06-27-2019, 05:54 AM
Day 123
I’m starting to wake up exhausted again, despite sleeping with the A/C. This… sucks.
I’m thinking a lot about the A/C. If it actually worked, then it should be able to quickly cool the room, and even if it did wake me it would be done fast enough for me to sleep despite it, and without earplugs…
Meanwhile I’m managing to get the 5 loops in, barely. I’m away from my desk enough that it’s tricky.
It’s only three years old, and has always struggled to cool the room since day one. It is clean, no issues with airflow. It doesn’t always ice up, only sometimes.
The fact that it’s an 8000 BTU A/C failing to be able to cool an 11 by 16 room with 10ft ceilings I think means there’s something wrong. My best guess at this point is that there’s not enough coolant, explaining the half-cold coil, as well as kinda explaining the icing.
So I think it’s worth a recharge, and I’ll take it from there.
(Yes, it’s probably oversized. I have little respect for the contractors who worked on my apartment, and the amount of respect declines as the years go by and I discover the choices they made. Also, I think this is off-topic enough that we should end this discussion. I just wanted to post thermal images, because I don’t get to play with my thermal camera enough.)
I’m starting to wake up exhausted again, despite sleeping with the A/C. This… sucks.
I’m thinking a lot about the A/C. If it actually worked, then it should be able to quickly cool the room, and even if it did wake me it would be done fast enough for me to sleep despite it, and without earplugs…
Meanwhile I’m managing to get the 5 loops in, barely. I’m away from my desk enough that it’s tricky.
(06-26-2019, 11:24 PM)SaltyMeatballs Wrote: How old is the AC? When did it last have a maintenance? Could simply be airflow restriction, check the indoor coil and filters, make sure they r not blocked. Bottom coil icing up is indication that condensate is not draining properly due to blockage in drip tray. 90% of the time it just needs a good clean. Turn off mains feed before u do anything.
It’s only three years old, and has always struggled to cool the room since day one. It is clean, no issues with airflow. It doesn’t always ice up, only sometimes.
The fact that it’s an 8000 BTU A/C failing to be able to cool an 11 by 16 room with 10ft ceilings I think means there’s something wrong. My best guess at this point is that there’s not enough coolant, explaining the half-cold coil, as well as kinda explaining the icing.
So I think it’s worth a recharge, and I’ll take it from there.
(Yes, it’s probably oversized. I have little respect for the contractors who worked on my apartment, and the amount of respect declines as the years go by and I discover the choices they made. Also, I think this is off-topic enough that we should end this discussion. I just wanted to post thermal images, because I don’t get to play with my thermal camera enough.)
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