Apartment central air conditioning unit

6 years ago

Hello,

i moved into my current apartment at the beginning of May. Since then I’ve had maintenance come out 3+ times to look at my A/C. I’ll have the A/C set between 65-70 degrees (depending on how hot it is outside) and it will still be 80-85 degrees in my apartment. Theyve cleaned the coils so far but refuse to do much else. I don’t know anything and I’m not handy. To me it feels like the air flow is very weak. The air resembles my tower fan on its lowest setting, is this normal? The air is pushing out 66.5 degrees regardless of what I have the air set to.

it seems like the central Air just isn’t “strong enough” to cool down the entire apartment in my opinion. Does anyone have any advice for me? What I should tell maintenance? Is this “normal” or should I keep pushing them to keep coming out every day my apartment is over 80 degrees?

i have a temperature sensitive pet and also I’m not thrilled to pay to keep my a/c running all day and night when the stupid thing won’t even cool my apartment below 80 degrees.

please advise :)

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kevinande
6 years ago
If the facility maintenance can't fix the problem then they should get a contractor out there to fix the issue. Sounds it may be something as simple as the fan motor based on your description.
Don't let up be a pain in the you know what. Squeaky wheel gets the grease. I don't know where you live, but unfortunately here in Texas as hot as it gets Air conditioning is considered a luxury and there are no laws that require landlords to provide them. Ask if there is another unit available if they can't repair the issue. If this were winter and you had an issue of no heat, this would be an entirely different matter.
dadoes
6 years ago
Similar situation happened when I helped my nephew and his girlfriend (now wife) move to a different apt a few years ago. First the A/C wouldn't run at all. Maintenance found a breaker had been shut off. It then turned on but the output airflow was very weak to the point that I doubt it would flutter a ribbon at any of the registers. Was a hot day in May and the apt never cooled down for the hours I was there. I told nephew something is seriously wrong, call maintenance again. A couple months later when I had opportunity to ask about the situation, he said there had been a problem, maintenance fixed it and now it gets COLD in there (in Austin TX, so plenty hot summer weather).
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mike_home
6 years ago
The maintenance men are probably not HVAC technicians. They problem is beyond their capabilities. It is likely a low refrigerant problem that will require an HVAC contractor to come in to do the required repair.

You need to speak to the landlord and tell them there have been three failed attempt to fix your AC. State you want the problem fixed immediately. If you are paying the electric bill, then you will be stuck paying a high bill for an AC that is running constantly. It is more effective if you write a letter to document your complaint.