So my ac is acting up

Check the house filter?

Just brushed up on this myself.

Home a/c units are meant to have the temp. in your house 20 degrees colder than outside temp so keep that in mind.

Also fans can help circulate the air since heat rises.

A crack around your door, open blinds, etc can cause your place to be SO MUCH hotter than usual.

Chances are if your filter has been replaced, you don't see pooling water anywhere, and your vents on the ceiling are all open, it's just hot. Get a box fan. I did and it. is. awesome!

Also try closing the doors to rooms you don't use and closets, this helps concentrate the cool air in the places you spend most of your time. I even close my bedroom and bathroom door and I could tell a difference immediately.

You don't live in Ohio do you?

Guy trolls ex by messing with ac?

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Key word here. Call them again and tell them the air isn't working. It's their responsibility to ensure that it's working

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It's just not holding temperature. I'll have it set on 71. It will stay there most of the day. I actually just checked it around noon. Just now it's reading 78 inside. I can understand the heat but that's ridiculous. It's even doing this at night so I know it's not just the weather. I immediately thought it was a freeon issue. Called the landlord about this the other day Had someone out here that day. Said everything was fine. But like I just said it's still fricking up. Just not consistently. Thoughts?

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Since it's intermittent, your best bet is to get a tech out when it's fricking up. That is often easier said than done, so a couple of pieces of evidence you can easily collect are the air temps at the return and the supplies. To do this, let the AC run for 30 minutes, then stick the probe part of a digital thermometer into the grilles and wait for it to stabilize. Do this for the supply closest to the unit, the one with the shortest duct. You should do this when it's holding temperature and when it's not. When it's holding, the difference will probably be 15-20 depending on how hot your attic is and the insulation on your ducts, and when it's not, less than 15, probably a lot less. That said, even 13 or so could be normal with crap insulation on your ducts in a 140 degree attic.

You could also measure the temperature rise at the condenser. Measure down low where it's drawing in air and at the top, above the fan. Also measure the indoor humidity. This guy goes into a lot of detail:

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This is probably above the heads of a lot of techs, but there's a chance it could help them find the problem if they can't manage to be there when it's happening.