http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2007/05/14/air-conditioning-repairs/ personal finance tips, tricks, and commentary Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:35:25 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2007/05/14/air-conditioning-repairs/comment-page-1/#comment-77738 Q at $1 Million to My Name Mon, 14 May 2007 17:58:58 +0000 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2007/05/14/air-conditioning-repairs/#comment-77738 Humidity is coming. Get that A/C fixed right away! Humidity is coming. Get that A/C fixed right away!

]]> http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2007/05/14/air-conditioning-repairs/comment-page-1/#comment-77737 Catrijn Mon, 14 May 2007 17:03:36 +0000 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2007/05/14/air-conditioning-repairs/#comment-77737 If you can, take the cover off of the indoor portion of the A/C to take a look at the coil. If it has iced up at all, you'll want to turn the system fan on to keep air moving through, to melt any ice and dry it out. That's thing number one to do whenever an A/C system loses effectiveness, as the more time the coil spends iced, the larger problems become. If you can, take the cover off of the indoor portion of the A/C to take a look at the coil. If it has iced up at all, you’ll want to turn the system fan on to keep air moving through, to melt any ice and dry it out. That’s thing number one to do whenever an A/C system loses effectiveness, as the more time the coil spends iced, the larger problems become.

]]> http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2007/05/14/air-conditioning-repairs/comment-page-1/#comment-77735 nickel Mon, 14 May 2007 15:35:27 +0000 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2007/05/14/air-conditioning-repairs/#comment-77735 We often shut down the A/C and use the windows and ceiling fans. But that doesn't help when it's too hot for that. We live in the South which can get *very* hot and humid, so the A/C also makes our house liveable by reducing the humidity. Moreover, I'm willing to pay for comfort. Our bills aren't actually that high. We often shut down the A/C and use the windows and ceiling fans. But that doesn’t help when it’s too hot for that. We live in the South which can get *very* hot and humid, so the A/C also makes our house liveable by reducing the humidity. Moreover, I’m willing to pay for comfort. Our bills aren’t actually that high.

]]> http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2007/05/14/air-conditioning-repairs/comment-page-1/#comment-77734 Chris Mon, 14 May 2007 15:22:56 +0000 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2007/05/14/air-conditioning-repairs/#comment-77734 I hope that it is nothing major or costly, but I have a question. Why not shut the A/C down and use fans and open windows exclusively, especially at night? Your energy savings would be enormous. I hope that it is nothing major or costly, but I have a question. Why not shut the A/C down and use fans and open windows exclusively, especially at night? Your energy savings would be enormous.

]]> http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2007/05/14/air-conditioning-repairs/comment-page-1/#comment-77733 Tyler Mon, 14 May 2007 15:20:09 +0000 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2007/05/14/air-conditioning-repairs/#comment-77733 I had the exact problem with my A/C a couple of weeks ago. My house is about 2 years old. Filters looked fine. It was a refrigerant leak at the outdoor unit. Low refrigerant pressure. The technician can come out and use a freon "sniffer" to find where the leak is coming from, then replace that component. It shouldn't be too terribly expensive. Fortunately I was barely still under warranty. I had the exact problem with my A/C a couple of weeks ago. My house is about 2 years old. Filters looked fine. It was a refrigerant leak at the outdoor unit. Low refrigerant pressure. The technician can come out and use a freon “sniffer” to find where the leak is coming from, then replace that component. It shouldn’t be too terribly expensive. Fortunately I was barely still under warranty.

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