Your questions about air duct cleaning services

What is wrong with my air conditioner?

I just had my air conditioner serviced. It was keeping the house semi cool but not at a comfortable level. They came out and cleaned the unit (it needed it pretty bad) and he put 3.5 lbs of freon in it. It felt the same… so now 2 days later its 91 degrees inside my house. he cleaned the unit, put in new filters, put in 3.5 lbs of freon, he swept the duct? out (we have central heat & air) he said he checked for leaks and there isnt any, the copper wires are fine inside & outside the house, the condensation is dripping properly from the hose leading to the outside of the house….so now he just says “its just hot outside and it will take awhile”

ARE YOU SERIOUS?!?!?!!? ITS 91 degrees inside my house! its cooler outside than inside! I went to the store and bought 3 standing oscilating fans & 1 floor fan… this is ridiculous. out $300 and his excuse to why my house is not cooling at all now is “its just hot outside”

I have my window raised and the kitchen raised(the only ones with screen) Im about to go crazy and I cant afford to have someone else come out here right now.

Any ideas/advice?

Review:
*3.5 lbs freon & CHARGED the unit
*New filters
*No leaks
*cleaned out the duct & outside unit
*Copper wires are fine
*leaking condensation fine

What else is there?

All your information is helpful. Thanks a million.
Ok so I just found a block of ice on the coil thats right beside the radiator looking thing. I defrosted it but its too early to tell if this is my problem. What causes a block of ice to form like that?

Ford Focus Air Filter Question?

2004 Ford Focus SE with a 2.3L PZEV Engine.

The air filter is in a box behind the left side headlight and is supposed to last 150,000 miles. The car has 52,000 now. The air filter assembly was quoted at $500

Before I got the car, it was involved in an accident and was struck in the left front (Yes, I got it incredibly cheap). The body shop did not notice that the duct coming out of the top of the air cleaner box was cracked part way around.

When I had the car serviced today they washed it and it would not run worth a darn after being washed. It kept stalling. The code reader said the MAP sensor was out of range and in looking for the MAP sensor we discovered the air cleaner box.

We removed the air cleaner box and about a quart of water poured out of it.

We dried out the box and filter with low PSI compressed air and sealed the crack in the box with some universal tool (duct tape). The car runs fine now.

I would like to have words with a Ford Engineer (likely a Ramblin’ Wreck from Georgia Tech) about putting in a $500 air cleaner, even if it is supposed to last 150,000 miles.

My question is whether the air cleaner element would have been damaged from getting wet. It looks like foam plastic and is black and it certainly is not a paper cartridge. And the air cleaner box is NOT meant to be opened, as if that would stop me if I really wanted to.

How often should you clean you A/C drain line?

I just had full Central A/C (compressor, air handler and duct work) replaced last year. My unit stopped working and the service man said it was not under warranty since it was the drain line was plugged. Shouldn’t that have been cleaned when the unit was installed? Or does debris clog up that soon? How much would cleaning a drain line normally cost?

need some feedback from homeowners?

ok I tried this before but I’ve cleaned it up a bit to fill in the details the people seem to be getting stuck on I would like some feedback on this idea from home owners
We offer a complete Home care program suited for singles, seniors and busy with life Homeowners. Were for a low monthly fee of $45 debited from your bank account a trained skilled Maintenance man ( Trade Licensed ) comes to the house and inspects, repairs and services the home.
things like
fixing leaky taps, draining the sludge from the water heater,clearing drains, sealing drafts, removing ice, servicing the furnace, installing and removing the air conditioner, cleaning the ducts, removing mold, cleaning the gutters, checking the electrical system,steam cleaning the carpet, changing that light bulb you can’t reach, pulling out the fridge to clean the coils, keeping the dryer vent clean,caulking windows, fixing screens, repairs to decks and fences and roof’s and any other Home care items that might arise ( we are not cleaners though ) you get the idea.

But instead of a big bill every time someone comes out it is already covered in the $45 a month, With at the minimum of 4 seasonal visits to take care of basic maintenance and seasonal special visits like removing ice dams for you and an on call “I just can’t wait ” service, the Home stay’s maintained because there’s no reason to put off the fix and with saving on the cost of repairs and savings on utilities from having a well Maintained Home the service pay’s for itself in no time.
my insurance cost’s are around $800 per year and don’t for see an incident were I can be liable for damage like your talking about I have been in commercial construction for 25 years and have never had that type of thing happen knock on wood but good point.

I have looked on line at things like Home Shield but they are certainly not close to what I am offering a customer and nothing is available like this in my area.If a house needs $800 worth of work it does and is covered other houses will need $200 some wont need repairs this year and if I just saved you $800 I hope you’d stick around.

Thanks for the feedback I was hoping to hear from a homeowner as to how they feel about the product

Air conditioning problem on semi-truck?

I have a 2004 Volvo 780 (commercial truck) with a 500 HP Cummins ISX motor. I don’t know if there are any diesel techs or air conditioning people here but maybe someone can help.

Anyhow, the air conditioning system freezes up CONSTANTLY. Humid or dry, cool or hot. It cools OK for a while and then we notice it’s not blowing air anymore, we shut off the fan or the compressor and it thaws out. I have changed the filter in the cab and sleeper twice to no avail. Have had the duct system cleaned out with some sort of acid that’s supposed to clean the grime and stuff off the coils, didn’t work either.

Just wondering if this may be something simple, perhaps worth trying a can of R-134, or do I need to go in for service? Any ideas appreciated