Comments on: Central Air Conditioner Not Working? Try These Simple Troubleshooting Steps

By: joe

joe — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:16:14 +0000

hi my thermostat was off this morning and then it just came back on it does not use battery’s. what do you think is wrong when it turns on i have cold ac.

By: simon placek III

simon placek III — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:24:00 +0000

My Ac fan spins, the lines are icy, but the temperature in the house hasn’t dropped below 79-77 degrees. What could this be? Thanks.

By: Jennifer Q.

Jennifer Q. — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:42:18 +0000

We have central air and the fuse for the air keeps blowing. We noticed that the air that was blowing out was warm so my husband went to check the breaker box and the fuse was off. So he switched it to on and by the next morning it was off again. Any suggestions? Everytime we switch it to on, it goes back to off within the next 24 hours. The AC unit is only about 3 years old.

By: Felsia

Felsia — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:36:13 +0000

My a/c at home works well at night but during the day around noon it starts to get hot and temp gets to around 80..my sons room is always hot..I feel there is air coming from the vents cool..but not blowing hard..also when the a/c is on I have been hearing lately a gurgling or draining…help!

By: Nichole

Nichole — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 03:33:39 +0000

I was totally hoping there was a battery in our thermostat, but nope. One of the older kinds. Our AC has been having problems all summer. The first time it lasted a week or so before it stopped cooling the house down- the outside unit had died, and a new one was installed. Worked fine for a month. Then suddenly the air wasn’t cooling the house down again- was found to be low in freon all of a sudden, and a leak was found in the attic, and fixed. Worked for another month, and now it’s doing the same thing and no one can figure out the problem. Freon levels are full, it turns on, thermostat works… it just decided to stop cooling the house down after one month. Technician is assuming the outside and attic unit aren’t compatible, but does that even explain the fact that it DID work and now it just DoesNOT? Any ideas? I’ve currently turned the curcuit off for 15 minutes to see if makes any difference. Not expecting it to though.

By: Guang Zeng

Guang Zeng — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 04:51:52 +0000

My ac changed new thermostat on july this year by applace repair guy. He found the rat inside the tube for AC vents. The tube got the damage, it leak the cold air, He fix some damage tube, but the house still hot. Do I need to repair all house’s tube for AC? How much cost for repair this 4 bed room single house? Please help me. Thanks.

Guang

By: shari

shari — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 00:24:26 +0000

your tips were very helpful. Air Conditioning repairmen are not cheap, so being able to get such great advice/tips is wonderful. Very much appreciated.

By: Barbara Lallement

Barbara Lallement — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:18:23 +0000

I have a Carrier Heat Pump, previous owner did not leave manual. I just changed my ac filter, had been there since June. Very little dirt in the filter, replaced it anyway. Is there a filter on the outside unit as well ? Seems to be cooling all the rooms but one. I am a single lady (retired) and know next to nothing about this kind of thing. Had a drip pan put in the attic last year, but have no idea if their is a fan in the attic. Sometimes I can hear like a gurgling in the ceiling, is that normal ? Probably the best thing to do is just call for service. Right ?

By: Roanna

Roanna — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 07:46:25 +0000

Okay, one more note: I read comments #6 & #7. I am home 24/7; I don’t want my thermostat adjusting itself thinking I am at work all day, nor do I want to wake up in the middle of the night in a puddle of sweat because it decided to reset itself. Can you tell I’m frustrated? ;)

By: Roanna

Roanna — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 07:40:07 +0000

Re: my LUXPRO thermostat problems
BTW, because the house was bank-owned, I have no manual to try and troubleshoot. I’ve looked online, but the ‘manuals’ I’ve found were more about installation and not problem solving. The a/c unit was installed in 2003, so we are assuming the thermostat was installed at the same time.