Home Furnace & Air Conditioning Systems

Well, summer is here and it hit hard. It’s been super busy the past week for Chicago air conditioning service and the phone is ringing non-stop. I don’t have a lot of time to write as much as I’d like to but there’s one thing I noticed from today’s air conditioning service calls. A lot of people aren’t sure what an air conditioning unit is. So I thought I’d take this opportunity to post a diagram of a furnace and air conditioning system with a little explanation of what each component does.

York makes great heating and air conditioning equipment for both residential and commercial applications. This diagram shows the indoor furnace which circulates the air in your home and also supplies the heat to your home. The outdoor unit on the lawn is your condensing unit, better known as your outdoor air conditioning unit. There is also a hepa filter installed inline that filters and cleans the air running through your furnace. The evaporator coil is the second part of the AC system and that sits a top of your furnace and get cold to the touch. The air flows past that indoor A-Coil (evaporator coil) and humidity is removed and the air is cooled at the same time.

The biggest misunderstands I had today were people weren’t exactly sure of what their outdoor air conditioning unit even looked like, which is fine. I worked all day and all night long working with people and guiding them through the process of finding their outdoor AC units. Some were under decks, others were on the roof and some were sitting on the side of the condo building. Many of our customers are first time home owners and it’s our pleasure to assist you and to help you understand your home heating and air conditioning system components and how they work together.

I hope this helps people better understand their home comfort system and next time they call for an air conditioning repair or furnace repair you will be better able to identify the components to help us better serve you! Have a busy rest of the week, thanks for reading and check back soon for more heating and cooling information.