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Moe Jones

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On Aug 13, 3:00 pm, "Joseph Meehan"
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Hello,

For some reason this year my air conditioner is not producing enough
cold air to cool the upstairs of my house. When I go to the ground
floor there is enough cold air coming out, and it's nice and cold,
but upstairs, it's too hot. I try to lower the thermostat to 70
degrees, and "cool" air comes out of the vents on the upstairs, but
for some reason, the house is not cooling down enough to make the
thermostat shut off. What's the most likely culprit?

Thanks
Sam

Any chance someone changed or closed a vent or blocked a return?
Even a clogged filter can cause a problem. In addition have your
local temperatures been higher in your area?

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Joseph Meehan

Dia 's Muire duit

I closed the vents downstairs in hopes that the cold air would come up
to the upper floors, but this has not helped. There does seem to be
some cold air coming from the upstairs, so I'm confused as to why the
upper floors are not getting cold enough. Is it possible that the air
conditioning unit is not generating enough cold air? It seems cold
enough downstairs. How would changing the filters or opening a vent
change things. If it's generating enough cold air this should
continue until the thermostat shuts it off, right?

Thanks
Sam

Do not close any vents.

A clogged air filter reduces the amount of air coming out of your vents.

You might even have some duct work that has come apart.

Call out your HVAC company to have them check your system.

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Moe Jones
HVAC Service Technician
Energy Equalizers Inc.
Houston, Texas
www.EnergyEqualizers.com