In the summer months, you want to walk into your home to find cool, crisp air to cool you down so you can relax, but if you walk into your home to find that your home feels warm rather than cool, there could be something wrong with your air conditioning. If your air conditioner is not working properly, the air inside is going to begin to warm up so much that you might as well just be outside. If your air conditioner is blowing warm air, you need to get it repaired. Read on for a few tips.

Set The Thermostat

Check on your thermostat and see that it's set to cool and not just fan. If the fan is the only thing running, it's just going to circulate the air inside your home, but it won't be cool or even hot. If need be, turn off the entire thermostat and begin again, turning it back on and setting it to the air conditioning setting or to cool. If setting the thermostat didn't do anything for you, try adjusting the temperature as well. It may just be that you don't have it set to a cool enough temperature. Don't set the temperature below 68 though, as your unit won't be able to keep up with the temperature.

Open The Air Vents

It may not be that your air conditioner is blowing cool air, it may be that you have your air vents closed and they aren't able to get the cool air out and into your home. If this is the case, open up all of the vents throughout your home. Be sure even the vents in rooms you don't use that often are also open. Closing off vents doesn't do anything for you except create hot spots in your home.

Clean Your Condensing Unit Fins

Your condensing unit fins can accumulate with all sorts of debris in your home. If you have dirty fins, your system isn't going to run as it should and you'll end up with warm air rather than cool air. Clean the condensing unit fins with a garden hose and rinse away all of the dirt and debris. Once it's clean, test your unit to see if it's working properly and you have cool air in your home.

If you are having problems with your air conditioner and you can't seem to get your home cool enough, hire a professional HVAC technician for help.