Recent content by Fretman

Thanks again for all your help. I think I've done all I'm comfortable with doing...which is just the bare basics. As mentioned, the issue has not returned. But I thinks that’s due to the weather outside not being extremely hot. I'll track down a technician when I get a chance to get some...

@Jeff Handy , the unit provides heat and AC. I have a separate hot water tank that provides the water. I don't have a manual for it but I did find an owner's manual online. I called Sears one year and the guy who came over to look at it said he wasn't familiar enough with the brand name to...

@Jeff Handy , here is a pic similar to what i have. The unit sits in a room in my condo. The air blows to the outside through a vent grille at the back of the unit.

@pjones , hi, any additional info you can provide me with my response to your question?

Good question. I'm not sure. I live in a condo on the third floor. The HVAC unit is inside my condo. I don't have one of those big AC fan units that you typically see in someones backyard. Everything is self contained inside my condo. On my thermostat, I have a fan setting that can be...

Thanks...definitely worth a try.

@Jeff Handy , interesting suggestion. I will try that the next time it gets really hot. But I believe the fan turns on each time the AC comes on?

@pjones , thanks for the input. The last few days, even though hot, I've been turning on the AC later during the day...mostly when the sun starts going down. I have not encountered the issue while doing this. But I will look into the overload comments you made.

Thanks to everyone for all their assistance.

@WyrTwister , thanks. I just changed the filter recently and there's no blockage there. The indoor fan blows nicely. Low refrigerant is a good bet. The HVAC unit is about 13 years old so not sure if refrigerant needs replacing after all this time. From what I heard, refrigerant should never...

Yes, when this happens, I usually turn off the unit for 2 hours. After that, it may run for another few weeks without the issue happening again. Seems to happen when it's really hot outside...towards the late afternoon timeframe.

@Jeff Handy , I think you are spot on. I now remember the same thing happening about 20 years ago when I had a window AC. The same thing happened. The AC would kick off but the fan would keep going. Then I looked at the coils and there was frost all over them. So now with my HVAC unit, if...

I started noticing this about a year ago. There are times my AC, part of my HVAC unit, would drop into fan mode and stop cooling before the set temp has been reached. When my AC is on, I can hear an extra noise, something like a buzzing almost. That's when the cooling is happening. But at times...