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| Shiva
Fri 5/16/2008 12:33p | >>Boy, I type slow today.<<
Schmitty, I type slow every day!!! Coconut Telegraph got in 3 posts in the time it took me to type one!
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| Tiggirl
Fri 5/16/2008 2:13p | Thanks for all the suggestions everyone! I'll take a look into these as soon as I get home.
I just can't figure out why the AC worked so well when I arrived at the apartment yesterday morning and now *kaput*.
I'll keep you all updated about what I find!
(Shmitty... its good to know my spelling didn't somehow improve. I think LP as a whole would be sad. LOL!)
~Beth |
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| Tiggirl
Fri 5/16/2008 2:13p | Ugh... see?! Obviously I meant Schmitty!
~Beth |
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| Shiva
Fri 5/16/2008 2:47p | Tiggirl, it could have been worse....Thank God that "M" didn;t get dropped too! |
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| TXDISNEYNERD
Fri 5/16/2008 3:02p | ^^^ LOL
Tig - I hope you become a little less of a hot chick. If it still doesn't work today, definitely talk to mgmt. and hopefully they can fix it fast. |
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| Coconut Telegraph
Fri 5/16/2008 6:04p | X[[I just can't figure out why the AC worked so well when I arrived at the apartment yesterday morning and now *kaput*. ]]]
Well see what happens is the coolant circulates through what is basically one loooong tube. The tube has a large diameter as it goes into the compressor outside and then has has tiny diameter after it is pressureized and is sent into the inside of the house into the furnace. Once in the furnace the coil allows the pressure that the coolant is under to be decreased, and as the coolant pressure goes down, the coolant absorbs heat/energy from the inside of the furnace...or think of it this way, the coolant gets really really COLD as it passes through the furnace inside the home. Air blows over the "tube" or "coil" in the home as the coolant is super cool and the air gets cool.
This system works well unless there is some vairable that gets in the way. The most common is, that the amount of coolant goes down by either a slow leak in the tube or a tiny leak in the valves where you refill the coolant.
Now if the coolant overall pressure gets slightly too low, (in other words some of the coolant leaks out somehow) this will cause the temperature of the coolant to drop a lot faster, too fast which will cause the "tube" to get TOO COLD, way too cold. The coil or the tube will actually freeze and ice will buildup on the tube or coil either inside the furnace (which is the most commont) or outside where the large diameter tube enters the compressor.
The next thing that happens is the ice inside will prevent air from flowing over the cool tube or coil which will cause the air that the furnace fan is blowing to get hot, or to NOT get cool.
Or the coolant will slow waaaaay down as it passes through the tube causing the air in the home to get hot, or not get cool.
It seems illogical but it's quite common. It was working yesterday, but now its hot? Yep, especially if yesterday was the first time the AC had been turned on in a long time.
Good luck. Let us know what you find out.
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| smedley
Sat 5/17/2008 7:05a | I have no advice, but I hope you haven't melted ;) |
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| rtjl72
Sat 5/17/2008 7:23p | tig- hope you have the ac problem all fixed up! we definitely do not want you to melt! where's your aparmtment manager? is mark mechanical? keep us updated! |
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| ShivaThDestroyer
Sat 5/17/2008 11:09p | Tiggirl, I guess misery loves company. Tinkeroon and I went up to Stockton today to do a little work on a condo we bought back in September. It's an upstairs unit and was over 100 degrees inside when we entered. Evidently the company that inspected the condo before we bought it wasn't worth the money they were being paid. They claimed that had inspected the heating and air but the first time it was cold enough to use the heater it wasn't working. Today was the first time I tried the air and, yep, it wasn't working either. I went outside and had Tinkeroon flip the thermostat on, I could hear a click in the air conditioning unit but that was all. As I had already checked the fuses, I'm guessing there is a freon leak and the low pressure switch is doing its job of protecting the compressor. Time for a repairman! The silver lining, in my case, is that I have a home protection plan and no one lives there. We were miserable for just a few hours so I can guess what your apartment must be like. Hopefully, you'll get yours fixed soon. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you. |
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| Tiggirl
Mon 5/19/2008 7:23a | I'm still alive... I tried just about everything that was suggested save for replacing the thermostat. No luck. I have certainly called my office management and they are coming out today to fix it (they BETTER fix it!). I'm less concerned for myself and more concerned for my Maine Coon kitty. She has quite the thick coat and I don't want her to over heat. Tankfully one of her favorite things is ice cold water so I've made sure she's had plenty of that and plenty of fans blowing on her.
~Beth |
