A/C froze up again tonight. Here's the reason, I think:
Outside Temperature
- Outside temperatures below the thermostat limit will cause the coils to freeze, if the unit is running. An air conditioner unit's normal thermostat low is between 60 and 65 degrees. When you turn the unit to its lowest setting, the warmer air inside the unit mixes with the colder outside air, which produces condensation and freezes the cooling components of the air conditioner. You can expedite the thawing process by turning the fan on high and raising the thermostat to its highest setting, which is around 86 degrees Fahrenheit for some units.
I should not have been running the A/C at all today. The thermostat was set higher than the outside air temperature. Meanwhile the coils inside have been unfrozen with the blow-dryer and I have the heat on now, set to 70 F. (It's not kicking in, and it shouldn't.)(I've learned a lot about air conditioning lately.)If my job gets outsourced or offshored, maybe I should go study to be an A/C repairperson. (You can't outsource or offshore repair people to India.)
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