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Ralph Mowery

In article s.com,
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replying to Ralph Mowery, Allie wrote:
Thanks Ralph. Talked a specialist/ac company she said same thing. She said
there's no reason to have such a big honking filter..more money for these
filter companies. That I could tape a 1" filter to the unit/handler where air
draws it,,change every month. Plus, my unit must be freezing up from the dirty
filter causing water leaking in house. Yes, drain outside is free.it has to be
that filter.

There are usually tow common reasons for the unit to freeze. Low air
flow and low refrigerant (Freon to most people). While it seems
backwards, when your unit runs low on refrigerant the coils actually get
colder and if cold enough the water that condenses on the coils will
freeze up and restrict the air flow even more.

Look for ice on the coils and see if there is any. If not and just
water, you have some kind of drain problem. The aircondition unit acts
like a big dehumidifier if working and sized correctly and lowers the
humidity in the house so you feel more comfortable.