Hello Everyone,
I'm new here and to be honest I don't know much about the subject i'm about to post on, but I'm at wits end here. I have tried everything I can think of and have spent tons of money and can't find an answer so I have come here as a last result.
I'm going to try and post all the information I can as I think it may help you to understand my situation. Let's get started!
My Situation
My name is Josh and I own a stilt based house(the opposite of a slab) which is around 850 to 900 sq ft. It has 3 beds and 1 bath. The floors are wood paneling type of floors with padding and carpet over them. We have two windows in each bedroom, one window in the living room, one in the kitchen.
The house is an older house and the walls are made of that wood paneling type of material. The attic has insallation and recently we also installed an attic fan to help with the temp. We live in Columbus, Georgia which can get pretty hot. I have a central heating and air system with the outside unit only being around 3 years old and the inside a little older, not sure how old though.
I get yearly service and change my filter every two months. My unit is a two ton and at the moment is has full frezon. I have also recently went through 2 different themostates. The nice ones with digitial controls and etc. My air ducts in the attic are the ones that look like tubes or thin material. Not the hard steel type. My windows are also the very old, thin types.
THE PROBLEM:
I tend to keep my themostate at auto and around the tempertaure of 74, 75 or 76. I have it set on automatic. The problem is that my A/C ends up running all day and night to try and cool the house down. For instance, I may set it to shut off once it cools the house to 76, but when I get home I notice the temp in the house is 81, 83 or even higher. It's as if the A/C won't cool the house down. For instance, the other day my A/C ran almost 8 hours straight and never shut off. Its as if it can't keep up with the heat.
I have had a total of 6 different A/C people come out and no one can figure out why my unit is cooling my house down. My parents house is almost 3 times my size and they have a two ton which cools it down fine.
We have tried the themostate, checked the pipes, frezon, cleaned the unit, but no one can figure out why my unit can't keep up with the heat when it should be able too. I know things like instattion in walls and other things matter, but whats the purpose of having an A/C if you can't use it.
My father in law does heating and air and he recommended a bigger outside unit, but he said it's strange because other houses in the area which are built just like mine and they cool the house down fine as I have talked to most of them about this issue. My air ports where the air comes from into each room are the circle type and not the traditional square type.
I need some solutions here! Do I need to buy a bigger unit which I can't really afford. What could be the issue here. Any help or insight would be amazing and sorry so long. I have been dealing with this issue for over 2 years and I'm sick and tired of receiving no help. I have been looking around here and you all seem to know your stuff. Help PleasE!!!!
I'm new here and to be honest I don't know much about the subject i'm about to post on, but I'm at wits end here. I have tried everything I can think of and have spent tons of money and can't find an answer so I have come here as a last result.
I'm going to try and post all the information I can as I think it may help you to understand my situation. Let's get started!
My Situation
My name is Josh and I own a stilt based house(the opposite of a slab) which is around 850 to 900 sq ft. It has 3 beds and 1 bath. The floors are wood paneling type of floors with padding and carpet over them. We have two windows in each bedroom, one window in the living room, one in the kitchen.
The house is an older house and the walls are made of that wood paneling type of material. The attic has insallation and recently we also installed an attic fan to help with the temp. We live in Columbus, Georgia which can get pretty hot. I have a central heating and air system with the outside unit only being around 3 years old and the inside a little older, not sure how old though.
I get yearly service and change my filter every two months. My unit is a two ton and at the moment is has full frezon. I have also recently went through 2 different themostates. The nice ones with digitial controls and etc. My air ducts in the attic are the ones that look like tubes or thin material. Not the hard steel type. My windows are also the very old, thin types.
THE PROBLEM:
I tend to keep my themostate at auto and around the tempertaure of 74, 75 or 76. I have it set on automatic. The problem is that my A/C ends up running all day and night to try and cool the house down. For instance, I may set it to shut off once it cools the house to 76, but when I get home I notice the temp in the house is 81, 83 or even higher. It's as if the A/C won't cool the house down. For instance, the other day my A/C ran almost 8 hours straight and never shut off. Its as if it can't keep up with the heat.
I have had a total of 6 different A/C people come out and no one can figure out why my unit is cooling my house down. My parents house is almost 3 times my size and they have a two ton which cools it down fine.
We have tried the themostate, checked the pipes, frezon, cleaned the unit, but no one can figure out why my unit can't keep up with the heat when it should be able too. I know things like instattion in walls and other things matter, but whats the purpose of having an A/C if you can't use it.
My father in law does heating and air and he recommended a bigger outside unit, but he said it's strange because other houses in the area which are built just like mine and they cool the house down fine as I have talked to most of them about this issue. My air ports where the air comes from into each room are the circle type and not the traditional square type.
I need some solutions here! Do I need to buy a bigger unit which I can't really afford. What could be the issue here. Any help or insight would be amazing and sorry so long. I have been dealing with this issue for over 2 years and I'm sick and tired of receiving no help. I have been looking around here and you all seem to know your stuff. Help PleasE!!!!