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So a relative of mine recently purchased a new window unit, unfortunately it was stored on it's side and we were given incorrect information about how long we should wait before using the system after putting it upright.
We were told an hour and wound up running it about three hours after it was set upright.
We ran into some trouble with the unit and we are trying to figure out what the deal is.
After running the unit fine for about two weeks it froze up one night so we called and a repair tech was sent out, he had to tap into the system to check it out and finds that it's about 8oz low on refrigerant, he takes care of it and it proceeds to freeze up again the same night.
Now it's normally in the mid eighties at night here.
The second guy that came out seemed to think that we can't run the system with the fan on low, energy saver on, and the thermostat at about the middle (again they keep the temperature in the upper seventies, it's not cold or hot it's comfortable).
He said we have to run the fan on high, and I would agree that it's probably not the best idea to have the thermostat at it's coldest and the airflow at it's lowest, but that's not what they do.
Thoughts? Suggestions?
EDIT: Just wanted to add, the previous was a 24K BTU that never froze up and this one is also a 24K BTU, the home is approximately 28X40.
We were told an hour and wound up running it about three hours after it was set upright.
We ran into some trouble with the unit and we are trying to figure out what the deal is.
After running the unit fine for about two weeks it froze up one night so we called and a repair tech was sent out, he had to tap into the system to check it out and finds that it's about 8oz low on refrigerant, he takes care of it and it proceeds to freeze up again the same night.
Now it's normally in the mid eighties at night here.
The second guy that came out seemed to think that we can't run the system with the fan on low, energy saver on, and the thermostat at about the middle (again they keep the temperature in the upper seventies, it's not cold or hot it's comfortable).
He said we have to run the fan on high, and I would agree that it's probably not the best idea to have the thermostat at it's coldest and the airflow at it's lowest, but that's not what they do.
Thoughts? Suggestions?
EDIT: Just wanted to add, the previous was a 24K BTU that never froze up and this one is also a 24K BTU, the home is approximately 28X40.
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