The Masters House

We came home from running around on Sunday afternoon to find the house kind of warm even though we had left the air conditioner on. We usually have the thermostat set at 78 degrees during the day and the A/C usually has no problem keeping the temperature there.

On Sunday though it would not get below 82 degrees. I had just put in a new filter the week before so I knew that wasn’t the issue. I called the company that put out unit in so they could have a look. I set an appointment for Tuesday for them to come and take a look.

On Monday I called my wife mid-day to see how the A/C was doing. She informed me that it was working the way it had always work and was a comfortable 78 degrees in the house. I contemplated canceling the appointment for Tuesday but decided to keep it even though it would be a $60 service charge. 

Tuesday rolled around and the A/C repair guys showed up and took a look at the unit that is outside. They checked the freon and found that it was a little over-charged. From what the guy told me being over-charged is pretty much the same as being under charged and the unit will not work as efficient.

He also told me that the A/C is designed to cool the house to about 20-22 degrees cooler then it is outside. On Sunday it had been up in the 100’s and had been humid. He told me that humidity makes the unit work harder also so that could explain why it was hovering around 82.

The last thing that he told me was to get a different type of filter. The one I got is the $15 one at Walmart that is supposed to get the really fine particulates out of the air. It is great that it does that, he said, but it also restricts the airflow up to 10% which will cause the A/C to work hard to cool the house. He recommend not to spend more then $6 for a filter. He said just to make sure the one I get has the little ribs in it. He said they work the best.

Tonight on the way home I will be picking up a $6 filter.

Finally, the guy did not charge me anything even though I was 3 months out of warranty. I will definitely be calling them again if I need stuff done to the A/C.

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