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Got a question about central air issues
Posted on 11/30/19 at 8:52 pm
Posted on 11/30/19 at 8:52 pm
so today with the temp change and some cooking, the AC seemed to overheat and the overflow pan had about 1/4" of water on one side
with the cold air coming in tonight i figured i could shut it off and run the heat tomorrow. is that going to run into any issues that would be causing the backup? is there going to be condensation to back up? if the coil is frozen, would the heating unit affect anything?
with the cold air coming in tonight i figured i could shut it off and run the heat tomorrow. is that going to run into any issues that would be causing the backup? is there going to be condensation to back up? if the coil is frozen, would the heating unit affect anything?
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Posted on 11/30/19 at 8:53 pm to SlowFlowPro
Pour some Clorox down the drain pipe
Posted on 11/30/19 at 8:54 pm to SlowFlowPro
Your condensate line is clogged
Posted on 11/30/19 at 8:56 pm to SlowFlowPro
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if the coil is frozen, would the heating unit affect anything?
do you have a furnace or a heat pump?
Posted on 11/30/19 at 8:58 pm to OleWarSkuleAlum
i understand that. i was just curious if running the heat would cause condensation like the air does
Posted on 11/30/19 at 8:58 pm to SlowFlowPro
I wouldn't think so. The placement of the cold and hot air is reversed in your system when you run the heat. So the cold air will be at the outdoor unit.
Posted on 11/30/19 at 9:08 pm to SlowFlowPro
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understand that. i was just curious if running the heat would cause condensation like the air does
You have the typical outside unit that looks like a square radiator, and an A frame or something inside? Like another poster said...do you have a heat pump unit? It's likely that you don't, and if that's true, then the heat portion won't affect the cooling issue.
Also, note that water backing up is a clogged drain pipe issue, but it doesn't typically lead to frozen over coils. Frozen coils on the A frame is from not enough air flow getting through from dirty fins or from various other reasons.
Posted on 11/30/19 at 9:13 pm to Steadyhands
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You have the typical outside unit that looks like a square radiator, and an A frame or something inside?
there is a unit outside but i think that's just to blow air around. the real unit is inside in the attic
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Like another poster said...do you have a heat pump unit?
i do not believe so
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Also, note that water backing up is a clogged drain pipe issue,
yeah i figure that's the most likely culprit. i just didn't want to mess with it in the heat today and it will be much better tomorrow when it cools down
Posted on 11/30/19 at 9:15 pm to SlowFlowPro
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You have the typical outside unit that looks like a square radiator, and an A frame or something inside?
there is a unit outside but i think that's just to blow air around. the real unit is inside in the attic
Something like this?
Posted on 11/30/19 at 9:17 pm to GetCocky11
yeah, but the main unit would be on its side
Posted on 11/30/19 at 9:27 pm to SlowFlowPro
Well, you should be fine. If something were to freeze up when running the heat, it would be your outdoor coil. Everything inside the house would be pushing warm air.
Posted on 11/30/19 at 9:32 pm to GetCocky11
thank you much
just trying to buy some leeway for the morning before I can look at the drain (to see if there is an issue) or until i can get service here Monday
just trying to buy some leeway for the morning before I can look at the drain (to see if there is an issue) or until i can get service here Monday
Posted on 12/1/19 at 7:35 pm to GetCocky11
I hate to say it but you have a Goodman it's a trash unit
Posted on 12/3/19 at 6:45 am to CenlaLowell
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I hate to say it but you have a Goodman it's a trash unit
I was just posting an example.
Posted on 5/6/20 at 11:32 pm to secondandshort
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Goodman a trash brand?
They all will have issues over time
But from what I’ve heard “they” say Goodman is on the cheaper end and not as long lasting.
I have no data to support this statement
Posted on 5/7/20 at 6:21 am to East Coast Band
I had a Goodman unit at my old house and I can say yes it is trash. Three evaporator coil leaks in less than 5 years.
ETA: It was a new construction in a spec home neighborhood.
I think they were putting Goodmans in every house and it wasn't because of their reliability.
ETA: It was a new construction in a spec home neighborhood.
I think they were putting Goodmans in every house and it wasn't because of their reliability.
This post was edited on 5/7/20 at 6:24 am
Posted on 5/7/20 at 6:56 am to cajuns td
It's probably worth a spin to pass through a few new, low to mid priced, neighborhood construction homes and check out the AC type the contractors are installing and NOT choose that one.
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