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@uxwbill In fact, the only reason I leave comments open on these videos, which seem to be a hotbed for this kind of garbage, is due to the number of people who are genuinely appreciative of what I’ve done.
I’m not a professional, but I stand by every word I ever said in this series of videos.
@monsterdrumworks Uploads (0) – now THERE Is a real surprise!
I’m glad you know so much more than the people who engineered the air conditioning unit in the first place..the same people who run refrigerant lines in some units so they go through the water and shed heat into it…the same people who put “slusher” rings on the fans. The evaporator lives its life with moisture on it and has no problem!
I’d go on, but I’m out of room. Think you can do better? Get a video camera and _PROVE_ it!
I live in florida and water pours out with the 2 drain holes I drilled , thats b/s leave it level , water will rot your condensor out twice is fast , no idea where you where schooled on hvac but you want to remove water from Any unit be car / truck / home ect ect… hope my tip of the day saves you a condensor
@Jerkwad152 You should hear how hard I’m laughing after reading that comment. The only time I ever irrigated my carpet, it started to smell bad and only weeds ever showed up. Then again, weeds would appear to be the only thing I know how to grow with any degree of success.
Proper carpet irrigation is a must in this severe drought situation.
very good.right on the money
@uxwbill i clean the filter every month but i think it may be time to clean the unit i’ve had it for a couple of years and it just started doing it the last two weeks
@crazybandit35 It could not hurt, although you should make sure that it is not tilted incorrectly (it should be very slightly outward) and that it is appropriately sized to the room it is cooling. Also check the filter to make sure it is not plugged.
my air conditioner is freezing up once a month and i wait 30 minutes and it works fine after that and i find dirty water near the filter on the coils and the fins will cleaning it help?
Finally at last!!
A video which gets to the point right away.
My problem is that i always use the wrong search words. Which winds up wasting my time. For example I initially searched for how to access slide out filter (in case i buy an air conditioner, only to see i can’t access the filter due to my wall blocking access), and then i searched for other key words such as “how to clean wall air conditioners” and then “how to clean window air conditioners” – then finally found yours on sidebar.
@1965cyclone39 Yes. And it will need to have service ports added. I don’t know what the going rate for service is, but you might phone around to a few different places, tell them what you’ve got and see what they’d say. Some places may not even be willing to work on sealed systems, but they can be serviced.
If you know anyone who works in HVAC but does work on the side, they might give you a good deal.
@uxwbill So a tech will be able to check the pressure and then add if it needs it? Is this expensive to have done since the tech will have to open the system? Thanks for your help.
@1965cyclone39 It’s a sealed system, so there won’t be any service ports unless someone attaches them. I can’t imagine how that would be done without reclaiming the contents of the system first, installing the ports and charging it back up. I’d recommend letting a tech do any kind of pressure test.
There is a point where many air conditioning systems will cool “better” with low refrigerant. Most systems will not linger at that point very long if they have much of a leak.
@uxwbill It does the same night or day. I will remove it (pain in the rear wall mounted) and give it a good cleaning. After that, I will have the pressure checked or maybe try to do that myself If I can get some gauges. If the pressure is low, would it have this problem?
@1965cyclone39 If it’s done that since new, I’d guess that the cooling system is somehow broken or that the design just isn’t that good. Sealed cooling systems are normally reliable. I can only guess that this unit may have a slow leak or didn’t get enough refrigerant at the factory.
Before giving up, you might try moving it to another outlet (without using extension cords) and see if its performance is any better. Does it do any better at night?
@uxwbill It is in a large bedrood that is apx. 360 sq. feet and there is another room that connects to it (open doorway) that also needs cooled that is at least another 120 sf. and then that connects to our living room. We have another 14,700 unit in the dining room (in between the gally kitchen and the living room) that works wonderfully, but they had stopped making them and we went with a different manufacturer for the one one in the bedroom. It has blown humid air since new.
@1965cyclone39 Is it big enough to handle the cooling load? Is it getting enough power? Have you set the thermostat correctly? Has it ever been cleaned.
Do not drill holes in the bottom of the unit. This will not help. The water held there helps to cool the hot refrigerant lines.
@YoMoma777 Possibly a bad start/run capacitor. It’s cheap and probably not all that hard to replace, but use extreme care when working around any electrically operated equipment or wiring. Remove the old one and match its ratings as closely as you can. It’s OK to go a little bit either way, but you should be within a few percent. Make a note of where the wiring goes or take pictures.
I have an ac unit that humms loudly when being turned on and pushes no air when it hums. Needs to be turned on then off 4 to 5 times before it runs and pushes cold air. This happens everytime we start it up. Unit is only a couple years old and started behaving this way right after warrenty expired.
Its a 15,100 BTUH 110 volt unit.
Anyone else experence something like this?
Why does my big 14,700 btu ac unit blow HUMID air? The humidy in the big room that it is in is up above 70% (everything in the room has a moist feel) and I am ready to just replace it with a new one. I have been told that I need to drill holes in the bottom of the frame so that it will let out the excess water, but I am afraid to do that as I see that there are refrigerent lines at the bottom that this water cools. Please help!