NF - HVAC

[John Bacon]

My air conditioner was not cooling the house on the week end.

 

I checked in an noticed that it had iced up. I hosed it down to melt the ice and to make sure that the outside was free of dirt. However, whenever I turn it on it almost immediately begins to ice up again.

 

Is this a sign that it is low on coolent?

 

What is the price range of adding coolent and fixing a leak?

 

What is the price range of a new air conditioner for a ~2,000 sq' home?

 

My current unit came new with the house which was built in 2003.

 

I would appreciate any advice you can offer.

[wigler]

My air conditioner was not cooling the house on the week end.

 

I checked in an noticed that it had iced up. I hosed it down to melt the ice and to make sure that the outside was free of dirt. However, whenever I turn it on it almost immediately begins to ice up again.

 

Is this a sign that it is low on coolent?

 

What is the price range of adding coolent and fixing a leak?

 

What is the price range of a new air conditioner for a ~2,000 sq' home?

 

My current unit came new with the house which was built in 2003.

 

I would appreciate any advice you can offer.

 

Happens to me as well. The other thing to look at is the furnance filter. Put in a new one. If it is dirty it can cause the AC to ice up.

I have also fixed a leak/added coolent. Normally took less than an hour so only the hourly rate.

 

wigler

[tb4me]

Im sorry.. is the unit outside freezing up or the condenser in the furnace itself? Either way call your local service guy. Thats not somthing you can fix yourself..

[mercman]

Im sorry.. is the unit outside freezing up or the condenser in the furnace itself? Either way call your local service guy. Thats not somthing you can fix yourself..

 

 

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[NANUK]

I assume the unit is icing up inside (evaporator coil in furnace)

If the filter is clean and the fan is running chances are that it is low on refrigerant.

Call a certified technician, the system has to be leak tested and recharged,

Make sure the technician attach an ODP sticker when finished, that basically means that there are no more leaks in the system at the time he leaves.

It is illegal to charge a system with refrigerat without repairing and leak testing it,

[nofish4me]

Could be an air flow issue in the furnace, or maybe your leon freaked out.

[John Bacon]

Thanks for your replies. It is the outside unit that is icing up. Can that be caused by a clogged furnace filter as well?

 

If the filter doesn't work I will have the coolent checked.

[John Bacon]

Thanks for all the replies. It looks like problem was caused by the filter in the furnace. I haven't had an issue since replacing the filter.