oldfella1962
Senior Member
I know what you're thinking - "don't sweat it dude!" Anyway yesterday evening the house was feeling a tad warm despite the inside wall thermostat being set at 70 in the "cooling" mode. But by bedtime the house was naturally cooling a bit so I put the heat on for 70. This morning (before I would need the AC of course) I checked/did some basic things on my outside Rheem AC unit, like checking for any broken or torn pipes, wiring, etc. I cleaned the one coil area that had some dust & debris. I changed the filter in my hallway ceiling near the thermostat that is supposed to be changed on a regular basis (and it is).
I turned the breaker back on after my cleaning and made sure the fan would at least come on (proving power was getting to the unit) and it was indeed getting power. I set the wall thermostat for 70 on cooling and went fishing - I had to run a lengthy test of course!
I returned from fishing about 6:00 PM and the house was 77 degrees. Obviously we have an AC problem.
Some basic info: the house (and AC unit) is 16 years old. The problem is not gradual - the problem happened suddenly. No lightning strikes, power surges, nothing traumatic happened to the AC unit AFAIK. The fan turns, but the unit is blowing cold air out the top of the unit. Every outside the house/tent AC unit I've ever seen blows hot air out the top. The air coming out of the vents in my house is not cold, just pretty much room temperature.
So is it the condenser? The compressor? What could it be? Please weigh in with questions & comments.
I turned the breaker back on after my cleaning and made sure the fan would at least come on (proving power was getting to the unit) and it was indeed getting power. I set the wall thermostat for 70 on cooling and went fishing - I had to run a lengthy test of course!
I returned from fishing about 6:00 PM and the house was 77 degrees. Obviously we have an AC problem.
Some basic info: the house (and AC unit) is 16 years old. The problem is not gradual - the problem happened suddenly. No lightning strikes, power surges, nothing traumatic happened to the AC unit AFAIK. The fan turns, but the unit is blowing cold air out the top of the unit. Every outside the house/tent AC unit I've ever seen blows hot air out the top. The air coming out of the vents in my house is not cold, just pretty much room temperature.
So is it the condenser? The compressor? What could it be? Please weigh in with questions & comments.