Commonly Asked Questions About Central Air Conditioner

1. my central heat and air conditioner?

The famous line, "that's normal" is just another way of saying the repair or service to the A/C is just too much money.

If you are renting, send your landlord a certified letter saying that you deserve to be comfortable and you would like the problem resolved. If in 7 days he has not made a reasonable attempt to rectify. Inform landlord you are moving.

No A/C, no rent check, vacant trailer, let someone other than you swelter. When he asks why your moving tell him " that's normal"

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2. Should I install my Air Conditioner by myself?

To install a room unit for each room is easy. To do it for a whole house with ducting is not. After it is installed, you still need to have the skill and the special tools to evacuate the system lines and then to charge the system to the correct level.

Faster, easier and safer for the environment to have a professional contractor do the work. It's probably cheaper in the long run too. Call a professional to do the work

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3.

ok so should i call the guy that just worked on my air conditioner last Thursday?

If you are that desperate for a date, sure! What the (blank) are you talking about?

>>>EDIT<<< If it happened once, it can happen again! If the AC air handler is down there, it is quite possible the condensate pump is bad, or possibly the line was disturbed during the service call. Call the technician to be sure, but you may be in for another service charge.

It's also possible that you have a leaky water heater, or other plumbing leak of some sort.

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4. Are Portable Air Conditioners Susceptible to Mold?

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5. what are the features we need to consider before buying an air conditioner?

We've had one for two years'. It is from Bath & Body Works. Paid about $400 for it.

It is clean, no drips. It is not quiet like the window a/c's you can buy. It cools nicely.

For our needs it is very nice. We move it on the wheels from room to room as needed and two people can carry it down the stairs easily without spilliage. No complaints.

Brand: Penguino

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6. Can I can still keep the fan running in my house in the air conditioner is broken?

Do not continue to run it on the thermostat.

check the unit outside and see if it is frozen up, if it is let it thaw out, it could take hours. This could be caused by several things, could be low freion, or you could have the temp set so low it is not cutting off long enough to not freeze up. You should be able to switch it to just the fan (the inside unit) running with no problem

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7.

What's difference between portable air conditioners and central air conditioners?

you need detail answer, but you want a general answer,, you make no sense at all. use the dictionary to look up detail and general.

then there is no difference in how the two work,, they remove heat from air and blow the hot air out and circulate the less hot air (now cold) one is large and permanently mounted,, the other is small and can be moved,, the large is for the whole house and the portable is a room size only!

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8. what should I do about rent and no central air?

You can do none of what you suggest. Unless your lease specifically includes (in writing) central air conditioning as an included benefit, the air conditioning is considered as an amenity or 'added benefit'. Thus, the landlord NEVER has to fix the air, if he so chooses, since working air conditioning is not considered as a requirement for habitability of the premises.

Your choices are to continue with your current situation, or to find somewhere else to live, hoping that THEIR A/C does not give similar problems.

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9. My central air conditioner unit is freezing up and then won't cool.

is this caused by humidity?

Your condenser coil probably needs cleaning. Throw the breaker on your A/C unit, remove the case and wash the coil.

Try not to get water into the electrical connections. If that doesn't take care of things, you will need to call in a service technician. Oh, one more thing, make sure the aluminum fins on the coil are not dented and flattened.

If there are dented, you will need to go to a hardware store and buy a fin comb to straighten them. Doc Hudson

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10. Does anyone have any knowledge about portable air conditioners?

Portable A/C units are not as efficient as central a/c units are. If you are paying that much just to run your a/c you must have an older model. They make better ones today.

I just had an 18 Seer unit installed in my home and it has cut my electric bill down about $50 per month. Talk to a local HVAC company and see what they recommend. They usually do free estimates and can answer your questions a little better

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11.

Does it cost more to turn off your air conditioner when it is cool outside, or to turn up the air?

if you are not in the apartment there is two things you could do the first is that the temperature goes up so it wont turn on and off or shut it off . the thing is it will take more time to cool off if you turned it off.

if you are in your apartment try to keep it in a temperature you are confortable with and at night lower it so you can have a good night.

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12. Can I remove a central air conditioner myself?

NO. The EPA fine for deliberately venting refrigerant into the atmosphere is $10,000 - a bounty paid to the person who reports you. Let anyone see that you've opened the system and you're setting yourself up for a tattletale with his eyes on winning the lottery.

Once the system has been evacuated by certified personnel, you still own the hardware. You can do what you want with it: scrap it, make into costume jewelry, whatever.

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13.

Why is my air conditioner leaking?

It's condensation causing the water and your condensate drain pan is probably plugged at the drain. Check under the AC unit and there should be a plastic drain coming out of a metal pan check to see if that pan is full too chances are it is and you have to clear the drain out or you have a condensate pump that has failed if this doesn't make sence to you then you need a pro

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14.

ice on my a-coils on my central a c?

there are a couple of reasons why the system ice up, one of them the most typicall its due to dirty filters, also it could be that the evap. coil its dirty and it needs to be cleaned up, also possibly your outside unit stays on when the indoor unit shuts off, or your inside unit blower motor its not working or yes there is a leak in ur system and you are low on freon

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15.

What is the cost in running the central air conditioner vs just the fan?

it's probably over $100 a month difference fan only doesn't remove any heat.it just circulates air.

cool mode removes heat from your home and rejects it outside by allowing refrigerant to evaporate and absorb heat from your inside air and then condenses it releasing the heat outside.this is accomplished with a compressor and fans.this takes a lot of electrical energy to compress and condense the refrigerant into a liquid so it can be pumped back in the house and evaporated once again.

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16. My air conditioner isnt working properly?

Have you check the freon pressure on the central?

Seems if not a lost pressure, you have a blocked freon line. The pressure may lost by low freon, broken seal, or broken compressor; if the freon volume is full then you have a broken compressor piston; if the volume not full then you might have a leak. A blocked may cause on dryer or expansion, those is cause by trapped dirt inside.

By the way, it's the car using central, or you drive a tower?

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17. if i buy a central air home conditioner can i move it with me if i move out?

My husband works in HVAC, You can take it with you - But you have to have a company do it because of the freon in it. He says depends on where you are could cost $400.00-$500.

00 to do it - His suggestion is to ask your landlord to take it off each month's rent until it is reimbursed also you may want ot ask your landlord about this, he may assume ownership with it coming to his or her property . .legal issues too.

.be careful.

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18.

Is it true that snow fall might mess up a building's central Air Conditioning unit?

You would need to have coil clear of snow and if you were to use it while its cold out which i don't think that's what your trying to do a crank case heater to keep liquid refrigerant away from compressor and some sort of fan cycling on condenser fan to keep head pressure steady. but if you only need it when weather is warm.

then having it on all year round isn't a problem.

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19. do portable air conditioners work?

i have one don't like it. first you need a window to vent it outside. the water reservoir is small need to empty it often unless is has a drain hose for a pail or floor drain i use a 5 gallon pail.

rather noisy only good for one room. the vent hose which is plastic got hot seems hot vent hose in a room you trying to cool is sort of inefficient. the one i got i bought at home depot cost me $500.

better to get a window unit

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20. How much does it cost each month for Central Air Conditioner?

I have no idea where in the world you live but I installed central air conditioning two years ago very reluctantly and was astonished at how cheap it has been to run.

Before installing central a/c we ran an attic fan regularly and a basement dehumidifier during the summer months. Occasionally we would get a fat visitor who needed air conditioning and we would therefore run a window a/c in the guest bedroom maybe four days a year. The electric bills are now LOWER than they were pre a/c.

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21. Where you live, could you live the summer without an air conditioner?

Yes, for most of the summer, there will be 5 days perhaps when central cooling will relieve one.

But being so close to Canada, our summers are moderate. Our winters devour the spring and autumn.So that winter, and central heating are our companions.

However, we give in to Mr. Frost's voraciousness of nature. We do not fight what is SO much stronger than us.

We simply blend in with its' stunningly frigid temperament.

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22. Air Conditioner - catching dripping water?

HVAC Tech.: You don't say if unit is central or a window(?).

If it is a central unit call the installer NOW and make them come back and fix the problem. If on the other hand it is a window unit you installed it will only need to be tipped farther towards the back (outside) and shimmed so the water runs outside. Keep checking to make sure the water is in fact dripping out the rear.

That water helps the unit run more efficiently

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23. Is a new central air conditioner system eligible for the 2010 tax credits if I don't also replace my furnace?

The best way to find tax credit eligible CACs is to ask your HVAC Contractor (Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning).

To verify tax credit eligibility, ask your HVAC contractor to provide the Manufacturer Certification Statement for the equipment you plan to purchase. Or, search the Manufacturer's website. Bear in mind you might wont get the entire 30% it will be prorated.

And it take you about 30 years to recover the investment. Its a waste of money if nothing is wrong with you system.

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24.

can black mold grow on my central air conditioner vent?

Check out the remarkable research on toxic mold removal done by environmental expert Dr Ed Close. Simply diffusing Thieves essential oil regularly will likely result in an environment very hostile to mold.

http://www.secretofthieves.com/mold.

cfm Cost of the Thieves Household Cleaner, a diffuser and a couple bottles of the Thieves oil that Dr Close recommends to his remediation clients: about $250. An easy solution (if it works) would be to diffuse the Thieves oil near your AC intake vent.