2006-07-01 08:21:37 · 6 answers · asked by Steve H 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Are you keeping it on at the lowest setting? if so, turn it off for a few hours a day and try setting it to 75-degrees at lowest and 78-degrees at highest.
2006-07-01 08:24:31 · answer #1 · answered by lelekid4ever 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not a maintenance tech but worked closely with one.
The key to summer cooling is to not over work the air-conditioning unit. If it works too hard it will freeze up and stop working all together, thus making it really hot in your home.
When it finally thaws out try to keep the thermostat only 10 degrees cooler than the outside temp, I realize 90 is not much cooler than 100, but it will be cooler than the outside and then therefore more comfortable (in good part because of it removing the humidity from the air).
And best part it will continuously work, and as the temperature drops outside you can bring the inside temp down bit by bit, to a lower point in the overnight for sleeping.
Use small fans and ceiling fans to keep the air circulating and you'll feel a lot cooler. Also would be wise to keep the shades drawn, and minimize the oven cooking done.
Heat is no joke and people can get ill or die from being overheated!
Don't work that unit too hard or it will bust!!
Tried and true method.
Good luck!!!
2006-07-01 08:41:53 · answer #2 · answered by sagebella 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I work at a hotel where each room has a personal a/c unit. When this happens it is almost always because of the patron not understanding just because "maximum" is on the dial, doesn't mean it should stay on maximum forever.
My suggestion is to keep it at a comfortable temperapture rather than arctic. If this is not the problem, clean out the condensate tray frequently. No moisture, no ice.
Good luck
2006-07-01 08:27:13 · answer #3 · answered by Thinkithtrough 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When my air conditioning froze over it was b/c of something leaking in it. We went and got a Air Condtioning man to come out and fix it and it finally stopped.
2006-07-01 08:27:11 · answer #4 · answered by Brittany 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pay the $100 to get a HVAC pro to come check it out , Check your filters. Beyond that , you are probably going to need help. IF it is freezing, something is wrong. Have it checked
2006-07-08 01:43:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it could be a few things one is dirty air filer restricting air flow, could be a low charge or the outside coils could be dirty in a central air unit
2006-07-01 08:25:11 · answer #6 · answered by jnckeasey 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋