Air Conditioning

When you are paying to have your heating or cooling system repaired, you want it to last. Other companies use the most inexpensive parts and provide the shortest warranty term possible (typically 60 days). Let’s face it, you wouldn’t warrant something you didn’t expect to last. That’s why we use top-quality parts, giving us the confidence to back all our repairs.

As a contractor in Las Vegas, NV, and the surrounding communities. We are offering all of your air conditioning needs. If you need repairs, maintenance, or a brand-new system installed, the technicians at Vida Air are the qualified and professional crew for the job. We provide the highest quality service for your air conditioner. We also aim to educate and inform our customers. Informed decisions are good decisions. We want you to feel confident we are qualified to perform the service for which you are hiring us.

Air Conditioning Basics

The four main components to your air conditioner are

All of these pieces are connected by a copper tube that handles refrigerant, creating a closed loop. Heat is collected in the evaporator, sent outside to the condenser. The heat is removed, and the cool air is recirculated back into your home.

Condenser

The condenser is the outside metal unit and where the gas from the compressor is condensed into a liquid. The gas entering the condenser is very hot. The temperature is then lowered, so the gas can convert back to a liquid.

Compressor

The compressor is inside the condenser. It circulates the pressurized refrigerant, to concentrate the heat, and changes the low pressure gas to high pressure.

Evaporator

The evaporator is the part of the system inside the home. In simple language, it absorbs the heat from your home.

Expansion Valve

The expansion valve controls the amount of refrigerant in your system.

AC Facts

An Air Conditioner Doesn’t Create Cool Air.

What happens in the AC process is the removal of heat from the air. Your AC uses a chemical called refrigerant to remove heat and transfer it outside. The warm air runs through the lines and coils in your unit and goes from liquid to gas and back again. During this process, the refrigerant removes the heat and transfers it elsewhere so that when the air comes out the other side, it is cool.

Your AC Will Remove Humidity

Lower humidity helps the overall comfort level in your home by making you feel cooler, even if the temperature is the same.

Your Air Filter Needs To Be Checked And Replaced Every Three To Six Months.

(depending on the manufacturer’s recommendations)
A dirty air filter restricts your air flow, which reduces efficiency, costing you money, and over time can put stress on your unit and could cause a costly repair.

Maintenance, Maintenance, Maintenance

Your air conditioner needs regular checkups to keep it running in tip-top shape. Having regular annual preventative maintenance will bring your system a longer life and fewer breakdowns overall.

SEER

The Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio (SEER) measures air conditioning and heat pump cooling efficiency, which is calculated by the cooling output for a typical cooling season divided by the total electric energy input during the same time frame. A higher SEER rating means greater energy efficiency.