Summers can be brutal in New York. Having an air conditioner system must be able to take on the heat. Professional maintenance helps keep your unit operating efficiently by thoroughly inspecting, cleaning, and adjusting components of your cooling system. Maintenance is important to have done on a regular basis. To contribute to making the AC system work as effectively and efficiently as possible, maintenance helps. Though, spring is the best time to schedule your air conditioning tune-up services and it might come to the attention that the unit is in need of a replacement, scheduling maintenance late is better than never. Whether over time and use, or other circumstances come into play, replacing the air conditioner will eventually be required. Today, we at New York Air Conditioning, Heating & Plumbing would like to help offer some insight into installing a new air conditioner and why the size is so important.

What Happens if My AC Unit is Undersized?

Also referred to as an underpowered air conditioner, an undersized air conditioner, unable to keep up with the desired temperature on your thermostat, is never good. Making it inefficient, a too small of an air conditioner unit forces it to run longer than it should have to. In addition to it creating exacerbated wear and tear, the lifespan of the system is likely to be shortened. Resulting in an uncomfortable home, an undersized unit cannot keep up with demands. Since during one of the hottest days of the year, you probably understand why this is problematic and when you seek refuge in your home, we have a lot of around here cannot provide you relief. Ensure the unit is the right size.

What Does an Oversized Air Conditioner Mean?

Also referenced as overpowered, an oversized unit is not often familiar with many homeowners. As they tend to think that an oversized air conditioner is better at keeping a household cooled down it actually will operate quite inefficiently than what most people think. The desired temperature on your thermostat will be reached too fast when a cooling system is too large for the home before your system even has the opportunity to complete a full cooling cycle. Short cycling is never ideal for your air conditioner or heater. It is completely insufficient at properly maintaining comfort in your home, in addition to causing strain on the system and exacerbating wear and tear. The issue of short-cycling due to incorrect system sizing can only be corrected by replacing the system.

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Call New York Air Conditioning, Heating & Plumbing and let us assist you if in the event you suspect the HVAC units are not the right sizes and you want an expert opinion or you need a replacement unit for other reasons.