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EcoSpection
Serving the greater Houston area and surrounding coastal counties
What's wrong with this photo? The
dryer vent is too close to the AC
condensing unit. Want to guess
what problem that causes? See
photo on right.
Notice that the condensing fins have been
blocked by lint from the dryer vent. The fan
for the condensing unit pulls air through
the heat exchanger fins to cool the
refrigerant. This problem causes a
significant decrease in AC efficiency.
Someone went to a lot of trouble to conceal
their outside condensing unit. Looks good
from the street, but doesn't cool too well.
The condensing unit needs to pull a lot of air
through the heat exchanger to function
correctly. Not only does it not work well, but it
makes it extremely difficult to service.
This homeowner "spared no expense" in
hiding his ugly AC condensing unit.
The factory rep will have a real laugh when
the customer calls asking why his air
conditioning system doesn't work correctly.
How many folks would notice this during their
walk through? You have to get air flow around
the condensing unit for the system to work.
The cost of the home inspection would more
than pay back the outrageous utility bills the
homeowner would pay for a poorly functioning
AC system.