Air conditioning question

9 years ago

We recently moved into an apartment that we were told was sound proof. We have found this not to be true. The tenant below us air conditioner goes on every 7 to 8 minutes and shuts off after 4 to 5 minutes all day and all night making it next to impossible to sleep because we can hear it turn on continued with a humming noise coming up through our bedroom wall and when it shuts off we hear a loud bang. We have talked to the management office who in turn supposedly checked out the unit by a maintenance person who really does not know anything about air conditioning who in turn stated the unit was fine. We even begged for them to call out a professional which they ignored that request because from what we researched this is not normal. We do not know how this tenant has her thermostat set but she does not seem to care that how ever she has it set at is keeping up her neighbors. Other than short cycling, which the maintenance person claimed it was not doing could someone advise what this tenant is doing to cause the ac to go on and off too frequently? We are ready to lose it from lack of sleep. Thank you in advance.

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tigerdunes
9 years ago
Unit could be oversized. There are some thermostats that can control the cycles/hr. that would reduce the cycles but do nothing about the noise. It could be you are overly sensitive to noise or types of noise. Short of earplugs, I really doubt there is much you can do other than threaten to break lease and move. Have you discussed this issue with your neighbor? Obviously the noise is not a problem for them. You could also ask your landlord for permission to have an HVAC pro out to take a look. That of course would be on your dime. Is another apt available that you could move into?

sorry for your trouble,

IMO
fsq4cw
9 years ago
You could offer to buy and 'loan' them a quieter, properly sized new window air-conditioner. I know this would be expensive but what's your peace of mind worth?

There might not be a huge difference in price between this and paying for a service call to look at their unit only to be told, "It's OK".

You might 'incentivize' them by telling them it's not only quieter but also more energy efficient and will cost them less to run.

If you choose this route, just have them sign a document that mentions the make/model/serial number - and that it's YOURS!

IMPO

SR
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