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Posted by Meat Plow on July 7, 2007, 8:31 am
On Sat, 07 Jul 2007 03:36:42 +0000, Andrew wrote:
> Hello,
> My home has a Payne 018-060-PA10 air conditioner unit, which does
> not keep my house very cool. It is big enough for the house. The
> problem is that the air which comes out of the vents is just not very
> cold. I have been told that my system may need a recharge. I have
> already checked and changed the air filter on the blower. The unit is
> only 2 or 3 years old, and I've hardly used it, so I am assuming that
> it needs a charge. So, here's the deal. I want to recharge it
> myself. I don't know anything specifically about air conditioners,
> but I am an engineer and I have lots of tools and instruments. Can
> someone please explain to me a general synopsis of what I need to know
> in order to recharge my AC.
>
> thanks,
> Andy
Sorry buddy but get a tech out there to figure out what's wrong. Or take a
1 year course in HVAC and fix it yourself next summer. Anyone who offers
you advice on how to "recharge" your own a/c is a fool.
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Posted by Jeff Wisnia on July 7, 2007, 12:51 pm
Andrew wrote:
> Hello,
> My home has a Payne 018-060-PA10 air conditioner unit, which does
> not keep my house very cool. It is big enough for the house. The
> problem is that the air which comes out of the vents is just not very
> cold. I have been told that my system may need a recharge. I have
> already checked and changed the air filter on the blower. The unit is
> only 2 or 3 years old, and I've hardly used it, so I am assuming that
> it needs a charge. So, here's the deal. I want to recharge it
> myself. I don't know anything specifically about air conditioners,
> but I am an engineer and I have lots of tools and instruments. Can
> someone please explain to me a general synopsis of what I need to know
> in order to recharge my AC.
>
> thanks,
> Andy
>
Added to what the others have said is that if the problem actually turns
out that the system may "need a recharge", then as an engineer you
should stop and think about WHERE the refrigerant has gone....It's left
through something which should be impervious to gas leakage, but has
gone bad.
So, you have to find and fix the leak first, 'eh?
Get a pro in, and if he says he has to do is recharge it, then ask him
where the refrigerant went and make him find and fix the leak before you
say, "Yes."
Just my .02,
Jeff
--
Jeffry Wisnia
(W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE)
The speed of light is 1.98*10^14 fathoms per fortnight.
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Posted by Stormin Mormon on July 13, 2007, 8:28 am
Dear Andrew,
I've been having stomach pains. I've got a stomach which is
big enough for me. But it isn't working very well. Someone told
me I may have a "hot appendix". I don't feel like going to a
doctor, so please write me directions for cooling my own
appendix.
More to the point. You don't have a real diagnosis, you've
got a SWAG. If you really feel like you want to proceed with your
SWAG, write me back (on this list) and I'll walk you through an
evacuation and recharge procedure for a typical home central AC
system.
But, I'd suggest you call a local service company and tell
them your AC isn't cooling very well. Let the tech figure out the
problem. Yeah, a lot of guys don't know much, but you may get a
good tech.
--
Christopher A. Young
You can't shout down a troll.
You have to starve them.
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: Hello,
: My home has a Payne 018-060-PA10 air conditioner unit,
which does
: not keep my house very cool. It is big enough for the house.
The
: problem is that the air which comes out of the vents is just
not very
: cold. I have been told that my system may need a recharge. I
have
: already checked and changed the air filter on the blower. The
unit is
: only 2 or 3 years old, and I've hardly used it, so I am
assuming that
: it needs a charge. So, here's the deal. I want to recharge it
: myself. I don't know anything specifically about air
conditioners,
: but I am an engineer and I have lots of tools and instruments.
Can
: someone please explain to me a general synopsis of what I need
to know
: in order to recharge my AC.
:
: thanks,
: Andy
:
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Posted by on July 14, 2007, 5:44 pm
> Dear Andrew,
> I've been having stomach pains. I've got a stomach which is
> big enough for me. But it isn't working very well. Someone told
> me I may have a "hot appendix". I don't feel like going to a
> doctor, so please write me directions for cooling my own
> appendix.
>
> More to the point. You don't have a real diagnosis, you've
> got a SWAG. If you really feel like you want to proceed with your
> SWAG, write me back (on this list) and I'll walk you through an
> evacuation and recharge procedure for a typical home central AC
> system.
>
> But, I'd suggest you call a local service company and tell
> them your AC isn't cooling very well. Let the tech figure out the
> problem. Yeah, a lot of guys don't know much, but you may get a
> good tech.
Speaking about yourself again... he sure as hell don't want you at his
home!!!!
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