Air Conditioning - Bryant 113R question
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Tasaran
07-22-07, 12:38 PM
Hi and thanks for opening my thread.
I'm having issues with our AC unit the Bryant 113R. We purchased a new home this winter and this would be the first summer for the AC unit. Currently its' not blowing cold air (but it is blowing air) and the pipes inside and outside are frozen with ice.
I spoke with a tech guy, but that's all I get on a Sunday is phone support on what to do. I was told to replace the filter (I just did, but hey can you ever change it enough?) to keep the AC turned on but go outside and unplug the AC from the unit itself so only the fan blows.
He said to unplug the AC it should be a 'plug' or a 'switch', and going out there I don't see either. There is the main power switch on the side of the house which I'd expect to power on and off the unit and a few values where the coil plug into the unit.
Located on the small pipe and the large pipe are what appear to be 'bicycle' valves. You unscrew a plastic knob and you get a valve like you'd find on a tire. There's a larger valve / knob on the main line that has the company logo and is copper. Removing that producers another, but larger, type of valve that appears where you'd plug something in (charge frion?)
Obviously I don't know anything and I'm hoping this is a simple question for someone much smarter than me. Any suggestion on where to unplug the AC on the model outside? Also should I turn everything off or is there no risk of being burned to crisp? Any help is appreciated.
I'm off to home depot to get another filter, just in case, and I'd turned the AC off at the thermostate. I'd turned on the fan to blow (no temperature option available for fan only) and that's my current progress.
The pipes inside are were only iced and it seems to be melting and draining water over the floor, unit, etc... so I feel some progress is being made. Thanks again for reading and I wanted to check with some of the experts on the board.
-T
I'm having issues with our AC unit the Bryant 113R. We purchased a new home this winter and this would be the first summer for the AC unit. Currently its' not blowing cold air (but it is blowing air) and the pipes inside and outside are frozen with ice.
I spoke with a tech guy, but that's all I get on a Sunday is phone support on what to do. I was told to replace the filter (I just did, but hey can you ever change it enough?) to keep the AC turned on but go outside and unplug the AC from the unit itself so only the fan blows.
He said to unplug the AC it should be a 'plug' or a 'switch', and going out there I don't see either. There is the main power switch on the side of the house which I'd expect to power on and off the unit and a few values where the coil plug into the unit.
Located on the small pipe and the large pipe are what appear to be 'bicycle' valves. You unscrew a plastic knob and you get a valve like you'd find on a tire. There's a larger valve / knob on the main line that has the company logo and is copper. Removing that producers another, but larger, type of valve that appears where you'd plug something in (charge frion?)
Obviously I don't know anything and I'm hoping this is a simple question for someone much smarter than me. Any suggestion on where to unplug the AC on the model outside? Also should I turn everything off or is there no risk of being burned to crisp? Any help is appreciated.
I'm off to home depot to get another filter, just in case, and I'd turned the AC off at the thermostate. I'd turned on the fan to blow (no temperature option available for fan only) and that's my current progress.
The pipes inside are were only iced and it seems to be melting and draining water over the floor, unit, etc... so I feel some progress is being made. Thanks again for reading and I wanted to check with some of the experts on the board.
-T
shallowluv
07-22-07, 06:54 PM
The disconnect outside will turn of the compressor stopping the movement of freon allowing the unit to thaw. The t-stat being set to off with the fan in the on not auto position will achieve the same results. You are probably low on refrigerant, your unit was not checked for the proper charge at start up or the line was not brazed, leak tested, and a proper vacum pulled resulting in the loss of the refrigerant. Hopefully the charge was not corrected at start up and you don't' have a leak. Make sure you know that if someone adds charge it's not going to leak out. Do you have gas or oil as the heat source?