Signs You May Have a Refrigerant Leak

A refrigerant leak quietly wrecks your AC's performance and your energy bills. Watch for these warning signs:

• Warm or barely-cool air instead of cold
• Frost or ice on refrigerant lines or the outdoor unit
• Hissing or bubbling sounds near the coils
• Rising electric bills and a system that runs nonstop without cooling

Simply adding refrigerant without fixing the leak is temporary and costly, it hides the symptom while damage grows. Proper repair means detecting the leak (Aviator uses D-TEK Stratus equipment), sealing it, then evacuating and recharging the system correctly. Delay it and a failed compressor can run $1,500-$3,000+.