If it is raining out and the humidity is rising along with the heat there is a good possibility that your air conditioning unit can ice up. When it does your home will heat up quickly. The common misconception is that when your air conditioner is already running to turn the thermostat colder. Don't do this. It will only make the problem worse.
Under non humid conditions icing up your air conditioning unit is not as common. To spite the inconvenience it may reveal a problem that could otherwise cause your AC to need a major repair if not corrected in time. One common cause of an air conditioning icing up is restriction in air flow caused by a dirty filter. If this is the case You will want to change the filter and shut the air conditioner off for a couple hours. This time will allow the unit to thaw. When you restart the AC air will move freely across the evaporator coils and continue to cool your home.
If the motor is working but not up to the proper speed, you may not ever notice it until the cover is removed and electrical amperage test is conducted. Too often AC technicians are do not want to climb in the 14o degree attic so they just jump to the conclusion that the machine is low on refrigerant. They keep adding refrigerant, R22 or 410a, until the unit is overcharged. Over time this improper resolution will cost you big bucks.
High humidity reveals this problem at it's worst. Be careful not to just disregard this issue. Chance are you are loosing up to 35% of your air conditioner's efficiency resulting in a higher than needed power bill.
Say you are sitting on your couch and water is dripping on you. You go and check it out. You realize it's coming from your window unit. You unplug it and begin cleaning up the mess and considering what might have happened. You realize that your curtains have been in front of the unit blocking the cold air from blowing into the room. The curtains are soaked. What happened here isn't good.
Under non humid conditions icing up your air conditioning unit is not as common. To spite the inconvenience it may reveal a problem that could otherwise cause your AC to need a major repair if not corrected in time. One common cause of an air conditioning icing up is restriction in air flow caused by a dirty filter. If this is the case You will want to change the filter and shut the air conditioner off for a couple hours. This time will allow the unit to thaw. When you restart the AC air will move freely across the evaporator coils and continue to cool your home.
If the motor is working but not up to the proper speed, you may not ever notice it until the cover is removed and electrical amperage test is conducted. Too often AC technicians are do not want to climb in the 14o degree attic so they just jump to the conclusion that the machine is low on refrigerant. They keep adding refrigerant, R22 or 410a, until the unit is overcharged. Over time this improper resolution will cost you big bucks.
High humidity reveals this problem at it's worst. Be careful not to just disregard this issue. Chance are you are loosing up to 35% of your air conditioner's efficiency resulting in a higher than needed power bill.
Say you are sitting on your couch and water is dripping on you. You go and check it out. You realize it's coming from your window unit. You unplug it and begin cleaning up the mess and considering what might have happened. You realize that your curtains have been in front of the unit blocking the cold air from blowing into the room. The curtains are soaked. What happened here isn't good.
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