When the air conditioner in your Goose Creek, SC, home is in working order, there should be no odors of any kind coming from it. Since any kind of odor points to a problem, the only trick is knowing what each smell means. Here are three air conditioning odors that should have you sounding the alarm:
Ether or Chloroform
This is the smell of refrigerant, and it’s always a sign of danger. If you notice this smell around your air conditioner, you and your loved ones need to evacuate your home immediately. Refrigerant is toxic enough to cause neurological damage and, perhaps, death if you inhale it.
After getting out of danger, call us to get to work on the problem. Depending on what other issues there are with your system, our service technicians will stop the leak and replace the refrigerant. Scheduling annual maintenance before summer hits can catch refrigerant leaks before they pose a danger.
Rotten Eggs or Sulfur
This is an air conditioning odor so awful that it’s unlikely you’d be able to ignore it even if you wanted. Since this smell generally points to a dead animal trapped inside your AC system, its offensiveness is actually a good thing. Its sheer unbearableness will prompt you to call HVAC service technicians to get into your AC system and remove the lingering carcass.
Burning or Gunpowder
At even the faintest hint of this air conditioning odor, we urge you to immediately turn off your AC system. This smell could indicate that your AC system is overheating, and continuing to run your air conditioner could cause further damage. Faulty wires in your AC system can also cause this odor, which is a fire hazard.
When your AC system is in trouble, your nose knows. If you’re in the Goose Creek, SC, area, call Berkeley Heating & Air Conditioning to schedule AC repair services as soon as you notice your air conditioner smelling funny.
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