{"id":1439,"date":"2019-09-02T11:00:53","date_gmt":"2019-09-02T15:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/?p=1439"},"modified":"2019-08-29T16:25:10","modified_gmt":"2019-08-29T20:25:10","slug":"does-fried-compressor-mean-ac-replaced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/does-fried-compressor-mean-ac-replaced\/","title":{"rendered":"Does a Fried Compressor Mean the AC Must Be Replaced?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/compressor-in-ac-unit-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"compressor-in-ac-unit\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/compressor-in-ac-unit-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/compressor-in-ac-unit-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/compressor-in-ac-unit.jpg 799w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Now here\u2019s an unpleasant problem you may run into during the last days of summer: an air conditioning system that doesn\u2019t work because the compressor has died. The compressor is the literal heart of a cooling system, since it\u2019s the component that causes refrigerant to circulate through the system, turning a cool low-pressure liquid into a hot high-pressure gas. When a compressor is fried because of a burnt-out motor, an air conditioner turns into nothing more than a large fan.<\/p>\n<p>You may have heard that a dead compressor means the end of the line for the air conditioning systems It\u2019s so expensive to replace the compressor that the more cost-effective choice is to have a brand-new cooling system put in. But is this true? If <a href=\"\/air-conditioning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">air conditioning repair in Burlington, VT<\/a> won\u2019t save the compressor, is the next step working with us to get a new system?<!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Is the compressor under warranty?<\/h3>\n<p>This is the first thing to check when you have a fried compressor in an AC. The manufacturer\u2019s warranty for the air conditioner usually covers the compressor, and the standard warranty is good for 10 years (provided the system receives annual maintenance). If the warranty still covers the compressor, then have only the compressor replaced.<\/p>\n<h3>The other situations<\/h3>\n<p>The compressor isn\u2019t under warranty because the system is older. You now have three different options:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Replace the outdoor condenser unit. This is the entire cabinet and the components in it, which includes the compressor and the condenser coil.<\/li>\n<li>Replace the outdoor condensing unit and the indoor evaporator coil. This leaves the air handler and the heating system indoors in place\u2014essentially, this is replacing the AC.<\/li>\n<li>Replace both the cooling and heating system, including the air handler.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Obviously, these are listed in order of expense, and you don\u2019t want to end up splurging for one that\u2019s more costly than necessary.<\/p>\n<p>In most situations, the middle option is the best. Although you can choose to leave the indoor evaporator coil in place to save money, you risk having a mismatched system that won\u2019t work as efficiently. Making the full AC replacement provides you with benefits you don\u2019t get if you only replace the outdoor condenser. You\u2019ll receive a whole new warranty, a full replacement of the refrigerant (important if your old system used R-22, which will phaseout completely next year), and only have to pay once for an installation rather than twice when you have to make a coil replacement in a few years.<\/p>\n<p>Replacing the whole ball of wax\u2014the AC, the heater, the air handler\u2014is something to consider only if the heating system is old and due to be replaced as well. It\u2019s less expensive to take care of replacing the cooling and heating system at once than to do them separately. This is also an opportunity to have a heat pump installed, which does the job of both cooling and heating a home.<\/p>\n<p>We recommend you consult with our experts before making a firm decision. We can use our knowledge to guide you toward the ideal options for your cooling system\u2019s future.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"\/contact\/request-estimate#content\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Schedule service to find out what to do with your air conditioning system.<\/a> Red Rock Mechanical, LLC serves Northwest Vermont and Northeast New York. <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If air conditioning repair won\u2019t save the compressor, is the next step working with us to get a new system?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[70],"tags":[23,14,89],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1439"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1439"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1439\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1442,"href":"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1439\/revisions\/1442"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}