Cooler day air conditioning problems.

Now that the days are starting to get cooler there may be some new air conditioning problems to show up. If you have your thermostat setting below 70 on cool evenings and mornings, your air conditioner may freeze up. If this happens turn your thermostat cool to off and your fan switch to on to let it thaw out. Then try to set your thermostat above 70 and see if that keeps it from freezing up. If it doesn't, then call a serviceman.

Troubleshoot your own Air Conditioning Problems.

Another air conditioning problem that I failed to mention is the leaking unit. You notice that your floor around your inside unit is wet. You look in the closet and there is water leaking around your inside unit.



This could mean one of two things. One is your drain on your system is stopped up. This is the most common problem. This is also good because you might be able to fix this problem. To fix this problem you sometimes can use a wet/dry vacuum and use it on the drain line outside to clear the blockage. It your inside units drain has an open connection at the top, you may have to block it off before you vacuum it out. Another method is to use air or something (non-flammable) to blast the blockage out. Again you may have to block off the open connection. Sometimes you may have to disassemble your drain at the unit. If it is PVC then you can cut it and install a coupling in the cut spot. Check with your hardware store for the correct parts . The second one is you may have a drain pan leak or your unit may be unlevel. If your unit is older it is more likely you have a leak in your drain pan. You will have to call a serviceman for this.