Strange sound coming from the cooling unit

For the past few evenings I’ve been waking up in the middle of the night and hearing the most terrifying noise.

It sounds like metal is grinding and it’s coming from my HVAC closet.

I have 2 small children and they are being tortured by this noise in the middle of the night and have not been able to get a nice sleep in what feels like weeks. I had a feeling that this noise was my heating and A/C proposal letting me know there was an issue. I knew I needed to call a local heating and A/C company and have them come out to my home and service my heating and cooling proposal immediately because this noise was a sign something is actually wrong, but so I made an appointment with the local heating and cooling company to see if they could come out and help me figure out what was going on with my heating and A/C system. I can’t continue this noise in the middle of the night because my children are starting to have nightmares. I don’t want them to have issues sleeping so I need to make sure to get my heating and A/C proposal under control. I hope that the heating and A/C complications aren’t expensive and then I am able to get them straightened up pretty swiftly because not only do I want to have a nice sleep but my kids also need to have a nice sleep if they are going to focus on school every morning.

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