Air conditioner r????r
It might ???m l?k? a ???n??d?n?? th?t your ??r ??nd?t??n?ng un?t fails t? w?rk only when you n??d it th? m??t- during the ???r?h?ng ?umm?r ?????n. With a f?w fine motor ?k?ll?, ??m? technical kn?wl?dg?, a b?t ?f l?g???l thinking ?nd ??m? common sense ??u m?ght b? ?bl? t? ??rr??t ??m? ?f th??? ???u??.
#I??u? 1: M? ??r ??nd?t??n?r d??? not ???l w?ll.
#Solution:
Th?? ?? th? most ??mm?n issue that ?v?r? AC ?wn?r faces. H?r? ?? the list ?f th?ng? you ??n d? ?b?ut ?t.
Make sure th? thermostat ?? ??t t? th? right t?m??r?tur?.
Check f?r th? ??r?u?t breaker. Th? issue could b? as ?m?ll ?? a tripped fuse.
Ch??k if the ?utl?t’? voltage m??t? ??ur AC’? requirement.
Sw?t?h ?ff the AC, r?m?v? the filter and g?t ?n ?l??n?d. A clean f?lt?r ?ll?w? ???? ??r fl?w.
Cl??n th? ??m?r????r ?nd ??nd?n??r un?t with a damp ?l?th. Do n?t use a w?t?r faucet.
Make ?ur? th?t th? ??m?r????r ?? w?rk?ng. If it ?? w?rk?ng ??u w?ll be ?bl? t? h??r th? outdoor compressor ?nd th? f?n will b? turning. If n?t then ?t ?? th? t?m? to ??ll ??ur t??hn????n.
#I??u? 2: W?t?r dr??? ?nd ???l? around the base ?f my AC
#S?lut??n:
Water f?rm?d due to condensation ?nd ?t u?u?ll? ?x?t? the ??r h?ndl?r thr?ugh ?l??t?? ???? or a dr??n tub?. Dr????ng m?? be ??u??d b? a l??k? ???? th?t n??d? to be r??l???d o a bl??k?d ???? that n??d? t? be cleaned.
Sometimes ??nd?n??t??n ??n ???ur wh?n th? pump th?t transfers the hot ??r ?nt? th? condenser b???m?? n?n-fun?t??n?l. In th?? ????, In th?? ????, ??u w?uld n??d th? h?l? ?f a AC technician.
#Issue 3: Hug? chunks ?f ??? f?rm? in m? AC
#Solution:
This ??n b? caused du? to a numb?r of r????n?.
Ice formation ???ur? ?f the ?nd??r un?t’? evaporator ???l ?? fr?z?n and ??ld l??u?d r?fr?g?r?nt ?t?rt? flowing to th? ?ut??d? un?t through th? r?fr?g?r?nt l?n? freezing u? th? whole un?t. This ??n be r???lv?d b? turn?ng the AC off and th? fan on t? melt the ???.
P????? ?f ice can ?????r ?f the filter ?? n?t clean which ?n turn r?du??? airflow over th? ?v???r?t?r ???l, causing it t? fr??z?. Regular ?l??n?ng ?f the f?lt?r ??lv?? this issue.
Blocked ?r closed ?u??l? and r?turn v?nt? r?du?? th? ??rfl?w t? th? ?v???r?t?r coil thu? causing ??? f?rm?t??n. M?k? ?ur? th?t th??? v?nt? are n?t blocked b? cloth ?r ?n? piece ?f furn?tur?.
Issues like refrigerant l??k?, m?lfun?t??n?ng ?nd??r bl?w?r and ?l?gg?d ?v???r?t?r coils ?h?uld be r????r?d only b? tr??n?d AC t??hn????n? ?r professionals.
#I??u? 4: W??rd n????? ??m? ?ut of my AC
#Solution:
C?rt??n t???? of n????? ??n signal th?t something is wrong w?th ??ur AC.
Rattling sounds ?r? ?r?du??d b? f?n? th?t ?r? l????l? f?x?d. T?ght?n the ??r?w?, clean th? blades ?nd ?h??k for b?nt blades th?t may be ?tr?k?ng th? ?nt?r??r of th? unit.
S?r???h?ng noises m?? b? ??u??d du? t? fr??t??n. Prevent th? ???urr?n?? ?f th?? ??u??k? noise b? ??l?ng th? ??r ??nd?t??n?r m?t?r at the beginning ?f each ?umm?r.
V?br?t?ng n???? ??n be caused by ??m?l? r????n? l?k? a few l???? ??r?w? in th? un?t. The solution ?? ??m?l?- t?ght?n th?m w?th a screwdriver.
I??u?? l?k? ?l??k?ng noises ??u??d du? to d?f??t?v? r?l??? and ??m?r????r ?nd buzzing n???? caused by m?lfun?t??n?ng ??m?r????r? ?h?uld be r???lv?d b? a tr??n?d technician ?nl?.
-Adam Vest