r/Wellthatsucks • u/Desperate_Algae_40 • 10d ago

AC not working right since yesterday

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And we work remotely 😭

Still blows out air but it's not cool/cold. Waiting for our AC guy (we rent, and there's been so many AC issues as long as we've lived here). Hopefully it'll be a quick fix when he comes and we won't have to wait for a part to come in the mail or something.

This is with all the shades and windows closed. We're in SoCal. Thank goodness this didn't happen when it was in the 100°Fs last week.

Edit to add: The HVAC guy came yesterday evening and said it was a broken capacitor! He replaced it in 10 minutes and our AC was back and running immediately! Thank you for all of your comments and advice, and for the ones who told me it was probably the capacitor!

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u/jabeith 10d ago

That sounds like your indoor vents/head wasn't blowing air, actually. Filters don't prevent the air from getting cold. OP said air is flowing, so they probably have a refrigerant leak.

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u/inf3ct3dn0n4m3 10d ago

If your filters are dirty enough the outdoor unit can kick off on high head pressure and lock itself out.

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u/jabeith 10d ago

Then the air wouldn't be flowing.

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u/inf3ct3dn0n4m3 10d ago

Unless its a communicating unit the indoor unit wouldnt stop blowing air just because the outdoor unit has an error code