Tuesday, October 25, 2011

How do you know if your thermostat is working properly?

My AC unit is blowing cool air, but my room temperature is not getting cooler... The blower seems to be working fine, however there is some condensation on the cooper line inside the house.How do you know if your thermostat is working properly?Your thermostat seems to be working just fine, as does the fan or blower. Your condenser probably needs some work. A shot of coolant would be the cheapest...good luck!How do you know if your thermostat is working properly?If you have condesation then this is a sign that the temperature of the pipe is dramatically colder than the warm air around it. The solution is you need to put insulation around it, and often insulation gets warn that it too requires replacement to be effective.



Condesation is the result of %26quot; Relative Difference In Temperature.%26quot; So it could very well be the other way around too. Your temperature inside the pipe could be warmer than the air around it - indication of low Freon. The cool air you feel could be warm air in motion and that is why it appears to be cool - when in fact it is warm.

In any case, the insulation will resolve the condesation issue on the copper pipe - not the performance of your AC.How do you know if your thermostat is working properly?You may need your coils cleaned or you may need freon.Cal a technician to check it out. Look in yuor phone book back in the blue section. You will find coupons there to save you some money and the cost of maintenence.How do you know if your thermostat is working properly?it may be low on free-on. but to answer your question there is a tool at home depot you can buy to check the temperature and adjust your thermostat. Don't know how expensive it is.How do you know if your thermostat is working properly?Your thermostat is working properly if it cycles the machine off and on around 1-2 degrees of the set point.

As stated earlier, measure the temperature at the thermostat with another thermometer, if the set point and the thermometer match to within approx 2 degrees your thermostat is working fine. If not then further investigation is necessary.

It could be that the machine cannot handle the heat load and the thermostat never gets a chance to cycle the machine off, keep this in mind before condemning the t/stat.

After all I've said so far it is probably likely that the A/C unit is struggling with the heat load but the only way to find out is to call a reputable and experience/qualified technician and get them to check it out. At least then you will know one way or another.How do you know if your thermostat is working properly?We go through this sometime. Put a thermometer on top of the thermostat and compare the temp to the thermostat temp.



If you put the thermometer on the duct, the temp will be considerably lower than the thermostat, if not, time for a service call.

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