T o d d P a t t i s t writes:

Sam Goldwasser wrote:

If only part of the coil is
cold and/or there is ice, then it's low on coolant.

Why does ice indicate low coolant?

If there isn't enough coolant, it basically expands and cools without
filling the entire evaporator coil and it gets colder in that limited
area.

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