I know I’ve mentioned this about ten thousand times, but I live in Vegas. It is HOT here day & night- the low for tonight {at 4am} is 84 degrees & while tomorrow’s high is a “cool” 101 due to thunderstorms, we’re usually much closer {or above} the 110 degree range.
So you can guess how unhappy I am that our air keeps going out on us.
It started in May, when it started pushing out hot air. We called our home warranty company & they sent out a company that filled our unit up with Freon & called it a day. They said that other than being low on Freon, our unit was in great condition, so we had high hopes. That worked for few weeks, but then a couple of weeks ago, it shut off completely. It was late afternoon & so we couldn’t get anyone to come out, so we had to go stay at my in-laws because it was just so uncomfortably hot- almost 90 degrees inside, which feels way hotter than outside since there’s no breeze & every light emits even more heat.
Someone came out & fixed it the following day- he said something about the fluid {not the Freon- some other fluid} being low & causing something else to break. It had been working fine- until today, when it stopped working again. &Of course, it happened late afternoon on a Sunday, so we couldn’t get anyone out. This time, the breaker keeps popping- we checked it the first time the air went off, saw it was broken, then reset it. Twenty minutes later, repeat. &Twenty minutes after that, repeat. We’ve decided to just leave it be since it’s not cooling down enough in between to make going outside in the middle of the night worth it, but right now that seems to be the culprit. It’s only 83 in here now because it’s after midnight, but when I wake up, I’m expecting it to be close to 90 again unless we get lucky with the thunderstorm. All I can say right now is thank goodness we had ceiling fans installed!
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Anyway, why am I sharing this? Mostly, I just want to vent about it because it’s super annoying & being hot makes me whiney. But I’m also wondering if by some chance anyone out there knows anything about air conditioning {or knows someone who does} & has any advice for us. We’ve had three separate companies out already, and yet it keeps breaking. Each company has said that our unit was in good shape, so I’d hate to spend the money to replace it but right now we are so desperate for cool air that we’re considering it. So if you know anything, let me know!!!
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A capacitor went out on mine. At first whenever I turned the AC on, I noticed the lights would dim down and I just felt uneasy about that. I had a professional repairman come out. Inside the unit is what looks like a tin can literally. That little thing cost about $150. Here is a link to check.
http://mrcs.hubpages.com/hub/How-I-repaired-my-home-air-conditioning-myself-for-less-than-20
Now my daughter had the same problem with the air just not cooling to the temp set and her problem was a valve stem leaking. So when someone checks your AC out, I would have those 2 things checked.
We just had the same issue and now our unit is ruining like it is brand new! We simply cleaned the A coil inside the house unit. We took off the front cover and used a water hose to rinse it off, It runs like a dream now! Maybe this could help??
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The last company that came out did something to our coil but there was a language barrier so I have no idea what they did to it. In either case, it won’t hurt! Our unit is on the roof though so it makes it hard for us to do- but, another company is coming this afternoon so I’ll mention it to them!
we’ve had a company out in the past few years for service on ours as well. The last time the compressor had to be replaced. I have no idea if that’s your issue, but possibly they can check it?
He checked it today & it was fine. :\ In fact, EVERYTHING was fine, so we still have no real answer. The guy ordered a new part that should help it stop sucking so much energy when it starts up which they think is the problem… we’ll see! Thank you for the advice though!!
I’m not sure i just pray it gets fixed for good. It’s too hot outside. *sending positive thoughts your way*
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Thank you!
Oh girl! I don’t know how you do it in the desert in that heat with no A/C. I would MELT! I know nothing about air conditioners since I’ve only lived in Oregon and England (LOL), but you might try looking on YouTube and seeing if there are any videos with how-tos on fixing them? My fiance found a video about fixing furnaces (We have the inverse problem here LOL) and was able to save us buckets of money. So, it might be a long shot but worth looking?
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The only way we survive when it shuts off is that we go to my in-laws until it’s fixed.
&The YouTube thing would be a great idea if the unit wasn’t on our roof- I am NOT letting Justin go up there. 
We have a home warranty thing though so it’s not that expensive, luckily. But thanks for the tip, I may have to try that to fix other stuff! {We tend to break a lot of things.}
Ahh yeah I hear ya, I don’t like my FH doing dangerous stuff either. I hope they get it figured out for you!
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It is too hot not to have AC.
I am currently battling with my washer. It broke, they said they fixed it, it is still broken. Ugh.
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That’s the most annoying part- it sucks that it’s broken in the first place, but then when you think it’s good & then it turns out to be just as bad or worse? That’s when I get angry.
I’m thankful our air works for sure, but I wish I could decide on ceiling fans and get them up!
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We went to both Lowe’s & Home Depot and they only had ONE fan that I didn’t hate, so that’s what we got for all three rooms.
Dang, that’s crazy! No a/c is misery in the desert! I wish I had suggestions, but it looks like you’ve gotten quite a few; hopefully they’ll help! We have a/c, you could just come visit!
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lol! I wish!