aircon newbie
30-11-2014, 09:14 PM
Hi guys,
New to the forum and looking for a bit of guidance. I have one of the above systems (KFR-45GW/NJ16). It is about 7 years old and has performed faultlessly since installation. I know I should be overjoyed by this fact, based on some of the items I have found on here lol. But I lately it has started to play up a little.
I would appreciate any thoughts on diagnosing possible faults with the following symptoms.
When heating, it runs for 15/20 mins then just blows ambient air. It raises the room temp from 10 to 19 C, but the controller is set at Max(28 C). I have noticed that when it stops heating it appears to start heating the outside unit, as rain water produces steam from the outside fins. Both inside and outside unit fans still work, but only ambient, if not slightly chilled air is blown from the inside unit. It does not appear to reset it's self either. But if I turn it off and on again after a while it starts to work properly again for 10/20 mins.
Could this just be a gas issue, or is it likely to be something more serious. I appreciate that by spending £100 or so to get it re gassed I might by throwing good money after bad, but I would just like it to live on borrowed time for 12 months or so. I will then get it replaced with a proper setup.
Cheers
New to the forum and looking for a bit of guidance. I have one of the above systems (KFR-45GW/NJ16). It is about 7 years old and has performed faultlessly since installation. I know I should be overjoyed by this fact, based on some of the items I have found on here lol. But I lately it has started to play up a little.
I would appreciate any thoughts on diagnosing possible faults with the following symptoms.
When heating, it runs for 15/20 mins then just blows ambient air. It raises the room temp from 10 to 19 C, but the controller is set at Max(28 C). I have noticed that when it stops heating it appears to start heating the outside unit, as rain water produces steam from the outside fins. Both inside and outside unit fans still work, but only ambient, if not slightly chilled air is blown from the inside unit. It does not appear to reset it's self either. But if I turn it off and on again after a while it starts to work properly again for 10/20 mins.
Could this just be a gas issue, or is it likely to be something more serious. I appreciate that by spending £100 or so to get it re gassed I might by throwing good money after bad, but I would just like it to live on borrowed time for 12 months or so. I will then get it replaced with a proper setup.
Cheers