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    Jun 28, 2009, 04:32 PM
    Central A/C Not Cooling
    Hi All - Noob to the site but need help. We turned our Central A/C on and hear the motor running, but inside the house is not getting cold. We hose down the main unit and let it dry and turned the unit back on and out of nowhere the unit started to smoke. Please advise on what the issue may be and what the cost of the repair would be.

    Thank you in advance for all of your assistance or feedback.
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    Jun 28, 2009, 05:25 PM

    Issue could be lots of things... did you turn all power off before hosing down the unit?
    Chances are you have ruined it now since something got wet and started to smoke when you started it again.
    Where did the smoke come from? What exactly was hapenoing before you hosed it down? We need more information...
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    Jun 28, 2009, 09:39 PM
    What was the reason for hosing down the unit?
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    Jun 28, 2009, 10:39 PM
    Technically, when I had the system installed the technician said to hose it down once in awhile to have the unit cleaned... so my stupid a$$ hosed it down.

    The unit was not running if that's what you mean when I hosed it down. When the A/C is turned on it seems like the motor wants to run but the fan is not moving and that's when the smoke starts coming out.

    I know it needs to be serviced, but I was hoping the whole unit doesn't need to be replaced.
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    Jun 29, 2009, 07:31 AM

    Cleaning the coils is a goos idea... but you have to kill all power going to the unit. 240 volts and water do not go hand in hand.
    Fan might have fried due to water.
    Time to get a tech out to look at it.
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    Jun 29, 2009, 01:37 PM
    My ac is cooling in the night when it is cool outside but in the day time the ac is not going under 88 f in the night it does down to what ever we set it on . What could be the reason
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    Jun 29, 2009, 01:43 PM

    My ac is cooling in the night when it is cool outside but not in the day time the ac won't go lower than 88f
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    Jun 29, 2009, 06:00 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by silkezack13 View Post
    my ac is cooling in the night when it is cool outside but not in the day time the ac wont go lower than 88f

    Is this a reoccuring summertime problem? Or did it just start?
    You could have a lack of insulation problem
    You could have some ductwork that has come loose
    You could have some ducts closed off or covered up,(supply or return)
    You could need the system cleaned (condenser and evaporater)
    You could be low on freon
    You could have fan motors no doing their jobs

    The list can continue on,, you might should need to call out a local tech to look over the problem

    Let us know what you`ve found out
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