{"id":773,"date":"2023-08-14T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dewees-hvac.com\/blog\/?p=773"},"modified":"2023-08-15T13:21:57","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T18:21:57","slug":"ac-wont-shut-down-heres-your-game-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dewees-hvac.com\/blog\/air-conditioning-service\/ac-wont-shut-down-heres-your-game-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"AC Won’t Shut Down? Here’s Your Game Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The AC turned on, but now it\u2019s just not turning off. The temperature looks like it\u2019s exactly where you want it, so what gives? Turns out your AC could have a problem receiving the signal that it\u2019s time to power down, and there are only a couple of things you can do about it as a homeowner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Make no mistake, this still ends with air conditioner repair in Little Rock<\/a>, but in the meantime, you need to be able to power it down so it doesn\u2019t drive up your energy bill and burn out the system. Before we talk about our two temporary fixes that you can do, there\u2019s something important you should know: under no circumstances should you ever tamper with the wiring on the inside of your air conditioner. There are enormous safety concerns and a potentially fatal risk of electrocution. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Turn Off the Outdoor AC Switch<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Outside, there\u2019s a switch by your air conditioner that has a cover. When you open the cover, you can flick the switch to power down your AC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, it may not <\/em>power it down. Pay attention to the AC cabinet itself, look for the fans to stop rotating, and listen for any sounds that it\u2019s making to stop. If that doesn\u2019t happen, you have to move on to the next step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If it does stop, you need to go inside and double-check by putting your hand over a vent. There\u2019s a chance that the blower motor is still on, and if so, you\u2019ll feel the flow of air even if it\u2019s not cool. That means you have to try the second option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Power it Down at the Breaker<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Inside your home, there\u2019s a circuit breaker. It might be in the garage, the laundry room\u2013it widely depends on the design of the house. It\u2019s a metal box that\u2019s embedded into the wall with a door on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once you find it, open the door to find a lot of horizontal switches. Each one of these switches should have a label next to them. Find the one that says either \u201cAC\u201d or \u201cAir Conditioner\u201d and flip the switch. It may appear as two switches bridged together by a metal bracket. That\u2019s okay; they\u2019ll move as one when you flip the switch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This should eliminate all power to your AC. If that\u2019s not the case, it means the breaker switches were mislabeled, or there\u2019s another problem altogether. This is when your HVAC technician comes in; you\u2019ve done all that you can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It Always Ends in Repair<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s not a viable strategy to turn the breaker off and on when you want cool air. It\u2019s terrible that this problem has happened, but it\u2019s something that desperately needs the attention of an HVAC technician.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the moment you realize this is a problem, call for repairs, then proceed to power down the AC through these two methods here. Remember our cautionary tale and do not interfere with any direct electrical wiring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact Dewees HVAC today<\/strong><\/a> to schedule your AC repair as soon as possible.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Your AC won’t power down on its own, so what’s going on? Let’s help you find out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[39,23,97],"class_list":["post-773","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-air-conditioning-service","tag-ac-repair","tag-air-conditioner-repair","tag-little-rock"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dewees-hvac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/773","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dewees-hvac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dewees-hvac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dewees-hvac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dewees-hvac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=773"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.dewees-hvac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/773\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":776,"href":"https:\/\/www.dewees-hvac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/773\/revisions\/776"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dewees-hvac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=773"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dewees-hvac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=773"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dewees-hvac.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=773"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}