Mismatched Or Improvement Central Air?

The coil will freeze up or you will have to over charge the system and that will kill the compressor. If this could be done the factory would do it that way. Since Miami is a third world city you can get any body to do a mess up job like that.

You knew it did not have air and should have not bought too much house. Call a real contractor or call the manufacture and tell them what you want to do and see what they think. Since your are broke, you need the best price.

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central air condition unit has ice freezeing on compressor lines what is the cause?

Get an A/C Clean and check. the tech will know what to do.

but it sounds like you are low on gas. Wash outdoor unit with a garden hose until the water runs clear through the coil everywhere change the filter. The easy way to see if you are getting the cooling you need is to take a temp split.

after letting the a/c run for 15min Take the temp. in the return duct and the temp in the supply duct about 6ft from the furnace. Subtract and that number should be about 18-22 degrees.

it is not the best way but for the average home owner it can tell you if you need to call a service tech.

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Help central heating and air unit freezing?

It could be a recharge is needed but it could also mean the unit is coming on when it shouldn't as in when its cold outside and if the return doesn't generate enough hot air to keep it from freezing up.

it happens at the engineering lab where I work all the time in the winter months. I would get the gas levels checked and if thats not the problem have them check the air filter in the compressure to make sure its not clogged. Other than that turn it off for a day to defrost if nothing else can be found.

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Freon-12 (CF2Cl2) is commonly used as the refrigerant in central home air conditioners. The system is initiall?

No, it's now not mistaken.

I work within the seventh circle of hell. The a/c is set at 74 degrees and when it's ninety eight degrees outside with 89% humidity, it is hotter than hell within the place of job. I sweat like a hog on a day-to-day basis.

God forbid I put on whatever that is now not a hundred% cotton considering that i'll be depressing all day. I would as an alternative freeze my ya-ya's off and have my nips poking correct out of my shirt any day of the week. Are you guys hiring?

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What temperature do they keep the A/C in Saudi Arabia?

Most homes don't use central air conditioning like in the US. Usually there's an air conditioner in nearly every room except the kitchen.

The kitchens here usually have a door, so the heat can be contained in the kitchen, or they are outside of the main house. Usually people set the A/C on whatever feels comfortable at the time because it's always on. I set ours at 10, but then usually turn it down to 7 after it's cool in the room.

There's another kind of A/C that does have temps ranging from I think 20 to 30 degrees C. Usually, I've seen that one set at around 23-24

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Can I turn on my central air conditoner without an air filter?

You're lucky that your CA still works.

You need to change the filter about every 2 months. Not changing it for a couple of years is very disgusting. I can't imagine all the stuff floating around in your house because the filters can't do their job.

I wouldn't advise turning it on without the filter. If you've neglected to change the filter for as long as you said, then sweat it out for the night & you'll never go that long without changing a filter again b/c you'll remember the heat.

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is it bad to run an air conditioner continuous?

in case you are able to submit this question you are able to hit up GE tech help, or troubleshooting handbook or call the telephone huge type that I assure got here with the unit in its literature. Sounds to me like the unit might have had a clear out sensor and has close down till its wiped sparkling & reset. in need of that, if it has a digital administration, that would have fried.

back, touch GE for a alternative area or if its not very previous, lead them to stand at the back of it on a guaranty foundation. good success. you like it

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what size air conditioner do I need?

No, sorry, it is too small to cool in the heat of the day. To even have any effect you likely have to turn it on full blast and early. But no need to ask us, you will soon know by experience.

I suggest you turn it on full in the morning and close off that room, all rooms, until it cools down that room then open doors to the other rooms one at a time. But at most that unit will likely cool only a couple of rooms, use fans to move the air around. Or you can run the central a/c fan if you like but that will warm the room with the a/c.

Good Luck.

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Is my Central Air Conditioner Transformer bad or the unit itself?

First of all, it sounds like you replaced the run capacitor, not a start capacitor.

There is no such thing as a multiple tap start capacitor. There are however multiple tap run capacitors. Start capacitors are usually made of black plastic and are round.

Run capacitors are made of metal and are either round or oval. Second, are you sure that what you say is humming is a transformer? It would be somewhat unusual to have a control transformer in an outside unit.

It sounds like what is humming is a pulled in compressor contactor with no line voltage to it. Check the breakers and then check to see if you have fuses in the outdoor disconnect.

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

yes, it should cool off faster- I have a 1,600 sq ft home, and it was 97 outside when I got home at 5pm, and 86 inside. Turned the air down to 70, and my house was at 70 degrees inside, by 7:15pm. Check the filter- if it is clogged, the air will not pump through as steadily.

Also- A/C unit should be checked by a repairman- may just need to be cleaned. Shouldn't cost more than about $100, and most companies will set up biannual maintenance visits- once in the spring, and once in the fall (central air usually means central heat too)

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Can I vent a portable air conditioner into the central air vents when central air is turned off?

It makes no sense at all to do this.

What is your reason for even thinking of doing this. Your portable need to exhaust the heat it has it has absorbed during the cooling process. Air conditioning is not the process of putting cold air into a room.

It is a way to remove the heat. That's all you are doing is "removing" the heat and humidity. That absorbed heat needs to go somewhere, so the only place to dump it off is "outside" the building, not inside.

I hope this was informative. Make sure you discharge it outside

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How do I figure the proper amount of intake area for my central air conditioner?

The intake for a blower is calculated by using 500 to 750 feet per minute as a maximum velocity across the filter area.

That 500 feet per minute velocity in true in all ducts of a low pressure blower, both intake and output ducting. So lets say you have a blower with a capacity of 1500 cubic feet per minute. Then 1500/500 3 square feet of duct at intake.

If you figure the velocityh at 750 feet/minute then the intake size would be 1500/750 or 2 square feet of duct size. Try this manual for sizing ducting and filters for your AC About page 30 to 35 or so. It gives homeowner's method to size ducts for your AC.

www.thermopride.com/manuals/mg-993.

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will a dehumidifier work like an airconditioner?

Not really. By removing moisture from the air - IF there is a LOT of moisture in the air - AKA very humid, you will feel cooler and the air will be a little cooler.

It won't cool like an air conditioner though. You may notice a couple of degrees difference in your ROOM temperature if you have a room unit and about the same throughout the house with a central unit. If you see temperatures of 90 or higher in the summer and humidity levels of 70 to 100 percent, you will likely not be very comfortable with just the dehumidifier.

I found this that explains it better than I can: http://www.misterfixit.com/dehumid.

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It's the first time I turned on my central air conditioner this year and it's not working.

what share circumstances are you going to substitute the breaker in the previous you're responsive to it relatively is not a defective breaker? The A/C is pulling too many amps.

there is a few thing incorrect with it, not the wiring. Contactors are incredibly a lot everyday. If the contactor factors are rated at adequate amps, the style isn't significant.

because of the fact the previous answer reported, you extremely shouldn't believe a random pal. you choose for a qualified individual to try this. My wager is that that's low on freon, yet there are different reasons?

Does it cool while that's working? in basic terms curious, it extremely isn't a DIY interest

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What is the tube covered in black foam that comes out of a central air conditioner?

The foam covered pipe carries the cold refrigerant.

Sounds like it frosted up and now it's thawed out. Good chance the coils above the air filter are frozen over, too. That'll make the unit stop delivering cold air.

That can be caused by a filthy air filter. the outside compressor fan being inoperative or being low on refrigerant. If the outside fan runs and the filter is clogged, then turn off the AC and set the fan on ON.

That'll pull warm air past the frozen coils to melt the ice. Once that's gone try the AC again

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Is it energy efficient to run the air conditioner only on the second floor?

What kind of insulation do you have, especially in your attic, beefing that up might help.

Close curtains and shades during the day to keep the passive solar out, that might help too. Then there's this thing called air penetration, that can waste a lot of energy if your house is poorly sealed, windows and doors are left open and the like. .

Also consider planting shade trees if you do not have any. In some cases, changing the color of your roof from a dark color to a lighter color can make a big difference. As we all learn more about saving energy and being more comfortable, many of the best things to do are not always the most obvious.

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Can I still run the fan on my thermostat if the central air conditioner is broken?

If the inside fan will run, it will not exacerbate any problems you may be experiencing with the rest of the unit. But, keep in mind that running the fan alone, while providing some measure of circulation, actually will heat the air slightly.

Please give some additional details and we may be able to help you get your system up and running until you can get a tech out there, OR,. perhaps there may be someone in your neck of the woods that uses this board that is also a qualified tech that would be willing to drop in. -it may be something very simple.

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my air conditioner dont work but in the add it said it had central heat and air is that false advertisement?

If the landlord won't fix it the next tenant will have to reckon with them too. I would ask for your deposit back, if he collected one from you.

Probably little to no chance you'll get it if he's not even making a good faith effort to maintain the property. If there was a lease agreement in place the landlord would be obligated under contract to have the a/c fixed, if not you really shouldn't even be obligated to give notice that you are moving out. Even without a lease he's obligated as the property owner to maintain it, it's just poor business and lousy stewardship on his part.