your home a/c unit ?

[03cobramanIII]

ok my a/c stays on for 17 mins b4 kicking off for 10 mins than back on for 17 mins then back off for 10 mins, it's set on 76 deg.
that seems like alot ? its 90 deg. outside now.:shrug:
i put it on 75 at night and 76 during the day.trying to not have a big bill this summer

 

[Dusten]

are you asking if its normal?
i dont even pay attention to mine, its set somewhere near 72ish

 

[03cobramanIII]

are you asking if its normal?
i dont even pay attention to mine, its set somewhere near 72ish

yes whats normal i set mine on 76 during tha day so when i come in from outside i wont frezze with sweat.
when it's 90 plus outside whan walking into 80 deg even it feels good for awhile.
i need to try mine down cooler maybe at 72 it will be the same ? if so why not have it cold if its going to run the same amount right ?

 

[08snake]

Whats the size of your AC and how much Sq Ft.....I have an AC system designed for roughly 3000sft, however I live in 2300sqft. Plus my new Trane system is awesome......5 Ton FTW.......

 

[03cobramanIII]

appx. 2100 sq ft.
size of unit not sure?

 

[VirtualSVT]

you're supposed to slightly undersize the unit for the house. You want it to cool off the house while pulling the humidity out. If its too big it'll cool it down quick and shut off and not pull out the humidity.

Get a digital programmable thermostat.

 

[@$$_Gob|n]

its normal if you dont want a big electricity bill buy a swamp cooler they work awesome depending on where you live

 

[03cobramanIII]

i updated the mins at the top , i had night time mins in it ,
its on 17 mins ,,off 10 mins ..17 mins on,,,10 mins off. maybe it needs freon? they want 100 bucks just to come out .
i got a dig. stat but not set if its on 76 deg it kicks on at 77 and off at 75.

 

[ProChargedSnake]

Mine is a 3 ton, 14 sear heat pump, takes that new D"something" freon, cooling & heating 3000sqft. Love it!! Our power bill dropped from $350 month to $200 a month.

 

[VirtualSVT]

Well..Its one degree set? Weird. Most are 4 degree's. Cools the house down 4 degree's from the set point and then shuts off..

 

[03cobramanIII]

i know my bill will be high 250 plus,only 4 month of summer left, its going to be a hot one too.
last month was 120 ish.

 

[STAMPEDE3]

you're supposed to slightly undersize the unit for the house. You want it to cool off the house while pulling the humidity out. If its too big it'll cool it down quick and shut off and not pull out the humidity.

Get a digital programmable thermostat.

+1

 

[GA Terminator]

you may want to check the position of your thermostat to see if it is in a warm spot in the house. This may cause it to cycle frequently. I put a small floor fan near mine and it keeps it cooler in that spot, but does not affect the overall temp in the house.

 

[GA Terminator]

You may want to check the position of your thermostat to see if it is in a warm spot in the house. This may cause it to cycle frequently. I put a small floor fan near mine and it keeps it cooler in that spot, but does not affect the overall temp in the house.

 

[03cobramanIII]

check your in the heat of the day to see how long it runs for and off.

mine ranges from 17 to 18 on
and 8 to 10 min off. at 76 deg.
this house was built in 1966 stat been in the same place? in the hallway
im fixing to kick it down to 74 deg and time it after it kicks off .

 

[STAMPEDE3]

Well..Its one degree set? Weird. Most are 4 degree's. Cools the house down 4 degree's from the set point and then shuts off..

Have mine set at 2°

Well it kicks on 1° above and off 2° below set point.
So I guess that's 3°

 

[03cobramanIII]

i just set it on 74 now and going to see if its the same ?
if so might as well keep it lower right ?

 

[03cobramanIII]

UPDATE!

turn down to 74 deg at 2.24 pm, let unit run till 3.17pm about 50 mins , still hadnt kicked off yet, temp in house was only 76 deg still. i think i got a problem?
50 mins to cool off 2 deg is insane, not to mention it didnt even kick off yet.
unit is blowing heat out the top of the fan motor, and line is sweating too.?

76 is the coolest it will get in the heat of the day

 

[STAMPEDE3]

Mine runs for a while also to get it down to 74°

Heat should be coming off the outside fan and line should sweat.
It is hot as hell outside right now.

 

[jf4boogie]

How old is your A/C unit? Mine is...about 4yrs old and I had to have it recharged last summer b/c of a small leak...

IIRC it was 60 or 70 bucks