Helpful articles from ARS/Rescue Rooter http://www.ars.com/homeconnect/ http://www.ars.com/images/ARS_RRLogo.jpg http://www.ars.com/ Helpful articles from ARS/Rescue Rooter 290 85 en-us Copyright 2008 ARS/Rescue Rooter http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 I had a new heating and AC unit put in my home recently. It worked great the first day, but now the thermostat and the whole unit shut down after about 10 hours of working. I had the company come out yesterday, and the contractor changed some wires and got it working fine. However, this morning it is out again. http://www.ars.com/homeconnect/question/New-unit-worked-fine-for-one-day.aspx Wed, 21 Dec 2011 06:00:00 GMT We just had our limit switch replaced two days ago, and we have the heat set on 70 but there is cold air coming from the vents. Plus the fan run constantly until i have to reset it. Our maintainence guy said everything should be fine and that he will be out again in the spring for our annual checkup. http://www.ars.com/homeconnect/question/Limit-switch-replaced.aspx Wed, 21 Dec 2011 06:00:00 GMT We have a new furnace that we bought from a wholesaler and had our contractor put in when we remodeled our house. It is an electric furnace and it will not shut off. It just continues to run even after we turn the thermostat to off. We have to walk over to the furnace and shut it off manually. The furnace is not even three years old. What could be our problem? http://www.ars.com/homeconnect/question/Furnace-will-not-turn-off.aspx Tue, 13 Dec 2011 06:00:00 GMT I live on the bottom floor of a three-story building. Our units have put washers and dryers on each of our balconies and now I get soap suds spilling out of my toilets as do some of my neighbors on the first floor. What can I or any plumber do to correct this problem? http://www.ars.com/homeconnect/question/Soap-suds-spill-out-of-toilet.aspx Tue, 13 Dec 2011 06:00:00 GMT Our compressor just went out on our unit and we had the whole unit replaced inside and out. The technician cannot find our problem. As soon as we turn the unit on, the bottom half of the coil freezes up and we still do not have cold air. The fan has also been replaced. It’s not low on refrigerant, so what else could it be since everything is brand new? We live in a mobile home, and the tech replaced the 14-year-old unit with the new energy efficient one and we now have 13 SEER instead of a 10 SEER. http://www.ars.com/homeconnect/question/Coil-freezes-up.aspx Thu, 08 Dec 2011 06:00:00 GMT We have a window heat pump that has been installed for a couple of years and it seems to heat just fine except for one problem. The fan never shuts off. I have read the manual and messed with the controls and, unless you shut the whole unit off, you cannot shut the fan off. Is this normal behavior for a window unit? My wife is about over all of the noise and excess power consumption and wants to buy an infrared heater. Do you think the unit was defective when we bought it? http://www.ars.com/homeconnect/question/Fan-never-shuts-off.aspx Thu, 08 Dec 2011 06:00:00 GMT My AC unit has been working fine up until the last few weeks where the weather has been colder than summer but then warmer than fall. So I set my thermostat on Auto so that if it did get below 68 in the house it would turn heat on and if it got about 80 then it would turn AC on. It seems like I hear the motor running where my air filter goes, and it feels like some air is coming from the vents but the unit itself isn't running. Even if I turn the whole unit off from the thermostat, the sound of the air filter vent is running but not the actual unit. I'm at a loss for what could be the problem all I know is that the house has been unusually hot in the evenings when outside is nice and cool. http://www.ars.com/homeconnect/question/Thermostat-set-on-auto.aspx Thu, 08 Dec 2011 06:00:00 GMT What brand gas furnace do you sell? Do you sell humidfiers? http://www.ars.com/homeconnect/question/Furnaces-and-humidifiers.aspx Mon, 28 Nov 2011 06:00:00 GMT I have a one bedroom condo on the second floor. I replaced my AC unit and furnace 3 years ago. I have it serviced twice a year, but this summer it seemed to be running more than usual even in milder weather. I typically have my thermostat set at 72 degrees. The unit cycles on and off normally at night and in the morning, but during the afternoon in the heat of the day it ran continuously (from about 2 p.m. – 8 p.m.) even when it is only 80 degrees outside. It did maintain the temperature inside, but it seemed like it should be cycling on and off during the day when the outside temperatures were not as extreme. http://www.ars.com/homeconnect/question/AC-ran-more-than-usual-this-past-summer.aspx Mon, 28 Nov 2011 06:00:00 GMT We have a new air conditioning unit. We had many problems with our unit freezing and I mean an inch of ice at first. A switch was moved and that solved the problem. But every day in the afternoon, the unit seems to be unable to maintain the temperature. It is always 3 to 4 degrees higher then we have it set. I checked, and we don't have safety switch. The system only cooled again when the temperature dropped at night. Could the 2 to 3 weeks of freezing have damaged the unit? http://www.ars.com/homeconnect/question/When-AC-unit-freezes-does-it-damage-unit.aspx Mon, 28 Nov 2011 06:00:00 GMT We were told by a professional that our six year old central air conditioner needed a new circulation fan motor because it blew a fuse and the motor quit. My husband replaced the motor himself. After replacing the motor, the unit comes on but there is very little air coming through the vents. We also replaced the compressor outside and the thermostat inside. Why is it not cooling? http://www.ars.com/homeconnect/question/Very-little-air-coming-through-vents.aspx Mon, 28 Nov 2011 06:00:00 GMT I have a 1649 square foot home in Phoenix, Arizona and the air conditioning installation technician said that a 3.5 ton unit would be sufficient for the two story home. Please verify how they figure out what tonnage goes into your home? Is it based on square footage? And would this size be okay for my home? http://www.ars.com/homeconnect/question/How-is-tonnage-figured.aspx Mon, 28 Nov 2011 06:00:00 GMT Can you tell me what a lateral problem is in regards to the sewer outside? Is that a serious and/or expensive problem? http://www.ars.com/homeconnect/question/What-is-a-lateral-problem.aspx Mon, 21 Nov 2011 06:00:00 GMT On the outside of the house, I have a copper line coming out of the brick opposite the kitchen. This line just started leaking. The air conditioning has not been running, but I did repair the hot water line on the hot water heater. Where is the source of the water? http://www.ars.com/homeconnect/question/Copper-line-from-kitchen-started-leaking.aspx Mon, 21 Nov 2011 06:00:00 GMT I live in a modular home with a septic tank system. When I used the washer the other night, the water that drained from the rinse and spin cycle came up through my toilets and bathtubs. Now my tubs don’t drain and my toilets won’t flush. What could be the cause of this? Oh yeah, all my sinks in the house are just fine with no backups or drainage issues. http://www.ars.com/homeconnect/question/Tubs-dont-drain-and-toilets-dont-flush.aspx Mon, 21 Nov 2011 06:00:00 GMT Ever since my power went out, my furnace won't stay on after pushing the reset button. I've done this several times now , and it still won't stay on. Is there anything I can do to troubleshoot this myself? http://www.ars.com/homeconnect/question/Furnace-wont-stay-on-after-pushing-reset-button.aspx Thu, 10 Nov 2011 06:00:00 GMT My heating is not working in the downstairs but the upstairs is working fine. Do you know what’s wrong, the heating system or the thermostat? http://www.ars.com/homeconnect/question/Heat-or-thermostat-issues.aspx Thu, 10 Nov 2011 06:00:00 GMT We have an electric furnace and heat pump. The whole system was shut off at the breaker for the summer. We just turned it on this week. Temperature was set for 70. The thermostat showed that the temperature was rising very quickly. Then it claimed the temperature stayed at that setting. The furnace and heat pump ran constantly all evening. When the thermostat was turned down, the heat pump shut off but the furnace continued to run. Any ideas? Thanks. http://www.ars.com/homeconnect/question/Furnace-and-heat-pump-both-ran-all-evening.aspx Thu, 10 Nov 2011 06:00:00 GMT We just had an ARS-24180-16 UVC lamp installed on the air conditioner. The first one the technician put in blew up so he came back and replaced it with a new one, but the transformer is hot to the touch. Is this normal? I'm just worried. I don't want my house to catch fire http://www.ars.com/homeconnect/question/Transformer-feels-warm-to-touch.aspx Thu, 10 Nov 2011 06:00:00 GMT My air conditioning compressor had to be replaced recently. To my knowledge everything always worked properly with the old compressor. Now, when the thermostat calls for cooling, the indoor furnace blower fan kicks on and the outdoor unit condenser fan and compressor start up at the same time like they are supposed to about half of the time, but the other half of the time the condenser fan starts first (along with the indoor blower fan) and runs for a couple of minutes before the compressor kicks on. Shouldn't the outdoor fan and compressor always start together? What could cause this? http://www.ars.com/homeconnect/question/Should-outdoor-fan-and-compressor-always-start-together.aspx Mon, 31 Oct 2011 05:00:00 GMT