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Air Condtioner problem?
On May 23, 11:27*am, (William Hufham) wrote:
My air conditioner is a small 5000 btu Everstar it is in new condition but after a little while it starts seems like it runs a little hard and stops cooling as good. It sits in the window very level. When I turn it off it sounds like it's water logged. I thought A/C 's were supposed to sit at a slight backward angle? but this sits very level and does not seem to drain (drip) like most A/C's. I do not see any water dripping out. As the fan is turning it kicks water through the side air vents. If I try and tilt the A/C back it will not fit into the window properly. (it has slide cutains and screws to the open window frame) If I tilt it back the will not have anything to hold on to? Is the tilt the problem or something else? It seems to be designed to sit like it is. Any suggestions? Thank You -William (from Carolina Beach NC) * Your AC unit gains efficiency as you probably know, by forcing cool condensate through the evaporator. If the evap unit on the back is clogged, then the symptoms you noted will occur. The fan driving the air/condensate might also be having a problem so check that it is up to speed and turning freely. HTH Joe |
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Air Condtioner problem?
On May 23, 6:15*pm, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote: The hot coil on the back is called a condensor. The indoor cold coil is an evaporator. -- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus *www.lds.org . "Joe" wrote in message ... On May 23, 11:27 am, (William Hufham) wrote: My air conditioner is a small 5000 btu Everstar it is in new condition but after a little while it starts seems like it runs a little hard and stops cooling as good. It sits in the window very level. When I turn it off it sounds like it's water logged. I thought A/C 's were supposed to sit at a slight backward angle? but this sits very level and does not seem to drain (drip) like most A/C's. I do not see any water dripping out. As the fan is turning it kicks water through the side air vents. If I try and tilt the A/C back it will not fit into the window properly. (it has slide cutains and screws to the open window frame) If I tilt it back the will not have anything to hold on to? Is the tilt the problem or something else? It seems to be designed to sit like it is. Any suggestions? Thank You -William (from Carolina Beach NC) Your AC unit gains efficiency as you probably know, by forcing cool condensate through the evaporator. If the evap unit on the back is clogged, then the symptoms you noted will occur. The fan driving the air/condensate might also be having a problem so check that it is up to speed and turning freely. HTH Joe Oops, my mistake. The unit in the back is the condenser, coils in front are where evaporation for cooling takes place. Sorry. Joe |
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