A/C advice
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Topic: A/C advice
Posted By: Hubert (Ga)engine7
Subject: A/C advice
Date Posted: 14 May 2018 at 7:52pm
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Got home from the farm Saturday and turned on the upstairs air conditioner and in a few hours the evaporator coil was a solid sheet of ice so I had to shut it down. And the last few days have set a heat record for this time of year. I have used up all of my R22 and don't want to spend the $$$ to buy a new drum of it so I have got in a call to the heat and air company. This is a 20+ year old heat pump and I have had to recharge it about every other year so I am thinking about biting the bullet and getting a new unit. I can get a $400 rebate from the electric company for a high efficiency unit. Think I should try to get a few more years out of this one or replace it? Thanks in advance. ------------- Just an old country boy saved by the grace of God. |
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Posted By: DMiller
Date Posted: 14 May 2018 at 7:59pm
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If you have the area for it go ground source, you will NOT egret it. Our home is 1800sf main level, about 2/3 that finished lower, heat and cool it with a 7 ton GS Heat Pump. No wells just three five hundred foot laterals 6' under grade. |
Posted By: LouSWPA
Date Posted: 14 May 2018 at 8:18pm
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Herb, your evaporator probably is leaking. time to replace my friend ------------- I am still confident of this; I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. Ps 27 |
Posted By: LouSWPA
Date Posted: 14 May 2018 at 8:18pm
------------- I am still confident of this; I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. Ps 27 |
LouSWPA wrote:Posted By: Hubert (Ga)engine7
Date Posted: 14 May 2018 at 8:52pm
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I am thinking it is a very small leak in the evaporator. ------------- Just an old country boy saved by the grace of God. |
Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 14 May 2018 at 9:07pm
| gits down there and sniff around it! |
Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 14 May 2018 at 9:36pm
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Yep, Lou got it, get a new one. They have a sealer, but that usually does more damage than the cure. ------------- "Allis-Express" 19?? WC / 1941 C / 1952 CA / 1956 WD45 / 1957 WD45 / 1958 D-17 |