Quote:
Originally Posted by greenformula92
Most vents are on the cieling with the exception of 1 which is in a wall. It just seems like if its off 5 minutes its on 10. I bumped it up to 72 to see if that makes it any different
|
the one in the wall should be your return. first things first, check air filter cleanliness if you want to do it yourself. second, check out-door unit cleanliness. if its covered in crap (grass, leaves, mulch, newspaper, etc) you could be having the system pop off on high head so it never really makes temp, hence why it is kicking off and on constantly. to me it sounds like this could be part of the problem, due to the quick runs and stops. compressors have internal overloads, normal reset times are about 3-5 minutes, and if its not too clogged but just enough it could take 10 minutes to get the head pressure up high enough to cause issues. just double-check, take a garden hose with no nozzle and put it within an inch of the outdoor coil head-on, and turn the hose on. again, do not use a nozzle because you will bend the fins all up easier then you think and will be in a whole nother world of problems. see if you can look through the top (through the fan) and if you can see any kind of water running through the coil at the same level as where your holding the hose. if it goes through, that rules out the outdoor unit.
in any case since you just got the place you should have the system checked by someone who can check it properly and honestly.
any questions feel free to pm me, i work on everything from home systems to skyscraper ac systems for a living, and ill try to help the best i can through the net