K80
Senior Member
I've been looking to buy a house but settled on renting for the next year or so to see which way the economy goes but anyhow I have a problem and I'm not sure what the cause is. The problem is that it is 78 degrees in the house @ 10:50 and the thermostat is set on 74 and it is pretty cool outside tonight. I stopped by the house at 1 today and it was 74 with the thermostat at 74. When I get home at 6 it is 80 with the thermostat at 74. Since 6 the a/c has been running nonstop and has only cooled it 2 degrees. Over the last week or two I've been noticing this taking place and am not sure what is the cause. In the mornings it has been around 67-69 degrees. The a/c is blowing cool air but not cold air and I don't have a thermometer to check the temps of the air coming out of the vents.
When I first moved in I checked the heat and air to see how it was working and the fan would not blow when the a/c was on so that was fixed. I don't know if this could be related to that or not. The owner of the house has owned it now for 3-4 years and replaced the a/c after he bought it so it is relatively new. The house is only 1200-1400 sq ft. I don't know if the unit that was sold to him is to small for the house or not because I'm not an a/c guy but, think this could be possible. Another guess could be a lack of insulation but I don't know.
I need to call the owner about this but I would like to try and figure out the problem before calling because I don't want to seem like a pain. The few things that I've had a problem with he has taken care of ASAP so I would like to try and have a solution to the problem when I call to help him out.
So with this info what is y'alls guesses? I probably won't be back on until the weekend and will check for responses then. If there's any more info needed just ask and I will respond when I get a chance.
Thanks
K80
When I first moved in I checked the heat and air to see how it was working and the fan would not blow when the a/c was on so that was fixed. I don't know if this could be related to that or not. The owner of the house has owned it now for 3-4 years and replaced the a/c after he bought it so it is relatively new. The house is only 1200-1400 sq ft. I don't know if the unit that was sold to him is to small for the house or not because I'm not an a/c guy but, think this could be possible. Another guess could be a lack of insulation but I don't know.
I need to call the owner about this but I would like to try and figure out the problem before calling because I don't want to seem like a pain. The few things that I've had a problem with he has taken care of ASAP so I would like to try and have a solution to the problem when I call to help him out.
So with this info what is y'alls guesses? I probably won't be back on until the weekend and will check for responses then. If there's any more info needed just ask and I will respond when I get a chance.
Thanks
K80