T_bone65 Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 My heat pump keeps freezing up and shutting off. If it does run I feel no air coming out of the vents at all, it is 86 upstairs. Does this mean I am out of Freon? I am an idiot about this stuff but I called our service company and they are coming out tomorrow morning, what should I expect? TIA for any help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajncajn Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 My heat pump keeps freezing up and shutting off. If it does run I feel no air coming out of the vents at all, it is 86 upstairs. Does this mean I am out of Freon? I am an idiot about this stuff but I called our service company and they are coming out tomorrow morning, what should I expect? TIA for any help Pretty sure that it does that when you are low on freon. You may have a slight leak and will need to call a repairman with a detector to know for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_bone65 Posted May 26, 2010 Author Share Posted May 26, 2010 Pretty sure that it does that when you are low on freon. You may have a slight leak and will need to call a repairman with a detector to know for sure. Thats kind of what I figured. I turned the thermostat off as well so it doesn't just run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 Chief Dick will be along shortly to tell you what a moran you are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Dick Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 Pretty sure that it does that when you are low on freon. You may have a slight leak and will need to call a repairman with a detector to know for sure. This is more than likely the cause. Also, check your filter. If it's really, really dirty it can cause this also. And depending on the age of your HP, you may be in need of replacement. Do not buy anything without talking to me or sending me a PM Chief Dick will be along shortly to tell you what a moran you are. And you're a moran. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazinib1 Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 I can almost guarantee you have a leak somewhere cause Freon doesn't just go away. It doesn't evaporate or wear away or disappear on its own. I'm guessing with the repair and refill, you're looking at a bill around $300. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_bone65 Posted May 26, 2010 Author Share Posted May 26, 2010 (edited) This is more than likely the cause. Also, check your filter. If it's really, really dirty it can cause this also. And depending on the age of your HP, you may be in need of replacement. Do not buy anything without talking to me or sending me a PM And you're a moran. Checking the filters now, and the house is just over 5 years old. ETA: The filters both look fine, we have the 90 day kind but they are both good to go. Edited May 26, 2010 by T_bone65 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Dick Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 Checking the filters now, and the house is just over 5 years old. ETA: The filters both look fine, we have the 90 day kind but they are both good to go. You're fooked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_bone65 Posted May 26, 2010 Author Share Posted May 26, 2010 You're fooked. Awesome, thats exactly what I wanted to hear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keggerz Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 (edited) If someone turned the thermostat down to low that could cause the unit to "freeze up"....turning it off and allowing it to thaw out and giving it another shot might be worth it....but honestly that usually happens in retail stores where employees are idiots...so like CD said, you are fooked (probably). Edited May 27, 2010 by keggerz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Dick Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 PM sent with my # so, you know, uh, we can talk about HVAC, and....stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 PM sent with my # so, you know, uh, we can talk about HVAC, and....stuff. 3-way calling? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Footballjoe Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 I hope the pressure of the drafts hasn't caused you to start sniffing freon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_bone65 Posted May 27, 2010 Author Share Posted May 27, 2010 (edited) Well, everything is thawed now after being off for 3 hours and will see what happens. It is 85 inside right now and my 4 y/o is sweating in her sleep. Going to let it run and see if it cools down, I can feel some cool air coming from the vents and it isn't frozen back up yet Edited May 27, 2010 by T_bone65 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 Well, everything is thawed now after being off for 3 hours and will see what happens. It is 85 inside right now and my 4 y/o is sweating in her sleep. Going to let it run and see if it cools down, I can feel some cool air coming from the vents and it isn't frozen back up yet I remember this happened to us last summer, right before we were set to have a bunch of people over for a Memorial Day (or was it a Fourth of July?) party. Fortunately we have a portable a/c unit that we used in our great room and most everyone was outside anyways. It thawed out for at least 3 hours but it went back on and we haven't had any problems since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_bone65 Posted May 27, 2010 Author Share Posted May 27, 2010 It is still 76 upstairs and I turned the thermostat back on again about an hour ago. I turned it off at 1:00 AM after it was still over 82 Hope to hear from service compant within the next 30 minutes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whomper Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 Our coil froze once because of a freon leak. I agree with rajn. That's prob what it is. We had a leak in the line. Fixed it and gave it a blast of freon and we are good to go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_bone65 Posted May 27, 2010 Author Share Posted May 27, 2010 They will be here between 12-2 today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 They might be here today. Fixed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimC Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 It's too bad the hippies won't allow us to fill it up with freon anymore. Save you a ton of wasted money having some "eckspurt" do it. Just don't overfill it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_bone65 Posted May 27, 2010 Author Share Posted May 27, 2010 They will be here between 12-2 today. Fixed. I never had a doubt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_bone65 Posted May 27, 2010 Author Share Posted May 27, 2010 Cheaper than a new unit but more than I had hoped for. Total of 680 to repair a leak, refill the freon and flush out the system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Footballjoe Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 Cheaper than a new unit but more than I had hoped for. Total of 680 to repair a leak, refill the freon and flush out the system. dang, What's that, about 20% the cost of a new unit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Dick Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 Cheaper than a new unit but more than I had hoped for. Total of 680 to repair a leak, refill the freon and flush out the system. On a 5 year old unit I probably would have done the same. Where was the leak? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_bone65 Posted May 27, 2010 Author Share Posted May 27, 2010 On a 5 year old unit I probably would have done the same. Where was the leak? In the attic where a 1inch pipe goes into another pipe, bad soder joint I guess He is draining all of the air out of the system still and then has to put in 5-6 lbs of freon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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