Got home and my AC isn't working

[NickTheGreat]

4 windows down going 60mph

Old joke for me that I thought was somewhat commonly known, guess not.

My a/c was out in my vehicle a few weeks ago, and since I'm fancy I have 6/70 ac. Six windows open, going 70 mph.

 

[BCClone]

My a/c was out in my vehicle a few weeks ago, and since I'm fancy I have 6/70 ac. Six windows open, going 70 mph.

Wife’s vehicle makes a strange thumping noise if you put down a window when driving. Your ears hurt

 

[cydsho]

4 windows down going 60mph

Old joke for me that I thought was somewhat commonly known, guess not.

It was 260 Air in my old Mustang. A lot time it was 280 Air. High Efficiency.

 

[CloneFanInKC]

My a/c was out in my vehicle a few weeks ago, and since I'm fancy I have 6/70 ac. Six windows open, going 70 mph.

I’m trying to think how that is possible. Do you have the old wing windows for the front doors in addition to the standard door windows?

I can imagine 5/70 AC but 6/70 is blowing my mind.

 

[CloneFanInKC]

Wife’s vehicle makes a strange thumping noise if you put down a window when driving. Your ears hurt

I have no idea the technical term but I call it the helicoptering effect. I just open the back truck window and it goes away.

 

[Cyclonsin]

Wife’s vehicle makes a strange thumping noise if you put down a window when driving. Your ears hurt

Crack a rear window at the same time to alleviate that.

 

[AgronAlum]

This happened to us on a Friday afternoon during a hot spell a few years back. Had to move the family and dogs out for the weekend until it was replaced on Monday. It went into the upper 80s in our house.

The worst part was living with our parents for 3 days.

 

[ripvdub]

It's typically a $10 fix with a new capacitor.

 

[Bigman38]

Good luck. Same thing happened to us, luckily just a thermostat dying.

 

[Pope]

Okay, how about ceiling fans? My wife and I discussed the proper direction for our fans to spin in summer months. We spin them clockwise in the summer so that it pushes the air downward instead of sucking it up.

 

[TitanClone]

My old house in Ames was without AC for 5 or 6 days in August before classes started back in 2014. I could barely breathe upstairs where my room was. Slept on the floor in the basement and took ice cold showers.

 

[BWRhasnoAC]

Wife’s vehicle makes a strange thumping noise if you put down a window when driving. Your ears hurt

It's common in these newer cars. Drives me nut. Some kind of strange frequency generated by the wind.

 

[Pope]

Also, how about the fan on your HVAC?

We were advised by our repair guy to set the fan to on rather than automatic. He said this will continuously circulate the air in our house, reduce the significant temperature differential between our downstairs and upstairs, and reduce the amount of time our air conditioner must run.

I hate having our fan run non-stop, but those all sounded like good reasons so we changed our fan setting from automatic to on.

 

[BWRhasnoAC]

Also, how about the fan on your HVAC?

We were advised by our repair guy to set the fan to on rather than automatic. He said this will continuously circulate the air in our house, reduce the significant temperature differential between our downstairs and upstairs, and reduce the amount of time our air conditioner must run.

I hate having our fan run non-stop, but those all sounded like good reasons so we changed our fan setting from automatic to on.

Ya mine didn't turn on unless the AC was running.

 

[BoxsterCy]

Wife’s vehicle makes a strange thumping noise if you put down a window when driving. Your ears hurt

Same with Das Audi. Old sedan Audi would do it to but cracking a back window would fit that air flow thump.

 

[NATEizKING]

Replaced my last last Wed, had a leak in aluminum on high pressure side. I would save $1300 doing furnace at same time but it wasn't needed so passed, especially after replacing blower motor over the winter. Replaced the driveway a week before I noticed it was blowing hot air.

 

[BoxsterCy]

Also, how about the fan on your HVAC?

We were advised by our repair guy to set the fan to on rather than automatic. He said this will continuously circulate the air in our house, reduce the significant temperature differential between our downstairs and upstairs, and reduce the amount of time our air conditioner must run.

I hate having our fan run non-stop, but those all sounded like good reasons so we changed our fan setting from automatic to on.

I pretty much have my furnace fan run 24/7 all year round. Keeps the air moving and temp more consistent in different rooms. Lots of high ceilings and vaulted ceiling so also keep a ceiling fan running on low in main living room. You don't notice the fan, it's like 13' high above the floor. Mostly finished basement and it keeps the air moving down there to so it never feels damp. Bought a pretty nice fan, not a big box store one, it's been running almost constantly for 20 years. That's a good motor in that unit!

 

[nfrine]

Opposite problem here. My wife keeps it at 75 and still has blankets on. I think she's missing a circulatory system. If left to my own devices, that baby is set at 68-70.

So 69 is your favorite position...I see what you did there.

 

[cydnote]

Also, how about the fan on your HVAC?

We were advised by our repair guy to set the fan to on rather than automatic. He said this will continuously circulate the air in our house, reduce the significant temperature differential between our downstairs and upstairs, and reduce the amount of time our air conditioner must run.

I hate having our fan run non-stop, but those all sounded like good reasons so we changed our fan setting from automatic to on.

Went geothermal in '95 and except for power outages, the fan hasn't shut off since then.

 

[nrg4isu]

I gotta go do a plumbing job so basically no chance I’m not soaked today.

Isn't that a good thing? BYU keeps saying it's a good thing.