Posted: 8/22/2010 1:57:02 PM EDT
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I know it's 103 outside, but the AC hasn't had too much of a problem with it so far.
Earlier today the unit was cooling just fine. Then I noticed the house was warming up. I checked the evaporator coils, and there was no condensation on them. Filter has recently been replaced, unit was serviced in May or April. Cycled the breakers. The tube outside was warm. After turning it off and doing some interweb research, I just turned the unit back on. It is cooling again, and there is condensation on the coils. The outside tube is cold now. Any ideas? |
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Still cooling ok.
I talked to a friend of mine about it. He said his dad (a former B52 navigator and engineer) has a misting system hooked up to an outside faucet to spray on the coils of his outside unit to help it cool. Said he doesn't know if it does anything to help or if it is just his dad's redneck solution to keeping the unit from running so hard. |
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Sorry dude but there's just not enough info here; the problem, if one even exists, could be any number of things. Since it's been so hot here lately, lots of people think their system isn't running properly since it can't give them those 65 degree temps during the day. Quoted: Said he doesn't know if it does anything to help ... No, it doesn't. |
| Most people only think it's important to just change the filter regularly, it's important to make sure the evap. coil is clean as well, they make a non-rinse spray you can spray on it to clean it, the condensate will rinse it off. It is also important to make sure the condenser coils are clean as well, they will get dirt, grass etc sucked into them, causing the unit to work harder. There are coil cleaners for this as well, most of them need to be rinsed off though. |