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Schwigg
Jun 20, 2009, 09:31 AM
My AC started the summer season just fine. However, last night it started heating up in the house.

Today I went out to take a look at the unit and I found the line going to the house had ice on it. Upon further inspection I found that the line on the inside of the unit was also iced up.

What are my options?

twinkiedooter
Jun 20, 2009, 09:54 AM
You need to turn the unit off completely and let the frozen areas defrost. Possibly the unit iced up due to extreme humidity conditions. My a/c used to do this when I lived in South Florida a lot. My unit would do this in the late spring and early autum a lot due to the humid conditions usually after it rained and was hot at night.

Hopefully your unit defrosts okay and then runs properly. Allow the unit a good 6 hours to completely defrost to be sure otherwise it will just ice up again if not completely defrosted.

KC13
Jun 20, 2009, 10:26 AM
Three things will cause this: 1) The indoor coil is starved for airflow, due to a clogged air filter, blocked supply and/or return registers, dirt accumulation on the indoor coil, or a malfunctioning indoor blower. 2) The system has lost (leaked) a portion of the refrigerant, and the pressures/temperatures are lower than intended. Condensate freezes to the coil surface rather than draining away. 3) The system is under-loaded due to relatively low indoor and outdoor temperatures (I saved this scenario for last as it is the least likely).