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Most likely you have a unit that’s too small for your apartment or you have an installation issue… Didn’t you say your building was brand new? These things happen. In your demand letter, request that an actual AC Contractor comes and assess is the unit
Be prepared to break your lease and move…
I think Kim in FL is probably right about the size of the unit. I am having the same issue as OP and I am in FL. Maintenance says it is "fine", freon is "fine"...
But why would OP have to move? Since OP is in TX, wouldn't that be deemed uninhabitable?
Hi there! Sorry. They actually resolved the issue. According to the maintenance guy he said that he the unit was very dirty, so he cleaned it, changed the capacitor, and a refrigerant and it was good to go. I have not had any more issues with it.
I live in an apartment that is a year old and I live on the top floor (4th). The apartment does not cool properly. Lets say I put the temp on 74 or 75. The unit will say that the room temperature in 77 or 78 degrees and it will not drop. The maintenance teams have been to my unit several times and they use the infrared gun to check the temperature from the vents. When they do this, it will show a reading of 71 or 72 degrees. The thing is that if that is the case, why is my unit steadily and consistently running without lowering my unit to the desire temp.
At most, I will say that it the problem is very sporadic. Anytime it is above 80 degrees, the unit just runs and runs continuously without stopping and cooling the apartment. We also have high ceilings. Last week maintenance came by and replaced the capacitor, but I am currently still having the same issues. At this point, do you think I could get a HVAC person to look at this. I also have an indoor thermometer and it shows that the room temp is 73 degrees, but the thermostat and how I feel does not dictate this. Any ideas.
I attached a photo of the thermostat the place uses. I am old fashioned and lived in older complexes that had your basic manual analog thermostat which worked perfectly might I add. With this one, I was told you have to select the temp, put it on hold, so the temp would hold steady. If I just set the temp without using the hold button, it will cool but magically jump up to 85 degrees.
Any thoughts, suggestions etc. would be helpful.
Thanks,
Could you have a neighbor that's adjusting your thermostat via their "smart" phone?
Whoopsie! Sorry, I missed that one. (Along with posts 2 thru 24.)
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