My cooling bill has been unusually high recently.
At first, I noticed a subtle raise in my cooling bill, but I thought nothing of it.
I had assumed it was because my air conditioning system needed a month to adjust to the warmer climates. However, when my cooling bill continued to rise to a price that wasn’t considered normal, I knew something was seriously wrong. I called a heating and air company to come service my air conditioner, even though I’d just had it serviced before spring arrived. I had to wait a few days for the HVAC professional to come to my house because he was so busy servicing everyone else’s homes, but I was thrilled when he finally showed up. I couldn’t stand the idea of paying another high cooling bill, so I turned off my AC system entirely until the HVAC professional could come see me. I also didn’t want to cause any more damage than necessary. After he was done repairing my AC system, he said it was leaking refrigerant. Apparently, there were holes and cracks in the coils that were holding the refrigerant. He was surprised that I didn’t know it was leaking by the sounds it was making. The holes were smaller, which was creating a hissing sound. Once the HVAC professional pointed out the sound to me, I finally heard it, but it was subtle. I don’t think I would’ve ever heard it on my own. Thankfully, he was able to patch up the holes and the refrigerant stopped leaking.