How Often Should I Have My Air Conditioner Serviced?

the obtrusive answer to the question is once a 12 months. in spite of the indisputable fact that it also relies upon on the age of the unit and situation. is likewise it a window kind unit or not.

Window units commonly can go 2 to three years without checking. what number months familiar you take advantage of the unit. you stay contained in the North or South?

also significant. please furnish some solutions.

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My air conditioner isn't taking out humidity?

Listen,. its just about time for a pre-season tune up anyway. (window unit or central) If you have not had regular service done, then you are neglecting it.

That is why we preach & preach bi-annual service; its NOT just so we can find something to charge you for. -so we can find problems BEFORE they become expensive problems. Its to keep your unit in peak performance condition, running efficiently & reliably for years and years.

-So it won't strand you when its 105 degrees or when its 15 degrees.

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Help central heating and air unit freezing?

most likely your system is low on refrigerant (has a leak).

is your supply fan coming on? if not this can cause this condition. either way you can damage your compressor costing plenty to repair.

better have it checked. if you are low on refrigerant,you have a leak in the refigerant circuit. it can be recharged but will leak out again causing same problem.

the leak needs to be repaired. refrigerant is high pressure & will leak out into the atomesphere.

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Why won't my Air conditioner won't turn on?

I'm not very well voiced on central air, but if it's not doing anything, and your sure that there is power to the unit. I would try to see if there is a reset on the unit itself, if not try turning the power off to it and back on to try to reset it that way. Even if it did loose it's coolant charge it would still turn on.

Hope it was of some help

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Central air conditioner compressor (which is only a few years old) trips circuit on Very hot days?

I'd agree that the circuit breaker is the cheapest repair. but if the unit is overcharged it may build up enough head pressure to make the amp draw higher than the circuit breaker rating.

It needs to be looked at when the temps are high to see if the amps climb. A good technician can check the charge either by superheat for a fixed orifice system or subcooling for a TXV system, if the temperature is above 60 degrees. I've seen weak breakers, and weak A/C techs.

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air conditioner not functioning correctly?

Your house will hold heat at night with the windows and doors shut. do not open the doors and window however, because you will let the humidity back inside.

causing the airconditioner to have to work that much harder to remove the humidity. 65 degrees is an unrealistic temperature to set the thermostat to because it will never get the house that cool. when ever you have the temperature set on the thermostat lower than the actual temperature in the house the a/c will run causing the temp to go down

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Troubleshooting central air conditioner?

She's frosted or frozen up.Run the fan by itself for 30-45 minutes and there is a good chance she'll start cooling again when put back to cool. good luck.

EDIT: Make sure that you check your filter and the coil cleanliness when she thaws or it will freeze again if the problem is not resolved.Another reason for a freeze up is a shortage of refrigerant but check those things first because they are very common.

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Are there any poisonous gases that come from a broken air conditioner?

Freon has a very offensive odor, so if what you smelled was just a funny smell, you did not smell freon. In a tightly in closed area freon could maybe make you nauseous, not likely to kill you. Just open the windows and air out the place and you will be all right.

OH, call the maintenance guys and report it. they can tell you whether or not to turn it back on, personally I would turn it on and see what happens

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My central air conditioner keeps filling up the drip pan and tripping the shut up valve.

once you have a prv you besides might have a style vessel and a stress gauge.

Does the stress on the stress guage go up by way of fact the heating gets warmer. if so improve vessel will want recharging. different danger is that if the equipment became into overfilled whilst stress became into placed back in after new radiator placed on the prv might have opened getting airborne dirt and airborne dirt and mud on the seating

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If you have central air how much can you expect the temperature to lower and how long will it take?

Depends on how good your air conditioning system is. If it's decent you can expect 76 on a 90 degree day. If it was 85 without the air on and it is 84 with it on that is ridiculous.

In Dallas when it is 100 with 70% humidity our air conditioner could lower it to about the low 80's. That is respectable considering the size of the house we were in. In my opinion it should be a lot cooler than that in your apartment.

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My central air conditioner died at the start of triple digit temperatures. Should I repair or replace?

Go with a new unit to get the better efficiency and warranty benefits.

Brand doesn't matter much. The deciding factor should be the company that installs it. Make sure a Manual J load calculation is performed followed by Manual S and Manual D procedures and you will be fine.

NEVER install a new outdoor unit on a 20 year old indoor coil. You may kill the new outdoor unit and will not get the efficiency that you paid for. If your budget allows, get the entire system replaced.

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What is the cost of replacing a central air conditioner and furnace?

touch your Utilities employer, the people you pay your electric powered and organic gas charges. each so often enclosed on your charges are notices of rebates for upgrading your heating and a/c kit to extra useful power use.

they are going to set up for somebody to examine what you have and make innovations to you with an estimate of value. . i'd say you ought to get a good unit for $2500, and obtainable $500 rebate.

Get estimates, choose!

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How many BTU's is a one ton Central Air conditioner?

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RE: How many BTU's is a one ton Central Air conditioner? I have been unable to find how many BTU's a one ton Air conditioner is. Window units are rated in BTU's while Central Air Units are rated in Ton's.

I can't compare apples to orages. I am trying to calculate Total Watts used per BTU to determine overall effeciency of Air.

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where can i go to rent an air conditioner?

You might find window air conditioner unit to rent, if that is your question. You might would want to contact your local rent centers for one that might be available. I doubt if you would be able to find a central air conditioner to rent, there are too many connections and other maintenance requirements.

You might google central air conditioner rental followed by the city and state in which you reside to find out any results. AI hope this has been of some benefit to you,good luck. "FIGHT ON"

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

Do you mean a window unit, or a central air unit? For window unit, you want to know what size room you want to cool and buy the appropriately sized unit (it'll say on the packaging). Also, if you want it to run while you are gone, etc, you'll want something with programmable, digital controls.

For a central air unit, you'd probably want to ask a professional so that you get the right size (neither too weak nor too powerful).

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Central Air Conditioner not Colling House?

The installing AC company has already given you the answer to your question: "The AC company who installed the units stated that it is not reasonable to expect the indoor temperature to cool any less than 15 degrees less than the outside temperature (meaning 95 degrees outside, the AC unit is working fine if its 80 indoors).

" You can only expect an AC unit to do so much. Besides, warm air rises so the upstairs will always be warmer than downstairs. And the insulation in your attic could also be a factor

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is it the landlord responsibility to pay for and take care of the central air unit air conditioner?

i would send a certified letter to him stating your concerns. i would also call the housing authorities as mold can cause respiratory problems. if he doesn't fix it soon, i would have someone come over and do it and give him the bill or take if off rent.

there really is no excuse for this. it sounds like this was part of your rental agreement if it was installed before you rented it

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Should I install my Air Conditioner by myself?

It's not too hard, but it pays to have a professional come out and do it.

They will help you get the right size/capacity for your house, they'll get it installed in a good spot, leveled correctly, they'll adjust the ducting to balance airflow so your kitchen isn't 50 degrees while your bedroom is 96, get a new thermostat installed and working right. They can even get you on a bi-annual (or so) service plan to recharge your A/C so it stays effective.

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About how much to residential central AC units cost?

We recently installed central heating and air in our attic. Wanting to find the best deal, my husband called about 8 contractors who were all more than happy to come out and give us a written estimate. You must have contractors in your area that would be glad to do the same.

It was surprising, all 8 estimates were within $400. of each other. Total cost of ours was $7,800.

00. You may only want to get 3 estimates. Hope that helped a little.

Good luck on the project

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When do you turn on your Central or Window Air Conditioner?

The past couple of years I've been using window fans with a temp control. I keep them set on air exchange to a temp of 70 and they go off and on on thier own.

Work pretty well and can be set to just suck hot air out on exhaust or just bring cool air in as needed. I find I get a water logged feeling when we use the AC so I try to avoid it

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If I want to turn my air conditioner on, should it be set on Auto, On or Fan?

auto that way the compressor cycles of and on to cool the home and the fan keeps the cool air circulated between compressor cycles.

it cost less $$$$ to leave on auto because the compressor doesn't have to work as hard to keep home cooled. if you have ceiling fans turn them on so that the air is pulled from the floor to ceiling to help cool the rooms you need it the most in. remember cool air sinks and hot air rises.

also keep the filter clean/changed on ac unit

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my air conditioner is broken plz help?

if you dont kn ow anything about the stuff call someone who does first get all info you can if it a split system (central air) check to see if the condensing unit (outside) is working, if fan is running and its still not cooling call some one if the fan is not runnin outside but the one inside is it could just be a baqd connection to your thermostat inside check the "Y" connection on both the Tstat and condensing unit

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central air conditioner help?

I think it's bad for ur central air conditioner to switch from heaters to air conditioners.

bc when u turn on the gas heaters, the gas furnaces heats up the evaporator coil. And if u switch it directly to cool, probably the refrigerant heats up as it passes evaporator coils heated by gas furnaces. that's why u feel hot on the cold bigger line.

I suggest u keep the fan on for at least 15 min to cool the evaporator coils down after using heaters before u turn on ur central air conditioner