Quick Leak Repair – Holly Springs Air Conditioning Companies

This customer called Alexander Services for air conditioning service near Raleigh North Carolina.  His air conditioner had a  leak and was not cooling his home. The Goodman Heat Pump had enough R22 in the system to maintain pressures but was not enough to get to the design superheat level necessary

Furnaces come with many different types of controls to ignite the burners. Here is a Bard Equipment furnace with a Direct Spark Ignition control. What is not commonly known is that most furnaces built in the last 20 years do not have a standing pilot. Some do not have pilots

Repairing leaks sometimes can be pretty easy. This customer called about his air conditioner not cooling. After a thorough search with an electronic leak detector, no leak could be identified. from the evaporator or condenser coils. This was puzzling since my gauges were saying the unit had very little pressure

Induced Draft Motors Recently I came across a customer who complained that their furnace would not work. They had no heat for a few days and needed an immediate repair. Since we had the best customer reviews of all the HVAC companies near Cary, North Carolina, they gave us a

Furnace High Limit Switches, HighTemperature Switches Sometimes a furnace will not heat your home. When you get to the furnace and check the LED, the light code indicates a high limit open. This is an indication that the furnace has reached a high temperature and tripped the high limit switch.

Furnace repairs are common this time of year. One of the most common problems is a bad igniter. There are several types of igniters: Hot Surface Igniters Direct Spark Igniters Standing Pilot Igniters Hot Surface Igniters: In this video we replace a hot surface igniter. The old igniter had a

Raleigh Furnace Repairs Even if you have an old furnace, there are repairs that can be cost effective to get your gas furnace up and running again. In this case the furnace circuit board is malfunctioning due to a worn out molex plug socket mounted on the circuit board. The

This brief video shows a quick check on a pressure switch. Although this is a very rudimentary check, the proper check involves checking with a manometer and checking to the correct pressure as printed on the switch. For Cary heating and furnace repairs, call Alexander Services (919) 886-4822

In this episode, I demonstrate how to test the capacitance of two different run capacitors. I use the FieldPiece SS66 multimeter to check the micro farad reading on two capacitors. Be careful, capacitors can hold high voltage even after the power has been disconnected. Follow safe handling procedures to discharge

Heat Pump Thermostats? Furnace Thermostats? Air Conditioner Thermostats? Programmable Thermostats? WiFi Thermostats? Selecting the correct thermostat for your system is very easy. You just have to know what to look for. This short video discusses the choices between a Furnace/AC Thermostat, a Heat Pump/AC Thermostat and a Programmable Thermostat. We