{"id":1488,"date":"2023-05-15T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.resheatandair.com\/blog\/?p=1488"},"modified":"2023-05-15T14:55:36","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T18:55:36","slug":"lets-talk-about-your-ac-and-if-you-need-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.resheatandair.com\/blog\/air-conditioning-service\/lets-talk-about-your-ac-and-if-you-need-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Let\u2019s Talk About Your AC (And If You Need More)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Spoilers for this post:<\/strong> You probably don\u2019t need more refrigerant! If you do, it\u2019s a repair situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We thought we\u2019d get the crucial information out of the way first, because people often have mistaken assumptions about how air conditioners use refrigerant. They might hear from a source that it\u2019s a good idea to get the refrigerant \u201ctopped off\u201d before summer rolls around, or that you\u2019ll need to have routine refrigerant refills to ensure the AC doesn\u2019t run out of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To which we\u2019ll ask: \u201cWhen was the last time you needed to have the refrigerant in your refrigerator refilled?\u201d We\u2019ll bet the answer is never<\/em>\u2014unless the refrigerator was broken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, the refrigerant in an air conditioning system is the same. Unless the AC is leaking refrigerant (in which case call us for air conditioning repair in Eden Prairie, MN<\/a>), you won\u2019t need to have any additional refrigerant put into it during the system\u2019s service life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Refrigerant Isn\u2019t Fuel, Nor Is It Motor Oil<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s go into more depth about refrigerant, and start with what it isn\u2019t<\/em>. The reason people have these misconceptions about refrigerant is because they think of it as fuel or motor oil\u2014and it doesn\u2019t do anything like these jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n