My family has this tradition where we host each other every Summer weekend as we party and share fun moments over food and drinks.
- It was my turn to host the clan and I was excited.
Everything was set, and meat grilling was already underway. However, old aunt Margaret kept complaining about the heat. She was indoors enjoying the A/C and kept fanning herself at the same time, then a few of my cousins later joined her indoors and complained of the same. I had to check the a/c system to see if it was operating, and unfortunately the A/C was running but not cooling. I almost panicked and frantically began checking for my Heating and Air Conditioning provider’s number. Eric,my sibling’s younger son, opted to help as he was attending Heating and Air Conditioning university and knew a few ways to service the a/c system. He went straight to the A/C filters which he confirmed to be clean enough not to cause troubles. They were not obstructed or dirty. Next, he inspected the outdoor component of the Heating and Air Conditioning system. I had the part cleared a few afternoons ago so no debris was blocking airflow. We then inspected the power in the breaker box and this was laboring alright since no other appliances were affected. Eric proposed checking the thermostat and so we manually tried to adjust the temperature and monitored it for a few minutes. True to her suspicions, the thermostat did not adjust the temperature as expected and so Eric proposed changing the thermostat’s batteries, which worked like magic. The cooling component responded positively and indoor air was cool enough for all the people. The family got back to the celebration and I got to save on a/c system service. Most importantly I learned a few hacks on troubleshooting my a/c system before rushing to get a/c system service services.