{"id":814,"date":"2021-07-26T11:00:23","date_gmt":"2021-07-26T15:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snellair.com\/blog\/?p=814"},"modified":"2021-07-21T09:25:56","modified_gmt":"2021-07-21T13:25:56","slug":"runaway-ac-air-conditioner-wont-turn-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snellair.com\/blog\/air-conditioning-service\/runaway-ac-air-conditioner-wont-turn-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Runaway AC! Why Your Air Conditioner Won\u2019t Turn Off"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"blown-away\"When your air conditioner won\u2019t come on in the middle of the summer, you have a problem. Possibly a big problem that will make it necessary to call for professional <\/span>air conditioning service in Winder, GA<\/span><\/a>. But what happens when your AC <\/span>won\u2019t turn off<\/span><\/i>? If you\u2019re in the middle of a hot day, you might think, \u201cSounds like a great problem to have!\u201d Trust the HVAC pros, this is not a good situation. An AC that won\u2019t shut down will mean a house that is too cold, an AC that wears down fast, and extremely high bills.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

So let\u2019s talk about the runaway AC. If you currently have this problem, you can put an immediate stop to it by shutting off the circuit breaker for the air conditioner at the electrical panel. This at least will stop the drain on energy and your house from turning into an igloo while you get professional help to find out what\u2019s wrong. We\u2019ll take a look below at some possible causes of the AC that won\u2019t shut off.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The air conditioner is undersized for the house<\/b><\/h3>\n

Is this a new air conditioner you had installed this summer? Then the news may be dire\u2014an AC that runs continually often means the air conditioner is incapable of cooling the house down to a comfortable level. This can occur because of an amateur or rushed installation job. Experienced HVAC technicians take special care to size an AC so it can meet comfort requirements. The only solution to an undersized air conditioning system is to have professionals replace it with an accurately sized one.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The air conditioner is in its last stages<\/b><\/h3>\n

On the other hand, if this AC is an old family friend you\u2019ve had hanging around for fifteen summers or more, it may be time to bid it farewell. Most ACs won\u2019t last much over fifteen years and they\u2019ll start to experience multiple malfunctions. Running constantly can indicate the AC is no longer able to reach its normal cooling demands because it has worn down too much. You can always get a professional opinion about a replacement, but over fifteen years is almost an automatic reason to get a new AC.<\/span><\/p>\n

The thermostat is misreading the temperatures<\/b><\/h3>\n

We can\u2019t blame it all on the air conditioner! A common cause for weird behavior from a central AC is trouble with the thermostat. A thermostat can become miscalibrated and read the house as warmer than it is\u2014and that means it will tell the AC to keep running and running. Don\u2019t fiddle with the thermostat to attempt to fix this: you want the problem solved at the core, which requires technicians to recalibrate the thermostat.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The thermostat has lost its connection to the AC<\/b><\/h3>\n

Here\u2019s another common thermostat problem that can create a nonstop air conditioner. Thermostats have different wired connections to control turning on and turning off the blower fan and the compressor. Losing one of the \u201coff\u201d connections means the thermostat can\u2019t signal the blower or compressor to shut down. You\u2019ll need experts to make the correction.<\/span><\/p>\n

We\u2019re here to help with your AC troubles, whatever they are.<\/b><\/a> At Snellville Heating, Air and Plumbing, \u201cYour comfort Is OUR Business!\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We\u2019ll take a look below at some possible causes of the AC that won\u2019t shut off.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[23,14,111],"class_list":["post-814","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-air-conditioning-service","tag-air-conditioner-repair","tag-air-conditioning-replacement","tag-winder"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.snellair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/814","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.snellair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.snellair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.snellair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.snellair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=814"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.snellair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/814\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":817,"href":"https:\/\/www.snellair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/814\/revisions\/817"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.snellair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.snellair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.snellair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}