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Thu 9 Aug, 2007 05:38 pm
My ac has been running great for the last month but has been running hard with tempatures of up to 102 degrees. It's a Fedders 7,500 btu. Any ideas on what might be wrong since it's throwing out air slightly cooler then from my fans. Water is still dripping from th ac. Thanks for any help!
Have you cleaned the filters Victor.
Could be half a pound low on freon. Could need coils cleaned and a new filter. Need more info. Have you put a thrmometer in the vents?
Re: My Air Conditioner
Victor Murphy wrote:My ac has been running great for the last month but has been running hard with tempatures of up to 102 degrees. It's a Fedders 7,500 btu. Any ideas on what might be wrong since it's throwing out air slightly cooler then from my fans. Water is still dripping from th ac. Thanks for any help!
The load on your A/C is too much. You need to go to a 12,000 BTU for more efficient cooling. WHen it doesn't cool well, this suggests that the A/C is working at capacity, but not efficiently.
Re: My Air Conditioner
Victor Murphy wrote:My ac has been running great for the last month but has been running hard with tempatures of up to 102 degrees. It's a Fedders 7,500 btu. Any ideas on what might be wrong since it's throwing out air slightly cooler then from my fans. Water is still dripping from th ac. Thanks for any help!
Excessive water output probably due to high humidity.
dadpad wrote:Have you cleaned the filters Victor.
The filter is clean. I have weather bug installed on my computer, it is saying 78 degrees where I live, the air is coming out cooler but not much.
My ac problem didn't start until it hit over a 100 degrees.
Could be you expect it to cool beyond its capacity. The way a building is constructed will have a lot to do with that. If it cools about fifteen to twenty degrees cooler than outside, it's doing its job, in the average situation.
edgarblythe wrote:Could be you expect it to cool beyond its capacity. The way a building is constructed will have a lot to do with that. If it cools about fifteen to twenty degrees cooler than outside, it's doing its job, in the average situation.
When the temperatures here were in the high 80's and low 90's it was working great. When it went into the high 90's to 102 is when i starting having a problem. It's very humid here now but the temperature is only 80 degrees. The ac is not much different then using my fans.
Victor
Need more info
How old is your AC?
How much space are you trying to cool? - 7,500 BTU is a 1 room AC unit - doors need to be closed
How long since the coils were cleaned out?
Place a thermometer in front of the blower outlet - air coming out should be about 10 degrees cooler than room temp
Can make a better estimate of the problem with this info
Quote:7,500 BTU is a 1 room AC unit
This depends on the SIZE of the room...Would you use a 7500 btu to cool a room the size of your average football field?
you're right, but not many people have a room the size of a football field AND use a window AC
notice I ask how much space he is trying to cool
7,500 BTU is enough for the average room, though admittedly not all rooms
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