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It's 83 inside the house. AC can't keep up.
Doc
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Set at 78, it's so hot the AC is overwhelmed and temp is creeping up. Not intended for record-setting 110 degree heat. At 100 the house starts getting warmer. So do I. Triple digits supposed to be rare in Central Arkansas but getting more common it seems.
Wonder how many days of this I take before I say screw it and drop 4 grand on a bigger AC? I'm about there, now.
Wonder how many days of this I take before I say screw it and drop 4 grand on a bigger AC? I'm about there, now.
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Too old to live...too young to die...
Too old to live...too young to die...
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Water the Lawn in Front of the Condenser Intakes, but Keep actual water from impinging on the Unit.
All the kool kidz are sayin it, get with the times brah
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we ran a generator one hot summer, ac couldn't keep up, was pulling something like 17 amps, made a trickle sprayer to run water down the coils dropped it to 9 amps, and cooled very well
ya might wanna check your filter and a coil ....filter may be dirty or a coil freezing up...just a thought[;)]
You may also want to shut off the air and pull the outside fuseblock and then remove the top fan and flush the coils out from the inside out. Reassemble and go.Unless you are really undersized the unit should be able to keep up with the demand. Maybe your also low on freon so check the head pressures.
quote:Originally posted by tomahawk
ya might wanna check your filter and a coil ....filter may be dirty or a coil freezing up...just a thought[;)]
You may also want to shut off the air and pull the outside fuseblock and then remove the top fan and flush the coils out from the inside out. Reassemble and go.Unless you are really undersized the unit should be able to keep up with the demand. Maybe your also low on freon so check the head pressures.
oh man, lets not go there with frank [:D]
yes that would be the idea way of cleaning it vs my suggestion, mine was just easier for the moment
quote:Originally posted by john w
quote:Originally posted by tomahawk
ya might wanna check your filter and a coil ....filter may be dirty or a coil freezing up...just a thought[;)]
You may also want to shut off the air and pull the outside fuseblock and then remove the top fan and flush the coils out from the inside out. Reassemble and go.Unless you are really undersized the unit should be able to keep up with the demand. Maybe your also low on freon so check the head pressures.
oh man, lets not go there with frank [:D]
yes that would be the idea way of cleaning it vs my suggestion, mine was just easier for the moment
heck ...he's been to collage[:o)]
Set at 78, it's so hot the AC is overwhelmed and temp is creeping up. Not intended for record-setting 110 degree heat. At 100 the house starts getting warmer. So do I. Triple digits supposed to be rare in Central Arkansas but getting more common it seems.
Wonder how many days of this I take before I say screw it and drop 4 grand on a bigger AC? I'm about there, now.
At least you don't have to go to the gym to sweat off the pounds. Just do it in your living room.
A bigger AC condenser requires a bigger coil on the furnace or a bigger fan-coil.
If there is a coil on the furnace, the furnace has to be rated for the higher airflow.
When you upsize, the supply trunk line and associated distribution lines have to be rated for the higher air flow.
And the return grille, return trunk, etc, have to be rated for the increased air velocity.
Sometimes a new condenser with an upgrade of existing duct is all you need. Make the system "breathe" better.
Better house insulation will go a long way. So will an attic fan.
Supply = 400 CFM per ton [the industry standard]. The air has to have somewhere to go [enough duct].
Manufacturers recommend 125% return air be available to the fan-coil.
2.5 ton = 1000CFM supply, 1250 return.
3 ton pushes 1200 CFM. Manufacturers want to see 1500CFM available on the return.
Throwing a bigger unit on the home might help, but might also lead to premature failure of the equipment
and a kind of "clammy" air, as the air gets cold but does not effectively dehumidify.
under 100 here (barely)
bit humid tho
and NO AIR
and spent most of thu and Fri stripping old decal glue standing in full sun all day[:(]
But I know what my problem is............
My wife called me at work one day and said " I was just cleaning it, the metal part was getting shinny then I saw the pressure washer was smashing them not cleaning" [:0]
I doubt it is freezing up, as it would be higher than 83 if that was the case. I also assume you are smart enough to keep your filters clean,.....etc.
Details needed would be square feet under air, and size of current system to say for sure.
Being as you generally just start a thread, and then never make any further comments, I doubt we will find these pertinent facts out.[:)]
Or spend some time in the cooler of the grociery store looking for the coldest 12 pack way in the back of the walk in.