| Air conditioner repairs aren't cheap - they can easily | | | | off and turn it back on for you. Do you want to pay |
| cost hundreds of dollars. Quite often, the cost of | | | | $100 for that? |
| labor is the biggest item on the invoice, if not the | | | | RA. (Right Answer) Just a second, I'll check. (After |
| only one! Meanwhile, it's easy to significantly reduce | | | | checking a couple of registers) Air flow is as usual, or |
| or even completely avoid charges for air conditioner | | | | weaker than usual. (Whichever is the case.) |
| repairs. Most people miss this chance because it | | | | Now, he might be able to figure out what the |
| happens before the technician comes, but you won't | | | | problem is, just from that simple answer. |
| miss it again after reading this article. | | | | Q. Is the filter clean? |
| The idea is to do some leg work for the technician | | | | WA. Yes, it's clean. |
| before he comes to your home. When he calls | | | | The technician can come and check the filter for you, |
| before his visit, pay close attention when he asks | | | | but is that really worth $100? |
| you to look at or listen to something. Your | | | | RA. I don't know. My husband usually checks the |
| observations might let him know exactly what is | | | | filter, but he's not home. |
| wrong with your air conditioner. This means that he | | | | The technician will explain where to find the filter, and |
| can either tell you what to do over the phone, or | | | | what to check. |
| come prepared with the part he needs, saving a | | | | Q. Could you check if the outdoor unit is working? |
| second trip. Use your chance over the phone. | | | | WA. Yes, it's working. |
| You can save big if you listen to that guy on the | | | | Don't assume that every noise that comes from |
| phone and don't cut any corners when he asks you | | | | outside comes from your unit. The technician can |
| to do something. Don't worry, he won't ask you to | | | | come and flip a switch on the unit for you. Is this |
| do anything unsafe or difficult. Let's go through a | | | | worth a $100 charge? |
| few possible scenarios. | | | | RA. You go outside to the unit, check the unit, and |
| Q. Do you feel air coming out of the floor registers? | | | | tell the technitian exactly what you hear. |
| WA. (Wrong Answer) Yes, the air is fine. | | | | And if your technician doesn't call before coming? |
| The technician will come and check the air for you. | | | | Well, you may be dealing with the wrong company. |
| He may find that the furnace (air handler) switch was | | | | |