Anyone familiar with A/C units? (condo, house, live in)

[JasonS]

I was up all night so i went to bed in the early morning, well i just woke up a little while ago and its so hot upstairs.

I have a 2-story house,i try to only leave 1 ac unit on at a time depending what floor im gonna be on,so downstairs ac is off,i set the upstairs at 84. The temp was fine when i went to bed but now its horrible with the ac on all day.

When i woke up i can hear the AC unit on but the air its blowing it warm and the temp says 88-89,is my ac broken?

[LocoAZnative]

I'm no expert, but your compressor probably went out. Time to call an AC company to get it fixed.

[horseplayer]

check your breaker on the condensing unit. You say you hear it running...Is the outside running?

[JasonS]

Yes i hear it running outside,the house is only 2 years old,this is my 2nd summer season with the ac unit

I just turned the downstairs unit on,its was 87 down here and it cooled down to 84 pretty fast and feels fine downstairs

[horseplayer]

The air coming out of the vent closest to the intake--should be 25F cooler than the intake air.

[Bummer]

Originally Posted by JasonS

Yes i hear it running outside,the house is only 2 years old,this is my 2nd summer season with the ac unit

I just turned the downstairs unit on,its was 87 down here and it cooled down to 84 pretty fast and feels fine downstairs

No expert here either, Jason . . .

However, there's gotta be something wrong. Most Air Conditioning Units have at least a 5 Year Warranty so you probably are covered.

Time to start digging for your Owner's Manuals.

[azcater]

Mine was doing the same thing and it turned out it was losing freon or whatever refrigerant they use due to a leak in the line. So, it was running, just blowing out warm air.

[horseplayer]

That will make it run too much and overheat.

[JasonS]

Originally Posted by horseplayer

That will make it run too much and overheat.

What will make it run longer? i set it at 84 so it doesnt run as much but during the day its been running non stop and the temp is not getting lower.

[horseplayer]

Low on refrigerant. It runs and runs and then the compressor overheats. I live in a one bedroom condo. It was 104 today. My a/c was sat on 83 and only runs for 5-10 minutes and then goes off for longer than that. Your electric bill will be a hint.