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08-01-2011, 11:21 PM | #151 |
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Heh, if it was me, I'd run that bitch even if it only meant the house was 5 degrees cooler than the temp outside. It's probably not the best thing for the compressor though.
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08-01-2011, 11:26 PM | #152 | |
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08-01-2011, 11:28 PM | #153 |
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Look on Craigslist for a used window unit or two. A few years back, when our unit went out, it saved our ass.
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08-01-2011, 11:45 PM | #154 |
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**** the compressor!
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08-02-2011, 12:32 AM | #155 |
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Take a long drop cord,3way & a couple fans out side to your A/C unit,& set them so they blow threw the coils on the A/C.
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08-02-2011, 10:24 AM | #156 |
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Okay another question for the AC dudes around here. We have a 4 year old Lennox system (XC14). Yesterday during the afternoon my wife calls to say the AC isn't working very well, if at all. The temperature had increased in our house from 80-84 in like 30 minutes. I tell her maybe it just can't keep up with the extreme heat, but that it does sound weird. When I get home it is already 88 in the house. So I go downstairs and check the AC. The 2 freon lines are almost the same temperature and feel like room air temp. The plenum above the evaporator doesn't feel cool either. I went outside and it doesn't sound like the compressor is running but the fan is. I say is doesn't sound like the compressor is running because it has always been very quiet anyway. I opened up the AC to wash off the condensor coils which were a little dirty but not bad. I put everything back together and turn the unit back on. Still nothing for about 30-60 minutes. Then all of the sudden it starts back up. It ran all night and was still running when I left for work this morning. We scheduled a 3:00 pm service appt for today when it wasn't working. Questions:
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08-02-2011, 04:08 PM | #157 |
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I just felt my coils. The one is cool, not quite as cool as a can of beer but pretty close. The other just feels like a coil.. wasn't warm or cool. Its set at 70 in the house, but the temperature is 80. Its been this way for a few weeks now. They came and fixed it, but after a few weeks its doing the same thing again. Blowing air, but not cool air. Outside the thing is blowing out air, but not as hot as it should be.
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08-02-2011, 04:16 PM | #158 |
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It's 108 here now. I'm sure glad my A/C is running like a champ. It's a HEIL and has been great for 5 years.
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08-02-2011, 04:41 PM | #160 |
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08-02-2011, 06:23 PM | #161 |
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My AC just went out. Went outside to check the unit. Something is on/running in the unit...but the fan isn't spinning...?
AC man coming out tomorrow.
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08-02-2011, 06:35 PM | #162 |
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Heh it was just a fuse rod that needed to be replaced? Costed 7 bucks and 75 total for service.
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08-02-2011, 09:28 PM | #164 |
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Yep fuse was blown on mine. I'd suggest the guy to you but sounds like you already have someone coming out. Everyplace in town charged 89 bucks just to come out this guy charged 55 but since he was doing it after hours it was 75. It took him literally 5 minutes.
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09-23-2011, 04:10 PM | #165 |
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Hey Guys
I've been trying to get ahold of my Normal HVAC guy but he's not returning my calls (maybe he's on vacation?) Anyway... as some of you know we Moved to IL but rented out my house in KS - my tenants are saying that the Outside unit will kick on but the blower in the house isn't going. Anyone there in the JoCo area willing to be my contractor and not screw me over/ gouge me? Any suggestions for a quick fix for my tenants? TIA |
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