go low, their may be a leak in the system. Frank Myers Car Care Center in Winston-Salem, NC will provide full vacuum and pressure tests on your system to try to catch the cause of the leak.
Q: Can’t you just pump in more refridgerant?
A: While some shops might consider this an adequate repair of an A/C system, Frank Myers Car Care Center will not provide this disservice to our customers. Simply pumping in more refridgerant without finding the cause of the inital leak not only can be damaging to the environment (because your vehicle will be pumping harmful chemicals out into the air that we all breath, but it also can cause further damage to your AC System. When refridgerant leaks out of your vehicle’s AC system, moisture also seeps into the system. The moisture can cause damage to the fittings, gaskets and moving parts in your AC System. The moisture mixes with the oil that is in the A/C System, and creates a caustic chemical that can eat through gasket materials and cause damage to the compressor. Just pumping in more refridgerant is not an adequate repair.
Q: What can I do to prevent future damage to my A/C System?
A: This is an excellent question! Frank Myers Car Care Center in Winston-Salem, NC believes that preventative measures are worth their weight in gold, as they help you to enjoy your vehicle for a long time. The best way to keep your A/C System working properly is simply to use it. Not using your A/C System causes the oil in the system to settle and collect in one spot. When the system is not used for extended periods of time, this can cause seals in the system to become dry, and eventually begin to crack. When this happens, it can begin to let out refridgerant, and let moisture in causing damage to the components inside. So the best thing you can do, is to turn on your A/C system and let it run. Even during the winter, using your Defroster on the windshield will power on your A/C Compressor, to help remove moisture from the air that it is blowing on the windshield…so use your defroster in the winter regularly, to help your A/C System last longer.
– The Frank Myers Car Care Center is committed to providing a convenient, ethical and reliable auto repair facility while specializing in helping people cost-effectively maintain their vehicles to ensure additional repairs and expenses are kept to a minimum. They are located at 4200-C North Patterson Avenue in Winston-Salem, NC 27105 and can be called direct at 336-831-0656. https://www.frankmyersauto.com
