The late summer is the time when an exhausted air conditioner, strained from handling months of work and still facing hot temperatures, is most likely to suddenly fail. This can feel alarming, but you have great air conditioning repair in Burlington, VT only a call away: Red Rock Mechanical. We offer emergency service to get your AC working once again.
You won’t always need to call for professional repairs, however. In some cases, you can do some basic troubleshooting with your AC and HVAC system and get it working once again. Below we’ve listed six air conditioning troubleshooting tips we think every homeowner should know.
When the weather gets extremely hot, an air conditioner that works all the time sounds great. Well, it 
This is a question we often hear. People look at an object mounted on a wall that’s sending out cool air and which looks like a slimmer window AC. But it’s only hanging from the wall, it doesn’t actually go through it. If you understand the basics of air conditioning, you’ll know that an AC has to exhaust heat outside or it can’t work. So how is that unit on the wall doing the job of sending out powerful cooling? 
Spring is the season of 
It’s okay if you don’t think much about your garbage disposal on a daily basis. It’s an important functional item in your kitchen that you use almost every day without any trouble. But you need to know that your garbage disposal isn’t invincible. It’s not “the last garbage disposal you’ll ever need to buy.” 
There’s a touch of spring in the air, even if we still have to deal with cold weather. That’s how April usually is. We know the weather will start to warm up and, eventually, the heat will settle in—and that makes now the right time to arrange for 
When the winter chill gets the coldest here in the Northeast—and we’re definitely at that point!—one of the biggest concerns that homeowners have is avoiding frozen pipes. When pipes freeze up, it stops the flow of water and it can severely damage the pipe, often leading to the dreaded burst pipe. 
One of the most important facts you need to know about your home’s gas furnace is when to have it replaced. No powerful appliance like a furnace can last forever and, considering our extreme winter weather, it’s amazing most furnaces last for as long as they do. At a certain point, you’ll need to make the choice to stop arranging for 
Drain clogs are about as basic a plumbing problem as you can imagine. In some cases, you can clear out a drain yourself with a plunger. In others, you may need our professional drain cleaning services to remove the more obstinate clogs. As long as you remember to call for professionals rather than reach for a store-bought drain cleaner when the plunger doesn’t work, you should be in good shape.
Now that we’re starting to experience spring weather, it’s a good time to make sure your plumbing is ready for the middle of the year. Don’t worry: this isn’t as big a job as winter prep, when you’re working hard to make sure none of the pipes freeze. These spring steps are basic maintenance checks and jobs that you can either do yourself or with the assistance of a 
