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re: Anybody else like me worried about their AC not holding up this week?
Posted on 6/20/22 at 8:37 am to LSUtiger89
Posted on 6/20/22 at 8:37 am to LSUtiger89
There are things you can do with a one time expenditure of $$$.
If you have windows facing west and south, put exterior screens made of 80% shade cloth on them.
Add black out cloth liners to window treatments.
Just keeping the sunlight out will make a difference.
If you have the option, cook in the early morning. That's why in the South, the main meal was mid day in the summer, so that the kitchen wouldn't heat the house evenmore in the late afternoon. (Either that or do siestas in the heat of the afternoon and dinner around 9pm. )
If you have windows facing west and south, put exterior screens made of 80% shade cloth on them.
Add black out cloth liners to window treatments.
Just keeping the sunlight out will make a difference.
If you have the option, cook in the early morning. That's why in the South, the main meal was mid day in the summer, so that the kitchen wouldn't heat the house evenmore in the late afternoon. (Either that or do siestas in the heat of the afternoon and dinner around 9pm. )
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Posted on 6/20/22 at 8:39 am to Byrdybyrd05
Prepared to sit in warmer temps inside, thermostat is higher and not wearing much besides gym shorts and tank tops. Definitely not going to try to push the ac during the day. At night that thing will be set at 50º
Posted on 6/20/22 at 8:42 am to Byrdybyrd05
I don’t know how people aren’t comfortable with keeping it at 74-75 during peak sun then lowering to 71-72 at night. Keeping it on 69 all day long puts too much demand on the unit on days like this
Posted on 6/20/22 at 8:58 am to Byrdybyrd05
Ours stays on 73 during the day and 70 at night.
We got the windows tinted on our house 2 yrs ago and it dropped the AC bill by $30/mo
We got the windows tinted on our house 2 yrs ago and it dropped the AC bill by $30/mo
Posted on 6/20/22 at 9:00 am to sweetwaterbilly
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"couldn't find a leak"
The only leak is when they don't seal it properly to assure getting repeat business.
Posted on 6/20/22 at 9:02 am to Lawyered
quote:When my new systems were installed last year, I was told this really isn't a thing if the systems are in good working order. They like to run.
Trying not to overwork it
Let it run to 71… turn the temp back to 74 or 75 and let it rest
Posted on 6/20/22 at 9:05 am to Byrdybyrd05
Already spent $260 on a Friggen capacitor. Worse part is I’m an electrician but was in training.
This is prime time for HVAC companies. Have a buddy that works on it and when it gets hot they know almost exactly what goes out on each unit. They keep the van stocked and get in and out in ten minutes. The guy we used went straight to the capacitor and was out in ten minutes flat.
FTR No way I was coming home to an hot, angry wife after a long day. Worth every penny.
This is prime time for HVAC companies. Have a buddy that works on it and when it gets hot they know almost exactly what goes out on each unit. They keep the van stocked and get in and out in ten minutes. The guy we used went straight to the capacitor and was out in ten minutes flat.
FTR No way I was coming home to an hot, angry wife after a long day. Worth every penny.
Posted on 6/20/22 at 9:07 am to Byrdybyrd05
Not me. I'll just have the harem fill their mouths with ice and blow on me.
Posted on 6/20/22 at 9:09 am to schwartzy
with the southern heat in triple digits, can the ac units keep a house at 69/70 all day
Posted on 6/20/22 at 9:10 am to LSUnation78
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Its worth going out to clean your outdoor coils after that saharan dust last week. That stuff can gunk up the radiator fins.
This. It is especially true if you have pets that can get around the unit. You'd be surprised how much pet hair can get trapped on those fins.
Oh, and when hosing them off, be sure to not use too hard a water stream and go at the fins head on, not on an angle since they are so easy to bend.
If it is really dirty, they make a coil spray that does a pretty good job of cleaning the fins without having to take the unit apart to get to them with a stiff nylon bristle brush to remove built on gunk.
Posted on 6/20/22 at 9:11 am to sweetwaterbilly
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They came out and added 2 lbs of freon but "couldn't find a leak" anywhere.
Where does he think it's going then?
Posted on 6/20/22 at 9:12 am to Lawyered
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Let it run to 71… turn the temp back to 74 or 75 and let it rest until I get noticeable uncomfortable in the house then back to 71 it goes
Posted on 6/20/22 at 9:12 am to sweetwaterbilly
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dded 2 lbs of freon but "couldn't find a leak" anywhere. So it's just a matter of time before it happens again.. hopefully I
I had an A/c just like that. One can a year. You may make it through the summer, be optimistic!
Posted on 6/20/22 at 9:13 am to Magnus
Just to put it in perspective, I’m an electrician at a power generating plant and they are is a PSA right now.
They keep unnecessary lights and other unnecessary loads offline because of the public load.
They keep unnecessary lights and other unnecessary loads offline because of the public load.
This post was edited on 6/20/22 at 9:14 am
Posted on 6/20/22 at 9:14 am to AlxTgr
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They like to run.
This is what they told me with my unit. I cannot get it below 76 degrees during the day. And I can get it to 72 during the night.
But it doesnt stop running.
My system might be 6 years old.
Wish they would have sized it bigger. It does cool the house but it cant get it cold cold.
Posted on 6/20/22 at 9:16 am to Doublebagger
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I cannot get it below 76 degrees during the day. And I can get it to 72 during the night.
Currently 67
Set it to 71 during the day
What kind of Jerry rigged shite yall have?
Posted on 6/20/22 at 9:25 am to Doublebagger
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This is what they told me with my unit. I cannot get it below 76 degrees during the day. And I can get it to 72 during the night.
But it doesnt stop running.
My system might be 6 years old.
Wish they would have sized it bigger. It does cool the house but it cant get it cold cold.
I couldn't live that way.
I have a feeling this is the case in the house we are preparing to move into, and I am dreading dealing with it. Our unit actually has to have an accelerator hooked up to it (you typically only see this in commercial buildings). The new accelerator came in this week, so we shall see..
Posted on 6/20/22 at 9:28 am to Doublebagger
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This is what they told me with my unit. I cannot get it below 76 degrees during the day. And I can get it to 72 during the night.
A lot of national builders will undersize ACs for our climate. My first house was like this. It had a 2.5 ton which it was barely under the sq footage for but it also had no shade and couldn't cool the house below about 77 on really hot days.
Posted on 6/20/22 at 9:37 am to Dawgfanman
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It’s not going to cool the house more than 20 degrees from outside
not sure why the down votes but this is the truth.
Posted on 6/20/22 at 9:39 am to Dissident Aggressor
It will in some cases. Our house is right at 2400 sq feet and we have a 5 ton Trane. It was 71 all day yesterday in my house despite it being like 98 outside.
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