I just moved into a brand new apartment (never been lived in before), with ventilated air conditioning. The thermostat seems to be working just fine, and semi-cold air comes out of the vents when I set it to "cool" but the thing is THE PLACE DOESN"T GET ANY COOLER!! If anything, it just gets hotter and hotter inside, slowly but surely. Like it's 95* outside, and the thermostat reads 75*, and I want it cooler, so I just leave the ac on all day and night. Guess what happens? 76*, 77*, 78*...and so on...
What in the blazes could the problem be? Could this just be an extremely cheap/weak air conditioning system that doesn't do crap or am I doing something wrong here?
2007-08-31 11:08:26 · 12 answers · asked by davideus85 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
(And the windows ARE closed)
2007-08-31 11:17:40 · update #1
the compressor might not be compressing properly. You should contact your manager!
2007-08-31 11:12:13 · answer #1 · answered by beautiful bird 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
get the apartment maintenance guy to check the freon pressure....chances are when the first pressurized it the apartment was cooler like in spring and now that it is hotter the pressure has changed. Get a guy out there to check it.
2007-08-31 11:20:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make sure it was properly installed; warm side outside.
Make sure it's not set on ventilation & sucking outside air in.
Make sure no other windows or blinds are left open too.
Lastly, it may be too small for the area you want cooled.
Or worst-case, it's leaked out all of it's coolant.
2007-08-31 11:17:21 · answer #3 · answered by Robert S 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
New apartment, anything could of going wrong, check with the manager, get you another thermometer to see what it says in a different part of the room.
2007-08-31 11:14:21 · answer #4 · answered by Jenny 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The landlord needs to deal with it. Sounds like the system is not charged properly.
Either way it is not your problem.
2007-08-31 16:43:12 · answer #5 · answered by mike b 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're renting, it's the manager's problem. Contact the manager and let him/her worry about it. If you own the place and it's new, then it should be under warranity. Contact the seller or contractor who built it.
2007-08-31 11:17:00 · answer #6 · answered by old hippie 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It needs recharged with Freeon. Bye
2007-08-31 11:14:32 · answer #7 · answered by Sandyspacecase 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Take a look at the coils outside? Are they iced up?
If so, they need to be thawed (DO NOT CHIP THE ICE OFF! let it melt), the coils cleaned and the refrigerant checked.
2007-08-31 15:10:32 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Close the windows
2007-08-31 11:10:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It sounds like there's no coollent in the system, and it needs to be recharged.
2007-08-31 11:16:27 · answer #10 · answered by F T 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋