Alburtis' A/C Specialists Enumerate the Causes of an A/C Compressor Failure

An air conditioner’s compressor operates in two ways: It compresses the refrigerant molecules and acts as a pump to circulate the refrigerant in your system. When the refrigerant hits the evaporator inside your home, it collects the heat and converts it to gas. The compressor squeezes and heats the gas even further, transforming it into a molten liquid then cooled by the condenser coil outside.

As the refrigerant returns to the evaporator to repeat the cycle, friction at the expansion valve is lowered, enabling the refrigerant to consume heat more quickly and transform into a gas. If your compressor is damaged or there’s leakage, it will hinder the operation.