Air conditioners are essential to keeping your home cool and cosy in the modern era, especially in the summer. What happens when your AC breaks down, yes, you ask a professional to come to your house and fix it, but it may take days or weeks and it all depends on scheduling and availability. During this breaks down, simply opening a window or running a fan isn’t enough on a particularly hot summer day. What about fixing it by yourself, there are a surprising number of instances in which you can diagnose and repair a broken AC on your own. Lets learn some troubleshooting tips and highlights a few common issues and solutions, so you can get your AC back up and running. 

Go for thermostat check

Sometimes simply set the thermostat properly. If  it is set incorrectly, the air conditioner may not work the way  as  You want. You might have your thermostat set to heat instead of air conditioning. If this happens, you’ll likely have hot air coming out of your air conditioning vents. It’s easy to forget to make the switch when the seasons change. Double-check this before you assume that your AC unit is broken.

Change thermostat batteries 

Have you checked the batteries in your thermostat  before it gets ready for the  warm season. If you haven’t changed the batteries in a long time, you might be dealing with a dead battery. Without functioning batteries, the thermostat cannot communicate with the air conditioning unit. 

Replace the air filter

Air conditioner works and the filter get too dirty, if it happens air cannot flow properly. As a result, your air conditioner won’t work as well or maybe at all. Modern air conditioners in particular are extremely sensitive to dirty air filters. If you can’t remember the last time you changed the filters, it’s time to change them. It's advisable to check before it  get ready for the summer.

Check your circuit breaker

Another  easy thing you can try is checking your circuit breaker. If the circuit breaker connected to the air conditioner has been tripped, you’ll need to reset it. 

Check the air vents

When you make ready your air conditioner for the season make sure that all of your air ducts and vents are clear. If they get clogged with dust or dirt, the air can’t flow properly and doesn't make cooling as you expecting; simply cleaning your air vents could solve your problems. There may also be a problem within the air ducts that you can’t see. Things like mold or vermin infestation because of humidity and moisture can prevent your AC from working properly. 

There are plenty of things that you can do on your own to fix common problems with your air conditioner, but there are several instances too where you need to contact an air conditioner repair professional.