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Posted by Bubba on June 2, 2008, 9:29 pm
On 01 Jun 2008 23:55:35 GMT, briandlong_at_gmail_dot_com@foo.com
(Veck) wrote:
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>Hello all,
>I moved into my 3,200 sq. ft home about 1 year ago. I have 2 3.5-ton
>Trane units (2TXCB036BC3HCAA).
Thats an awful lot of cooling but since I havent seen your house I
cant really comment.
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> Last fall, I had to call the home warranty
>people
That would be mistake number 1. If you need an explaination then I
cant help you.
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>because my upstairs unit was not cooling properly (could not
>maintain 77 degrees with 85-90 degrees outside). They detected a leak and
>replaced the evaporator coil. Now that Summer is on the way, I'm noticing
>similar problems.
hmmm......remember that thing I said above about mistake number 1?
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> I've had a very experienced HVAC person maintain my
>systems every 6 months (his visit 3 weeks ago was his third time working
>on my systems). He verified pressures and charged me with 2 lbs. 10oz of
>refrigerant.
It appears your "very experienced HVAC person" is not very
experienced.
Lets call that mistake number 2.
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>Since then, the upstairs is still not cooling properly. It was 85 outside
>yesterday and today and 80-82 inside. The unit is running constantly. I
>don't believe it's freezing up because I can feel airflow at each vent,
>but the air is not very cold as compared to the air which comes out from
>the downstairs unit.
hmmm......remember that thing I said about mistake number 2?
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>The downstairs unit is located in my cool basement whereas the upstairs
>unit is in the hot attic. The downstairs is using mainly galvanized duct
>whereas the upstairs is using the insulated circular duct. I've noticed
>the airflow coming out of the downstairs vents is much more forceful than
>upstairs. Also the air coming out of the downstairs unit is much colder.
>Unfortunately I don't have the required instruments to measure the actual
>temperatures in these cases.
and your point is........??
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>I've logged a call with my home warranty
uh ohh. It looks like you've just logged mistake number 3.
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> folks so hopefully I'll have
>another pair of eyes on the problem. Any other thoughts on what the
>problem could be?
I believe the problem is the "guy" that keeps calling the home
warranty company.
It takes money and quality to fix the problem. You dont seem to be
using either.
Bubba
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>Thanks!
>/Brian/
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> I moved into my 3,200 sq. ft home about 1 year ago. I have 2 3.5-ton
> Trane units (2TXCB036BC3HCAA). Last fall, I had to call the home warranty
> people because my upstairs unit was not cooling properly (could not
> maintain 77 degrees with 85-90 degrees outside). They detected a leak and
> replaced the evaporator coil. Now that Summer is on the way, I'm noticing
> similar problems. I've had a very experienced HVAC person maintain my
> systems every 6 months (his visit 3 weeks ago was his third time working
> on my systems). He verified pressures and charged me with 2 lbs. 10oz of
> refrigerant.
> Since then, the upstairs is still not cooling properly. It was 85 outside
> yesterday and today and 80-82 inside. The unit is running constantly. I
> don't believe it's freezing up because I can feel airflow at each vent,
> but the air is not very cold as compared to the air which comes out from
> the downstairs unit.
> The downstairs unit is located in my cool basement whereas the upstairs
> unit is in the hot attic. The downstairs is using mainly galvanized duct
> whereas the upstairs is using the insulated circular duct. I've noticed
> the airflow coming out of the downstairs vents is much more forceful than
> upstairs. Also the air coming out of the downstairs unit is much colder.
> Unfortunately I don't have the required instruments to measure the actual
> temperatures in these cases.
> I've logged a call with my home warranty folks so hopefully I'll have
> another pair of eyes on the problem. Any other thoughts on what the
> problem could be?