Well its HOT inside my house.
Its HOT and HUMID outside my house.
Noticed the house getting warm. Didn't feel much airflow through the ducts. Went outside and noticed ice starting to form on the outside unit.
Came back inside, turned the A/C to OFF. Turned the fan from AUTO to ON.
Called my local cigar smoking HVAC guy, caught him at his condo in Florida watching the sunset over the Gulf of Mexico. He told me to go pull the filter unit too, so I could increase the airflow, which would help melt the block of ice that has apparently formed on the coil inside the ductwork. So now I have a nice wet floor while the ice is melting into a puddle . . . fortunately there is a drain right there so the mess is not too bad.
He called his shop for me, service tech will be out in the morning.
In the mean time he told me to let the fan run with the A/C set to off for several hours to allow the block of ice to melt. So I'll flip it back on at midnight so we can sleep tonight. Then off again about 6am, still leaving the fan running, so it melts again. Apparently the service guy can't really do much if its a block of ice.
I'm down in the family room (lowest/coolest part of the house). Wife & daughter are up in the bedroom (highest/hottest part of the house).
Its HOT and HUMID outside my house.
Noticed the house getting warm. Didn't feel much airflow through the ducts. Went outside and noticed ice starting to form on the outside unit.
Came back inside, turned the A/C to OFF. Turned the fan from AUTO to ON.
Called my local cigar smoking HVAC guy, caught him at his condo in Florida watching the sunset over the Gulf of Mexico. He told me to go pull the filter unit too, so I could increase the airflow, which would help melt the block of ice that has apparently formed on the coil inside the ductwork. So now I have a nice wet floor while the ice is melting into a puddle . . . fortunately there is a drain right there so the mess is not too bad.
He called his shop for me, service tech will be out in the morning.
In the mean time he told me to let the fan run with the A/C set to off for several hours to allow the block of ice to melt. So I'll flip it back on at midnight so we can sleep tonight. Then off again about 6am, still leaving the fan running, so it melts again. Apparently the service guy can't really do much if its a block of ice.
I'm down in the family room (lowest/coolest part of the house). Wife & daughter are up in the bedroom (highest/hottest part of the house).