Several times now our a/c has frozen up this summer in the past week By that I mean that the compressor on the outside has visible frost on its interior and on the pipes leading into the house. When this happens the a/c continues to run (until I shut it off) but produces no cold air.
We had an a/c company out and they found a faulty part and also cleaned and serviced the unit. We hoped that would take care of the problem at least for a while. Nope, this weekend it has happened several times.
I'm having the company come out again to diagnose the problem. I'm concerned they'll say it's time to replace the whole thing. This is a nearly 10-year-old unit and we have since discovered that the builder did everything a cheaply as he possibly could.
Anyone been through replacing/installing an a/c-heating system? This is a forced air system with an outdoor unit and a unit upstairs. All ducting leading to the air vents is this cheap, you could cut it with scissors piping. Looks like the shiny side of aluminum foil.
Anyone have any suggestions or questions I should be armed with when the company comes out? I know this is going to be a major expense, but I'm not sure how much it will be. Our house is a single story, about 2300 square feet. We live in central Arkansas and it gets hot and muggy here. This will have to be fixed before it gets into the worst part of the summer.
I appreciate your advice.
We had an a/c company out and they found a faulty part and also cleaned and serviced the unit. We hoped that would take care of the problem at least for a while. Nope, this weekend it has happened several times.
I'm having the company come out again to diagnose the problem. I'm concerned they'll say it's time to replace the whole thing. This is a nearly 10-year-old unit and we have since discovered that the builder did everything a cheaply as he possibly could.
Anyone been through replacing/installing an a/c-heating system? This is a forced air system with an outdoor unit and a unit upstairs. All ducting leading to the air vents is this cheap, you could cut it with scissors piping. Looks like the shiny side of aluminum foil.
Anyone have any suggestions or questions I should be armed with when the company comes out? I know this is going to be a major expense, but I'm not sure how much it will be. Our house is a single story, about 2300 square feet. We live in central Arkansas and it gets hot and muggy here. This will have to be fixed before it gets into the worst part of the summer.
I appreciate your advice.