So I got a call from a lady who wanted me to come out & see why her air conditioning system wasn’t working well… That’s a pretty respected call, especially this time of year.
The first thing I noticed when I took a look at her Heating & A/C system was that there was an incredible amount of suction & that entirely little cool air was getting out at all.
This usually indicates some sort of blockage in the intake vent. I started walking around the home looking for the intake vent & was having a lot of trouble finding it. I went back into the utilities closet & tried to trace the HVAC duct back, where the intake vent should be, there was a picture hanging. I pushed the picture aside gently & noticed that, sure enough, there was the intake vent behind the picture. I moved the picture off of the wall & the air conditioning started working immediately. I then went back inside & explained to the homeowner that she cannot hang a picture in front of the intake vent, and she told me that the vent was ugly & she wanted to cover it up. I tried to explain to her that there was no way her air conditioning would labor if it was covered by a frame love that. I told her to use something much thinner love a small tapestry, if she mush. I explained that she will destroy your air conditioning system if she insists on hanging something this thick over intake vent. I kid you not, she was hanging the picture back over the vent while I close the door behind me. I made sure to document everything we discussed in detail because I guess we’ll be back to replace her entire Heating & A/C system soon.