Hoosierdood
Grandmaster
We just moved into a condo last month, and haven't had too many warm days till this weekend. Well, the air conditioner runs all day long and the temperature just goes up. The air blowing out of the registers is cold, but doesn't seem to be blowing very hard. Details below...
- Townhouse condo with shared walls on both sides of the house.
- Built in 2002, HVAC is original (I think)
- Plenty of insulation in walls and attic
- 1600 sq ft condo. 400 in basement, 800 on main floor, 400 in 3rd floor loft.
- Big 10' X 10' window on west wall of house.
- Air ducts were cleaned in April before I moved in.
- New air filter
- Condenser coils were very dirty when I moved in. Cleaned them off with water from a hose right away.
- I tried to help the condenser out several times by spraying cold water on the coils. Didn't seem to help.
- Thermostat set at 74 degrees. Inside temp was 75 at noon, then 80 at 6:00 pm.
I think that covers everything I can think of. I will be replacing the furnace and A/C unit in the next couple years anyway since the furnace is 80% and I'm not sure the A/C is big enough. I think they just used whatever was cheap at the time that they built these condos.
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- Townhouse condo with shared walls on both sides of the house.
- Built in 2002, HVAC is original (I think)
- Plenty of insulation in walls and attic
- 1600 sq ft condo. 400 in basement, 800 on main floor, 400 in 3rd floor loft.
- Big 10' X 10' window on west wall of house.
- Air ducts were cleaned in April before I moved in.
- New air filter
- Condenser coils were very dirty when I moved in. Cleaned them off with water from a hose right away.
- I tried to help the condenser out several times by spraying cold water on the coils. Didn't seem to help.
- Thermostat set at 74 degrees. Inside temp was 75 at noon, then 80 at 6:00 pm.
I think that covers everything I can think of. I will be replacing the furnace and A/C unit in the next couple years anyway since the furnace is 80% and I'm not sure the A/C is big enough. I think they just used whatever was cheap at the time that they built these condos.
PICTURE OF THE TAG ON THE COMPRESSOR