SAN ANGELO, Texas — Miguel Arango has been working with air conditioners for 15 years and said when the temperatures drop, smelling something unusual isn’t out of the ordinary.
“What you’re actually smelling is buildup on a unit burning,” Arango said.
Arango said before changing the AC to heat, have someone check out your unit, so flames don’t become a result of that burning odor.
“We get a lot of people who wait until they already started using it which at that point an accident can occur,” Arango said.
Be warned, just because you don’t smell the burn, doesn’t mean blaze won’t ignite.
“Another thing that is tied into these gas units is you do have carbon dioxide and that’s an odorless smell and you won’t know until it’s too late,” Arango said.
Arango said once a year prior to the season you should get your a/c unit check and not just by anyone. Arango said a person who is North American Technical Excellence Certified, better-known as “NATE " certified.
“That’s that extra level of protection so you know that person going out to your home knows what he’s doing ,” Arango said.