Landlord built a fence around the AC and it broke

“I made the giant mistake of improperly using a pressure washer on my condenser coil.”source ↗

“I have gotten several different kinds of condenser coil combs and brushes from Lowe’s, but I don’t know if I’m in over my head and I’m gonna have to fork over the probably thousands of dollars.”source ↗

“This thing is a suction magnet. It is SO loud from the air movement alone.”source ↗

“I wanted advice on whether or not I can safely use the unit (its really hot inside the apartment) or if I should leave it turned off. Also, is there any salvaging the unit?”source ↗

“will I had to do some work on a unit and decided to bolt it down hour and a half later after lunch I come back to it destroyed and another one stolen 2:00 in the afternoon there getting brave.”source ↗

“Realistically, how long does the repair take? We’re in the middle of a heatwave and I have a newborn. I can make plans to be elsewhere for a day or two but I’d really like to be able to stay home with my baby soon.”source ↗

“Installed a MrCool 24k DIY today… turned it on and everything started right up… gave it 20-30 minutes and air isn’t cold?”source ↗

“Just came home to an 85 degree house with my unit not working and just humming (video included). So far the places I've called the soonest one said they probably wouldn't get to me till Tuesday ish.”source ↗

“Old Capicitor at bottom, replaced with the same sized one (Titan HD), then yesterday at 109* Heat the AC would turn on for 2-3 minutes then shut off, I had gotten the bigger one online and decided to switch it.”source ↗

“Recently spent several thousand dollars on an entire new unit. 2 days later I noticed it is not cooling as it should and there is a lot of condensation on the air handler.”source ↗

“I look inside the cabinet under the unit and see one of the wall is just gone and the entire unit is full of insulation that it sucked into the unit.”source ↗

“What a nightmare, all due to someone not sealing the plenum properly.”source ↗

“My electricity is consistently through the roof (no pun intended). It's already frozen up once, yet all they do is spray it down with cleaner and leave.”source ↗

“I’m a little sad it decided to give up during my first year of owning the house. The Texas heat is no joke, and I’ve been sweating since Thursday.”source ↗

“I heard a pretty loud clunk noise earlier, some of the fan blades are wedged up against the fins…. And one of them is completely broken off.”source ↗

“AC runs but stopped cooling, putting out warm air only. AC tech found the freon charge was down to 40 PSI and says 120 – 150 is normal. Tried to re-charge it, but said it’s “restricted” and won’t take a charge.”source ↗

“My concern is what if I go ahead and replace ‘em and then we still can’t get it to charge up and I’m out the money?”source ↗

“When we returned last night, I turned the air back down to 73 and went to bed. Waking up in the middle of the night I noticed the house was still warm after being on for about 4 hours and checked the thermostat and saw the house was at 75 not 73.”source ↗

“I also noticed the airflow from the vents was not as strong so I went downstairs and noticed the copper AC inlet line to the furnace was frozen as shown along with build up of ice in a couple other areas on the inlet line clamps.”source ↗

“Hello! I live in an apartment complex, I’m wondering because this thing drips water at times and I don’t know why??”source ↗

“Every summer, it stops blowing cold and the landlord sends someone to 'recharge it'.”source ↗

“It works for a few months, then dies again. This is the third year in a row.”source ↗

“I have a 3 y/o Rheem air conditioner. In January I had to replace the condenser coil due to a leak under warranty. Now, 9 months later, I have replaced the evaporator coil due to a leak again.”source ↗

“Both times the part took weeks to be exchanged because Rheem warranty parts took that long to arrive.”source ↗

“My manufacturer warranty period is 10 years but I am questioning what that is worth as Rheem does not cover the labor and now both coils have lasted about a third of the warranty period.”source ↗

“I have spent a lot of money on keeping this unit running.”source ↗

“It’s currently 10:30 pm and i am sweating my butt off. I opened the ac unit thing and saw that my filter looks frozen. my AC completely stopped blowing air.”source ↗

“we don’t have an emergency number either. it is Saturday night and they won’t be able to come until monday morning. please, what can i do for now?”source ↗

“Same shit happened to me. Sav-a-Lug fixed it for a few more years until replaced.”source ↗

“There is no noticeable cooling or heating — basically just room-temperature air. Then the top indicator light and the timer/clock light start flashing. The unit also makes repeated beeping sounds. All 5 indoor units behave the same way.”source ↗

“It recently started showing a UA error code after electricity went out and came back on and started beeping continuously and had to turn off the main power supply of it to turn it off. After turning it back on the Air comes through but is not cold”source ↗

“So annoyed my outside AC unit when it was really hot about two weeks ago my fan stopped spinning and hot air was coming into the house.”source ↗

“Today it hits 103 fan cuts off again”source ↗

“My AC wall unit is constantly making this noise when off.”source ↗

“Even if I go a full weekend without being home and having the AC on, I’ll come home and it’ll be making this loud humming noise.”source ↗

“It’s incredibly noisy and does not sound like something that should be happening, especially after just sitting there for days.”source ↗

“I am confused what to do now , I missed to register for warranty so I have only 5 year default parts warranty with Lennox now”source ↗

“quoted me for 5k$ to replace coil”source ↗

“I’m lost what to do next , any help and advice to save my situation”source ↗

“come to check it and now there’s ice build up in the vent/coils (?) the part where the filter goes, i turned it back on fan mode with cool off, ice melts down quickly from that part and it’s been at that setting for about 12hrs, now hitting 60f while we’re 95f outside, it is completely in fan mode and i’m wondering if i should just turn off the entire unit until maintenance comes by but scared of ice build up again”source ↗

“maintenance always takes days to come check things up so i’m trying to decide what’s the best way to go over this”source ↗

“At the start of summer (June) I asked our landlord to send someone to service our HVAC because it wasn’t properly cooling the apt.”source ↗

“It’s Sept now. It’s still hot out and I noticed it’s not able to properly cool the apt again.”source ↗

“I doubt my landlord wants to get a new unit, but I’m going to text him anyway that we likely need more refrigerant.”source ↗

“Just closed on a house in Los Angeles, got keys, and the AC doesn’t seem to be working.”source ↗

“The thermostat is reading correctly and says that cooling is on, we can hear the fan being on, but there’s barely any air flow that we can feel, and it doesn’t seem to be cooled air either.”source ↗

“We moved into a new construction house in April this year, and we’ve been having a lot of issues with the AC system.”source ↗

“We’re not happy with how many problems we’ve had in such a short period of time, and we’re worried that the repairs are just getting us past the one-year full warranty.”source ↗

“The entire copper line froze so I shut off the (HVAC) unit for an about a day to allow it to thaw.”source ↗

“The flange that is frosting can get a lot of frost buildup at times.”source ↗

“I just noticed this last this me the water leaking out at the top of the unit”source ↗

“I am on my 3rd unit in 4 years. Each over was covered by warranty but I'm sure this one will not be. Each one failed exactly 1 year after installation due to pinhole leak in the coil at solder join.”source ↗

“Iv hit my breaking point with Frigidaire products and how quickly each one has bit the dust almost 1 year apart.”source ↗

“My home AC is broken , the compressor is shot and part is a week out.”source ↗

“Ac stopped working last night. I’m getting error code 201.”source ↗

“My AC is still not cooling to temperature consistently, but even when it does my thermostat does not register it.”source ↗

“My ac is running 24/7 because it thinks it isn't reaching the goal temperature.”source ↗

“If I try to explain the thermostat reading wrong it's deemed as no big deal, and if I say the AC is running 24/7 I get blamed for setting it too low.”source ↗

“So for about two weeks now I’ve noticed my house hasn’t been feeling as cold as usual so I’ve been watching the ac and it’s coils and I’ve noticed on most average on/off cycles about an inch of ice forms on the bottom area of the a frame coils”source ↗

“back in march it froze over completely and we had an hvac tech come over and did mention there was a small leak somewhere so stop leak was added and it had been fine since then til now more recently.”source ↗

“We’ve probably gone through around 5 compressors in that time. The compressors are covered by warranty but I’m stuck paying for service and refrigerant.”source ↗

“I’m finally trying to figure out whether there’s an underlying installation issue instead of continuing to replace compressors.”source ↗

“This HVAC is covered by our 10-year parts and labor warranty BUT This Unit is out of Warranty because it wasn't registered.”source ↗

“I Do not know who register this? Builder? Installer? Owner?”source ↗

“The Main Issue with the Air Conditioner is that the Compressor is Grounded out and Tripping the Breaker.”source ↗

“Anyone Please advise if this is normal and what the causes may be and whether we should file a complaint suit with the builder.”source ↗

“What the hell? Copper is worth SOMETHING but is it really worth doing it in broad daylight now?”source ↗

“I have a two year old Pioneer Mini Split with 4 heads that are all leaking with what seems to be oil present at the leak. (Leaks seem to be only at the outside main unit)”source ↗

“Struggling to find a repair service that knows enough about mini splits?”source ↗

“it’s now gotten weirder?”source ↗

“Woke up this morning freezing it was 62f when it’s set for 70f.”source ↗

“Any advice on what could the problem be?”source ↗

“Thermostat is set to 72 but showing 77 and climbing. This noise happens about every 60 seconds or so.”source ↗

“Our thermostat (Emerson Series 80 non-programmable) was working just earlier this morning, and after I turned the cooling off to clean the unit, I came back to find that the display was weird, half of the display segments were off and the rest of the display was fading.”source ↗

“when I placed the batteries back into it, the display started flashing like in the video and won't respond to anything, no backlight, no factory reset, no power cycling, and it doesn't turn on our air conditioning.”source ↗

“Okay, we do own the house. I’ll try and call someone but I’m not sure if I can get someone to come out this late.”source ↗

“Alrighty, not sure if I’ll be able to pay for it but I’ll try and call someone for a second opinion”source ↗

“Today I noticed it's suddenly fluctuating between 74 and 73 upstairs. The air continues to blow cold, but the house just won't cool down.”source ↗

“We opened a room that is often closed and stays very hot. We left the door open all night. My initial thought was that was the problem. I've since closed that door back. But it's continuing to hover at around 74 even though it's been running all day.”source ↗

“I kept 2 of my zones in my house at 80 last night but woke up to both of them at 72. This means that the AC overcooled those zones last night.”source ↗

“Got home and my unit was struggling to meet SP.”source ↗

“Decided to go outside and check out my condenser and found it froze up.”source ↗

“Technician arrives and has come to the conclusion that the TXV isn’t allowing enough refrigerant back to the evaporator, can someone explain?”source ↗

“Does anyone have any ideas for ways that I can safely temporarily capture the water so that I can run the unit once or twice a day to stay at least a little more comfy?”source ↗

“This year (2026) the inside coils in the furnace froze up during a super hot period.”source ↗

“Then I noticed the unit stopped blowing cold air again.”source ↗

“Its not cooling at all… stats from diagnostics: 81°F room → 82°F indoor coil 77°F outside → 79°F outdoor coil Compressor reporting 57 Hz”source ↗

“Sorry man that's like the worst feeling going through all of that and then it just not doing anything. :(”source ↗

“I do not know how to get the unit open to expose the wires.”source ↗

“I do not feel comfortable when anything that is electrical.”source ↗

“I replaced the 4” filter just before this problem started.”source ↗

“Came home to a warm house. Should I just let it defrost?”source ↗

“Two months later they have replaced the same compressor 4 times now. They can't seem to figure out what's going on.”source ↗

“Every time they replace the compressor about 10 to 14 days later the compressor goes bad again.”source ↗

“why would the compressor start over heating after 2 weeks consistently and not the day after they first install it.”source ↗

“Hi, my current Carrier 2 Ton (10 YO, 2016 model) was not throwing cold air.”source ↗

“1st Technician (local handyman) told me it was bad compressor and gave me quote of $1900.”source ↗

“2nd Technician told me there is a leak in the coolant pipe and he did show me where the leak was.”source ↗

“So I've decided to change the whole unit, I have two option:”source ↗

“when the ac goes out at night it is absolute torture.”source ↗

“Lately, the issue has happening every 2-3 weeks. The maintenance guy at my apartment can't figure it out. He fixes it temporarily every time **but two weeks later, the AC is not cooling again.**”source ↗

“I'm kind of worried I won't be able to help with information since I don't have access to the AC maintenance closet. It's locked due to apartment policy.”source ↗

“With the ac running, every 10-15 minutes I’ll notice the airflow briefly decrease at the supply vents and the flow gets quiet like it’s about to shut off, then it ramps back up and remains steady.”source ↗

“It’s just in general I notice it about that often. Sometimes maybe 20-30 mins before it does it. Just ramps down then up.”source ↗

“We have been surviving with a window unit in the bedroom so thankfully I haven’t had to leave. But same here 85 downstairs and 87 upstairs on the hottest day.”source ↗

“The motor spins freely. No weird noises or anything, just stopped working overnight”source ↗

“The unit take 15-20 min running at normal amps then get nasty sounding and climbs to high amps and cuts out”source ↗

“A recharge every year is a sign of a leak, for sure.”source ↗

“It just needs to be replaced, idk what else you can do tbh”source ↗

“Said they came home this evening around 10:00 PM and went to turn the thermostat down to 74. Noticed the thermostat was reading 79 and cool mode showing as it should.”source ↗

“Unit in the attic can be heard to be on but the outside unit is not turning on.”source ↗

“When I go outside the unit is humming but the big fan is not turning.”source ↗

“Every summer either I or someone I know experiences a capacitor dying on them.”source ↗

“It started leaking on the left side so I called the contractor to come back and take a look.”source ↗

“A few hours later, the right side is leaking now.. Also whenever I turn the a/c on, I hear a gurgling sound in the beginning.”source ↗

“I wish I knew how to fix it myself instead of having him come again and still not fix the issue sigh.”source ↗

“I’m also worried about water leaking in the walls.. really don’t want to deal with mold.”source ↗

“I keep wiping the water cause I don’t want to ruin my walls.”source ↗

“The first cycle of the day only lasts 2 minutes. Then the rest of the cycles are normal.”source ↗

“My Seasons brand wall AC has no power.”source ↗

“I tried to reset my breaker… but to be frank, I have no idea how this thing works and don’t understand the labeling.”source ↗

“I set the temperature to 65 and in six hours. It dropped 1° in temperature the AC unit outside Sounds like marbles rattling in a tin can and it’s hissing and I don’t remember it doing that before.”source ↗

“Property management came today and they claim that because they ran the temperature for one hour and it dropped 1° that everything’s fine”source ↗

“I already did that and it was only about 8 to 10° coming out of the vents cooler than the ambient temperature”source ↗

“They won’t let us change the filters they locked the HVAC cabinet”source ↗

“In all seriousness, thank you for the help and detailed troubleshooting tips !”source ↗

“I woke up this morning and saw this. It sounds like it’s struggling to turn on now. Any ideas what it might be?”source ↗

“ive tried to turn the fan on and it sounds like its turning on then doesnt”source ↗

“I just tried this and it sounds like it's trying to turn on but doesn't”source ↗

“My ac isn’t working… Last week my thermostat went weird and shut off, I replaced the batteries but it killed those in a few hours, replaced them again and thought everything was fine. Now the outdoor hvac isn’t running, the fan in the bottom of the hvac indoor cabinet is but not the top piece with the the metal pipes…I really cannot afford someone expensive any suggestions?”source ↗

“Trying to figure out the correct way to go about getting this fixed. Should I get a 3rd party HVAC company to come take a look and quote what is wrong?”source ↗

“That looks like someone backed into it with a vehicle. Is that next to your driveway?”source ↗

“I already told the technician about the UA error code but he doesn't have any knowledge about it. When I asked if it could be a pcb or wiring issue, he asked there no way its that and that they dont get issues much.”source ↗

“Im not sure what else to do. There is only 1 daikin service center in my city and I can only ask them to send technicians since local technicians dont have any idea abt it.”source ↗

“I had a service company come out and seemed more interested in pushing a new system to be installed and making the oil that is present a huge ordeal. Repair for four flare points was 8k.”source ↗

“My AC has been flickering off and on like this for two hours.”source ↗

“Not sure what’s happening and want to know if it’s something my roommates and I can fix before making a call to the landlord.”source ↗

“Could the melted plastic cause arc/shutoff?”source ↗

“My AC is out. It’s 100 & It’s 86 F inside.”source ↗

“My father is ill and bedridden and cannot take too much heat.”source ↗

“Outdoor condenser failed. Indoor coil is original and working. Sub says both have to be replaced together. Owner wants outdoor only.”source ↗

“The problem is that it keeps happening again. The system will work normally for a while, but then I’ll notice the apartment getting warmer.”source ↗

“The thermostat will say “Cool On” and I can hear the system/fan running, but there is little to no air coming from the vents.”source ↗

“somehow i hit something and it started leaking gas. I have no idea if its flammable or toxic, i tried calling dozens of numbers but none of them respond. Is this am actual emergency?”source ↗

“My AC was freezing and I had a technician come out and they informed me that my EXV was the issue. The part gets here Friday and replacement is set for Monday. My question is, should I just turn off “cool” and run the fan until it thaws and switch it back to cool the house or would it be better to run the house on just the fan.”source ↗

“Has anyone ever left a running garden hose to cool a compressor from going into thermal lockout for a few days unit compressor can be replaced?”source ↗

“That’s the problem the compressor is going into lockout like it has dirty 410. Airflow and SH SC good but will start to pull high amps”source ↗

“Does anyone have any experience with old R22 units leaking?”source ↗

“Our unit currently drips condensation into a bucket because the hose for it to drain outside got clogged or something.”source ↗

“Our backyard, where the unit it, has smelled like ammonia really bad for some reason, and I keep hearing the unit “popping” or “clicking” even with the unit switched off and breakers for it off.”source ↗

“Thanks hoping it's the filter. Missed changing it on the first.”source ↗

“Ok so, my sister was convinced she could do an oil change on my car. But when she was under there she started unscrewing the wrong thing.. it made a hissing sound and a little green liquid came out and she immediately retightened it.”source ↗

“Should I be worried? We ended up taking it to get an oil change at take 5 after that because I was not very confident in her skills after that incident.”source ↗

“She's always had a guy to do it for her, she can't really do stuff like this herself, and she doesn't have the money for a mechanic at the moment.”source ↗

“the A/C blows cold, then blows kinda warm, then kinda just alternates between ice cold and warm.”source ↗

“Yesterday my AC worked just fine, i parked the car and alldat, an hour later I went to my car to leave for work and my AC was making these sounds when it'd turn it on 1-2-3, now as you can see those don't work AT ALL anymore”source ↗

“So, I bought a 1994 Toyota pickup a couple weeks ago, and so far the AC has been perfect. Today, driving home from work it stopped working.”source ↗

“So far I have swapped two new fuses into it, and each time, the ac works for 2-3 seconds, and blows the fuse again.”source ↗

“Got it, once the car is running/driven the fan will come on, and if I start it again after the engine has been running a while it will just come on. This only happens when the engine is cold/has not been used overnight/hours”source ↗

“So I got my car from my brother when he want to college, its a 2015 Nissan Rogue, and the AC is broken.”source ↗

“Are there any ways for someone with no mechanical experience to diagnose and solve this or should I just go to an autoshop?”source ↗

“Complete compressor failure on my 200k mile 2015 Sienna. Had the refrigerant drained and found flakes in the filter from the bottom of the drier. My understanding is that if any amount of flakes are found that a full system flush is needed. Is this true, or are some flakes always expected on a 200k mile vehicle?”source ↗

“I’m here looking for advice on the flush from the firewall to the trunk. Those are long lines with lots of curves and an evaporator somewhere in between. I’d rather not take apart the dash if I can help it - can I reliably flush that whole rear system without taking the lines apart?”source ↗

“Drived it for 10 mins earlier today then i smelled it and checked the hood and its smoking/steaming.”source ↗

“AC loses its cool when its idle for too long like in traffic or parking. And it cools back again when i rev the engine”source ↗

“My primary question is if the portion that i have now circled in red should be turning with the engine running, or if that part is normally stationary.”source ↗

“So now I'm just trying to figure out what I did wrong before I pull everything apart again. This was probably 2 or 3 full days of work, so I don't want to do it all again and have the same thing happen.”source ↗

“The AC stopped working soon after getting the car, it wasn't blowing cold air.”source ↗

“After a month or so, the car would make the same vibrating sound randomly with the AC on.”source ↗

“Took in 3 separate occasions (the initial AC turning off, the vibrating a second time when the AC was not off, and this last time when AC cold air shut off and vibrating was loud) and still no fix to the rumble.”source ↗

“Why is my AC pushing cold air sometimes and sometimes it runs out and goes warm. It’s been like this for 2 months. It’s never freezing cold like it used to be.”source ↗

“While pulling in the other day he noticed the battery light was on and the steering was VERY hard to turn. I immediately suspected the main belt and when I checked it was broken.”source ↗

“the mechanic said it seized up and that it would continue to break the belt if it wasn’t changed or bypassed”source ↗

“It went out "all of a sudden" a couple weeks ago.”source ↗

“When I put my gauges on it there was only 25psi static pressure, so I added most of a 12oz can but the pressures just stay about 100 both high and low.”source ↗

“So long story short, my apartment air conditioning has been going out every week all summer.”source ↗

“They have been out to fix my air conditioning 10 times in 2 months. The weather was 100-110 outside for quite a few of those days.”source ↗

“You’re not the only person whose AC is out. Dealing with it myself. It sucks.”source ↗

“thirty days now without central air. Thirty days.”source ↗

“The portable unit they’ve provided isn’t enough to cool even one third of my unit so my unit is constantly at 77-86 degrees.”source ↗

“our ac had been acting a little off for a while, but the house was still cool so i figured it could wait.”source ↗

“it finally stopped working during a heat wave and i ended up scrambling to find someone who could come out quickly.”source ↗

“Ac has been having trouble keeping the house cool lately and someone mentioned it might be due to the fuses being burnt out (didn't even know these existed) do these look okay or do these look burnt out?”source ↗