A/C question

scottiedsc

I had my ac repaired yesterday.the tech said a valve was blocking the freon .he said he replaced the valve. removed freon and replaced freon.it was showing 88 degrees in the house.this was at 2 o'clock or so.its now 7 am its only down to 77 upstairs and 76 down.this seems a little long to me. if it was fixed it should be down to 73 where we set it or will it take longer to cool it down?do i need to call them back out? thank you in advance for your help.

The system is a 99 comfortmaker im guessing around 5 ton.since the house is 2200 sqr ft .has 9ft ceilings.and a 18 ft foyer ceiling.it is a two story house with one return one ac system for both levels.

beenthere

What was the outdoor temp?

Although usually. 17 hours (with most of that time being night time)should be enough time, if the unit is sized right.

He may not have the charge correct.


Call them back.

scottiedsc

I am .the temperature is rising.they are supposed to call me in a few.it use to hold 73 with no problem.outdoor temp was around 70 give or take a degree.

kenmac

if he removed all the refrigerant.. He should have weighted the charge back in.... Adjusted subcool / superheat

scottiedsc

Ok guy came by and said compresor was overheating he thought.said a reverse flow or something wasnt working.i have rented a few window units to gt me by.i have no idea what this stuff is just trying not to get ripped off.they replaced a txv valve friday.worked for a bit the went out after a few hours.does this sound normal?

Plumber101

Is this a heat pump?

Where did the tech work? Outside on the condenser or inside

Kind'a sounds like you got a young tech

beenthere

Its possible.
That the RV just happens to be going out now.

But a bit unusual.

scottiedsc

He was outside where the cooling fan and heat sinks are.this was a different tech.than who showed up friday and Wednesday.he was pointing out what he was looking at and i felt a little more comfortable with this guy.its a electric central heat and air system.yeah the guy was young also.it was a round looking pipe thing he was pointing out.

Plumber101

Could have overheated the sencing bulb on the txv

texas115115

The txv and rv will give the same symptoms. I have had thhe same thing happen replace the txv, then have the rv go out.

scottiedsc

Ok the txv didnt work either they say they have trouble shot the system they dont know whats wrong.so someone else is coming out to look .they say everything is working but its not blowing cold any ideas?is the system shot?.or do they not want to mess with it?im not even sure they replaced the rv.heres pic

[img=http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/4448/acstuff001.th.jpg]

scottiedsc

[img=http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/4448/acstuff001.th.jpg] another pic

beenthere

The RV doesn't look new.

The TXV looks newer.

scottiedsc

I thought the same thing well i ran that tech off as a matter of fact the whole company.new tech came in i explained my situation and what was up he did a thorough job and went in to the attic and said the problem was there.i think the other guy wanted a quick buck.hopefully this guy is good as he seems.he acts like he wants the business as well so thats a plus.