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Air Conditioning

Air conditioners and cooling: refrigerant, coils, airflow and getting a system ready for a Raleigh summer.

Air Conditioning

Your AC runs but will not cool: a step-by-step diagnosis

How to tell an airflow problem from a refrigerant problem before anyone opens the unit.

Air Conditioning

Refrigerant leaks and recharge: what is legal and what is not

Why a sealed system should never need topping up, and what a proper leak search involves.

Air Conditioning

What a spring AC tune-up actually includes

The checks that matter before the first hot week, and the ones that are just paperwork.

Air Conditioning

A frozen AC coil: why it happens and what to do first

Ice on the indoor coil is a symptom, not a cause — and running the system through it makes things worse.

Safety note. Gas smells, repeated furnace shutdowns, burning smells and suspected carbon monoxide are call-out situations, not do-it-yourself jobs. Leave the building and contact a licensed technician or your utility. Refrigerant handling and gas pipework are licensed trade work.