Hello,
About 3 days ago, a new fire alarm was installed in my condo unit. In the process, the technician turned off the breaker for the central AC unit. Yesterday I decided to turn on my air conditioner (the breaker was still off). I noticed that the guy turned off the breaker while the AC was still on. When I say on, I mean that it was on automatic while the switch was pulled all the way to the right side of the thermostat. This is how I usually leave the AC unit. I do not completely turn it off.
Anyway, I switched the breaker back on and pulled the thermostat to the left to 75 degrees. After about 30 minutes I realized that it was not getting cool. In fact I checked the vents to find only air blowing, no cool air at all, just air which made the room seem to get warmer instead of cooler. I left to run errands for about 2 hours and returned to find hot air still. So I just turned the breaker back off.
What happened? Was I supposed to wait before I turned the unit back on? The guy did not leave specific instructions. What do I need to do? Any helpful advice would be appreciated.
Thank you,
Carey04