Heat Cool and Insulate » jstroud http://www.heatcoolandinsulate.com Energy Prices Are Rising - Ideas to Keep Energy Costs in Check Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:33:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Air conditioner?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!? http://www.heatcoolandinsulate.com/air-conditioning/air-conditioner-26-1280.php http://www.heatcoolandinsulate.com/air-conditioning/air-conditioner-26-1280.php#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 08:10:00 +0000 jstroud

What if I leave my air conditioner cover on when I put the air on. Would anything bad happen. I have central air btw


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    Our air conditioner, the inside, unit make this wrecked ringing sound after it shuts off. It’s driving me crazy. Any ideas?


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      This occurs intermittently and when the water in the bathroom, where the air conditioner water line is located, is turned on sometimes the sound goes away. It usually comes back. Is this a water pressure issue?


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        how can i make my home roof air conditioner to be more cooler. parts, mod, please help me.


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          I have about a 1000 sq. ft. house and im lookin for a new furnace and air conditioner. How many BTU’s should I have and how many tons should my condenser be?


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            After leaving my air conditioner on for several hours and I turn it off, it looks like it is still on. It makes these rattling noises after I turn it off and it blow out a little air.


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              I am trying to charge a window type air conditioner and i am not sure about how much refrigerant to put in because the unit does not specify. Is there a specific back pressure that i should look out for when charging. And how can i be certain when the unit is charged with the correct amount of Refrigerant [R-22] what sort of physical differences will i notice. But most importantly if some body can please tell me the correct charging pressures for a domestic 9000btu window type air conditioner.


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                I live in warner robins GA and it gets very hot. I cant get my house cooler than 75 Degrees in the afternoon even if the thermostat is set a 65 degrees. What could the problem be? Is my air conditioner too small? Do I need freeon (the house is only 3 years old and it still blows cold air). Do i need a better thermostat? Any help would be great.


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                  Three years ago, my co-workers and I chipped in and bought an air conditioner for our office. We each put in about for the unit. My co-workers’ positions have just been cut, and I will be the only one left in the office. Should I pay each of them for the air conditioner. If so, how much should I give them, considering that we’ve used the unit for three years? What would be a fair amount?
                  The airconditioner cost about 0.


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                    This only happens in the summer time when I turn on the air conditioner. Occasionally, the smell of wet socks? or stagnant water? wet dog? comes from the air vents when I have the air conditioning on.

                    Does anyone know why this is happening and how I can make it stop?
                    To clarify this is within my house, not my car.


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                      I recently built a deck and left about 12 inches of clearance over the vertical fan on my central air conditioner. Have I made a mistake and increased the chances that the air condition will not run properly. Any suggestions, beyond moving the unit, that I can do to make sure the unit still runs like it should.


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                        I’m a first time homebuyer and I’m buying a home as is, I think I’m getting lucky though because the only big thing on the inspection was having the air conditioner serviced and cleaned. It is a two story home with a 5 ton air conditioner I don’t know the brand but I know the coil is in the upper crawlspace and it needs to be cleaned. I have no ideal how much something like this might cost and all the websites want my personal info, so any educated guess would be very helpful.


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                          Let me elaborate, I bought a window air conditioner that only extends a total of 3 ft. ( the width of the unit and the side curtains) I have a 5 ft. window opening , what could I use to make up the foot on each side of the air conditioner. Do they sell kits out there that could make up that difference? If so where? If not any ideas?


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                            What temperature do you usually keep your air conditioner on during the summer months? And what do you think is the ideal temperature?


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                              It feels dry whenever I turn on the air-conditioner. Some suggested me to place water in strategic parts in my room to make the environment less dry. I placed few small containers with water below the air-conditioner. Will this help reduce the dryness?
                              Yeah, it matters cuz it’s hard for me to breathe! LOL my nose feels DRY whenever I inhale! lol
                              I live in tropical weather. Where it is hot and humid, but my room is certainly dry lol!


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                                My friend says they are both the same, as a fan circulates the air fast therefore the air particles cool down and become cold and give you cold air. And the air conditioner pratically does the same thing. Is this right?


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                                  I live in an apartment with a large wall air conditioner. The unit has a sound like water is flowing in the unit. How can you dry out the air conditioner? It seems to happen only when it is really humid outside.
                                  This happens every year in late August, early September. Can the unit be drained? Thanks.


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                                    I bought a new air conditioner a few months ago and it works great. Unfortunately, the handler is in the living room and there’s a vent on the wall directly above it that blows very loud. What can I do to fix this problem and still get air to the handler?


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                                      I have a room that the central air is just not cooling it enough. I am thinking of purchasing a portable air conditioner, but none of the windows can be opened. Can I use it without the exhaust?


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                                        Our compressor is outside and our condenser is in the basement. The condensation water has a pump attached to it that pumps the water to the outside where it drains.

                                        There is an additional pipe coming off of the pump that has cold air blowing out of it when the air conditioner is on. I’m guessing that it is an emergency overflow valve, but is it normal for cold air to be streaming out of this? It seems like we are losing a lot of nice cold air into our basement!


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