JoeWras
Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
- Joined
- Sep 18, 2012
- Messages
- 11,747
Gray Beard I had the same issue as the coils were an ice ball. I took of the cover and used fans to melt the ice. After 4 hours turned back on and temporary remove the filter in before the AC unit. (Before I get scolded by others, this was only temporary) this allowed the unit to keep going and not freeze up again on low Freon. I had to run like this for 7 days as that was as soon as any AC company would arrive. it keeps us comfortable if you need to buy some extra time.
On a side note read where they are going to discontinue 410 freon in the near future...Since the Tech recharged mine going well and hopefully wait a few years and buy a unit that will use the R32.
I think running in a melt-run-pause-melt-run scenario as emergency cooling is fine in the short term. Gives Graybeard time to carefully move forward. It just isn't tenable long term.
I should talk. I'm using a 30 year old dehumidifier that is low on coolant and freezes the coils. It is in a tool shed. I run it one hour per day on a timer. Has worked great to keep rust off my tools for about 10 years now.