re: Issue with apartment complex over AC unit

I had a similar problem as the OP and thought it was because the shite that comes off the cotton wood trees had clogged up the outside of the unit and it couldn't "breathe". I took the cover off and cleaned all that bullshite out and it still wasn't cooling. It just needed to be charged with freon and was fine.

I had it happen again the following Summmer and was pissed because I thought it had leaked and would need to be recharged again. Went thru the same process with the cotton wood bullshite on the until to make sure that wasn't it this time (plus that crap needs to be cleaned off every year anyway) but this time before I called to have it recharged I just flipped my breaker to the unit off for 5 min and then back on and it has been cooling ever since.

Point is there's no way in hell to know what the problem is based on a message board post. While cleaning the unit is always a good idea, it could literally be anything from that, to freon, thermostat, to needing a new unit.

BTW, cotton wood trees suck arse. For the two weeks a year in the Spring when they're " blooming" or whatever, it looks like it has snowed and that shite gets everywhere. It makes pollen look like manna from heaven.