When I turn the unit on it blows cold air for about 5 mins, then stops and only blows room temp air. I cleaned the air filter. No blockage in tube out vent. Bewildered. Unit was used for one summer. thanks
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you have a slow leak in your refrigerant and need to find the leak. you will have to get an AC repairman to come to your house and check it for leaks and fix the problem.
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Hello, if the airflow seems good and the unit is clean it is possible that the unit has a low refrigerant charge due to a leak, if you have a thermometer measure the return air and the supply air, tjen find the differance between the two, if it is below 15 then the unit is undercharged and will neec to be recharged.
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Sorry to hear of your problem.
This is a common issue, and have just experience the same in my home. I am also an HVACR service tech, and will outline the most common problem that causes this.
If it blows cold air, your compressor is working fine. For a certain reason your compressor is turning off.
The compressor needs constant cooling of the motor and its windings. The compressor is also equipped with an overload switch (this turns the compressor off when temperatures inside get too hot). This is probably what is happening in your case.
The condenser coil (the outside coil that is silver with all the vertical fins) is where heat is rejected. A fan blows air over the condenser to help remove this heat. The condenser needs to be clean at all times.
First thing - check the condenser for dirt/leaves/cottonwood. If it is dirty, use compressed air, or water to clean the coil, being very careful not to damage or bend the fins, this will impeded operation and cause you to lose cooling capacity. Clean in a vertical motion with the fins.
If you find the condenser coil is clean, check the condenser fan motor (the blades are usually made of plastic) for broken or damaged blades, and then look into the unit to see if the condenser fan motor runs if in fact the blade is intact.
I believe if you follow these steps you are either going to find a dirty condenser, or a bad motor/fan blade.
The only other reason could be a low refrigerant charge not allowing the unit to cool properly, but this can only be verified with refrigeration gauges and a trained service technician, unless you can visually verify oil spotting in the unit, indicating the presence of a leak.
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