Central Air Unit Not Cooling House

brendan mowgli

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Jun 30, 2009, 6:30:57 AM6/30/09

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I have 2 units- one upstairs and one downstairs-

The upstairs is blowing- I feel the air blowing- the thingamabob outside
(can't think of the name) is operating, but no cold air. I did notice that
there's no water being pumped out.

I hear its the compressor, but hopefully it's something else. Is there a
few other checks I can do before I call the rapis- I mean the HVAC guy?

Thanks!

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brendan mowgli

sligoNo...@hotmail.com

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Jun 30, 2009, 7:51:10 AM6/30/09

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It could be many different things. I would guess from your
technological language (thingamabob) that it might be best in this
case to contact a local professional to check out the problem.

ilbe...@gmail.com

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Jun 30, 2009, 9:11:33 AM6/30/09

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On Jun 30, 5:30 am, brendan mowgli <BrendanMowgli[at]gmail[dot]com>
wrote:

So long as you have power to the a/c unit outside and its making
noises...theres nothing more you can do to remedy the situation. Not
all servicemen are rapists ; dont label them all like that because of
some that are. There are ripoffs in virtually EVERY line of work --
particularly white collar .

Stormin Mormon

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Jun 30, 2009, 9:13:26 AM6/30/09

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Take your tester, and see if it's getting power. Note: Don't
open any cover boxes, or take off any metal panels, while
doing thing. From your post, it sounds like you aren't very
repair skilled, and there's no sense getting hurt.

Then, call your friends and neighbors. See which HVAC
service company they use, and which one has been honest in
the past.

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Red Green

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Jun 30, 2009, 1:18:10 PM6/30/09

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> local professional

You mean WhozeZitThatDuzZat

James

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Jun 30, 2009, 4:43:02 PM6/30/09

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It HAS to be getting power, as he said the inside blower and outside
"unit" (compressor) are both running. They will not run without power...

most likely , or most common, problem is that the system needs freon.

James

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cjt

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Jun 30, 2009, 10:00:35 PM6/30/09

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James wrote:

> It HAS to be getting power, as he said the inside blower and outside
> "unit" (compressor) are both running. They will not run without power...

My guess is the outside fan, but not the compressor, is running.

Percival P. Cassidy

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Jul 1, 2009, 10:39:01 AM7/1/09

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cjt wrote:

>> It HAS to be getting power, as he said the inside blower and outside
>> "unit" (compressor) are both running. They will not run without
>> power...
>
> My guess is the outside fan, but not the compressor, is running.
>
>>
>> most likely , or most common, problem is that the system needs freon.

Or that the capacitor has died, as happened to ours recently. The clue
was that the house lights kept dimming briefly as the compressor tried
to start but then quit. The fan was running just fine.

Perce

Big Bob

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Jul 1, 2009, 4:31:19 PM7/1/09

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"> Or that the capacitor has died, as happened to ours recently.

Why does everybody around here yell capacitor? Maybe I should empty all the
other parts out of my service truck and just stock caps.

The Daring Dufas

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Jul 1, 2009, 6:33:35 PM7/1/09

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You could also stock enough resistors, ceramic/electrolytic
capacitors, transistors and integrated circuits to repair
all those control boards. *snicker*

TDD

Stormin Mormon

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Jul 1, 2009, 10:08:26 PM7/1/09

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THERMOSTAT!!!!!!!!!

(Hope you're feeling better, now, buddy.)

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Steve Stone

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Jul 6, 2009, 12:51:14 PM7/6/09

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>
> I hope you get stuck with the worst hack out there,
> he rapes you for a few thousand ,
> and then it breaks again 2 days later.
> Bubba

There would be less name calling and negative attitudes from home owners
if the HVAC "pros"
charged a fair price rather than whatever the market will bear and then
some.

I had my central A/C installed by a HVAC pro,
he retired,
sold out to a mega HVAC company hack,
and I saw first hand the dark side of the trade.

I don't think I'd ever give my business to anyone named "bubba"

The Daring Dufas

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Jul 6, 2009, 2:32:53 PM7/6/09

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Bubba wrote:
> On Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:30:57 -0500, brendan mowgli
> <BrendanMowgli[at]gmail[dot]com> wrote:
>

> I hope you get stuck with the worst hack out there,
> he rapes you for a few thousand ,
> and then it breaks again 2 days later.
> Bubba

U R Meen. *snicker*

TDD

The Daring Dufas

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Jul 6, 2009, 2:56:03 PM7/6/09

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Believe me, the names of the thieves gets out there
quickly. If all the HVAC techs you talk to mention
one company, you can bet on that outfit being real
crooks. Most of the time a tech won't badmouth another
company. You may hear, "Yea, I know them, they're
high(expensive)." Large companies with shiny new trucks
have a high overhead and higher prices. The larger
companies get customers with a low service call price
but hook them into a service contract which may wind
up costing the customer more money in the long run.
Me and my friends especially despise companies that
prey on old folks. I know of one guy who laughed at
an old couple he sold a new system to, the only problem
with their old system was a loose blower door. There's
a fellow in Maryland who has a good website with a lot
of practical information.

http://www.toad.net/~jsmeenen/

TDD

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