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When an air conditioner kicks on what should happen?

Updated: 8/18/2019
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Depending on the type and complexity of the AC the following must happen, it may happen all at one time or sequentially to save power costs

  1. Evaporator fan start
  2. Condenser fan start
  3. Compressor start

Then inside the unit:

  1. The gas will be compressed into the condenser coil where it cools and becomes a liquid
  2. The liquid travels to a metering device, on some simple systems a orifice tube, on some more complex systems to an expansion valve
  3. The valve sprays the liquid into the evaporator where the liquid gets very cold by turning into gas.
  4. The gas then returns to the compressor.

Hopefully you are feeling cold air by now.

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