I'm buying a condo, and the airconditioner isn't cooling. I noticed that there was ice on the pipes going into the outside unit. The condo is only two years old. Could this be an expensive problem?
2006-08-14 03:31:40 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Low freon, clogged filter, clogged coils.
Get somebody out to do an estimate. They'll be able to diagnose the problem for a liitle dough, but it'd be worth it to find out what's wrong before you buy.
Good luck
2006-08-14 03:53:43 · answer #1 · answered by niffer's mom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Two possible causes for icing of the AC coils....the return air filter could be badly clogged. Replace it if necessary. The more likely problem is that the AC is low on Freon. Ask the seller the age of the AC unit. You may want to make a new unit part of the purchase agreement. Even if the seller adds the cost of a new AC unit into the price of the property, you can roll it into your mortgage payment, and avoid the up front cost of buying a new unit.
2006-08-14 05:06:58 · answer #2 · answered by richard Alvarado 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
II would thing there is a blockage in the pipes. It will prevent the house from cooling and freeze up the pipes.
2006-08-14 03:38:45 · answer #3 · answered by Frankie D 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The fan that blows warm air across the pipes inside your furnace/AC may be broken.
2006-08-14 03:38:48 · answer #4 · answered by Computer Guy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just had that problem with my air condition. I was told that it was either low in freon or my coils were dirty. My freon was good so all I needed to do was clean my coils and this fixed the problem.
2006-08-14 03:42:33 · answer #5 · answered by Conservative 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thier are a few causes for this you night need to pull the weeds grass exct... from around the unit outside or it my need hosed off dirt and dust can clogg up the unit or you may need freeon
2006-08-14 03:42:21 · answer #6 · answered by steamroller98439 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe you set it to low, or your filter is clogged.
Turn it on fan to thaw the pipes and check the filter.
2006-08-14 03:37:24 · answer #7 · answered by KIM A 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We just had that happen yesterday. We cleaned the coils. That fixed the problem. It didn't cost us a thing.
2006-08-14 03:40:24 · answer #8 · answered by seekingknowledge 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
air conditioning unit might be out of freeon, I've seen it happen before.
2006-08-14 03:36:14 · answer #9 · answered by 006 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The air filter may also be plugged.
2006-08-14 03:38:09 · answer #10 · answered by billjd72 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋