Outdoor Ac Unit Blowing Cold Air Outside

There are two possible scenarios here.

Outdoor ac unit blowing cold air outside.

The ac disconnect box the disconnect box is found near the outdoor unit. An evaporator coil in a central ac unit. The gas then cycles back to a condenser coil unit located outside where it cools back down to a. So you visited the outside unit and noticed that the fan wasn t spinning.

It can shut off power to the indoor ac blower. If so you re probably wondering what s going on. The thermostat that records the room temperature is on the front of the a c unit so if you have cold air from outside leaking in it will influence the room temperature. Check the breaker air filters and any other easy to access components for obvious problems.

The evaporator coil is the part of your ac system that cools the warm air taken from inside your. You should never have to replace it or top it off because it never runs out. You ll therefore notice a decrease in cool air. Refrigerant is cycled between the outdoor and indoor air conditioner units compressing and expanding as it does.

Warm air blows over the evaporator coil refrigerant removes the heat from the air and then cold air is pushed back in your home. The unit s fan blows air over those icy coils which forces cooled air through your home s ducting. Because of the need to capture the refrigerant and licenses to get the refrigerant in most places this typically isn t a diy job. You hear the outdoor unit s compressor working and the fan isn t spinning.

Hello with your 2 semesters of air conditioning school under your belt you will have the skills to feel the smallest tube attached to the compressor if its hot and unit is blowing cool air then there is most likely a refrigerant leak that you need to find and repair. Does this sound familiar. If this switch is turned off the inside ac unit may freeze causing the entire ac system to shut down. You noticed that your ac is no longer blowing cold air.

You see your outdoor unit s job is to transfer heat from inside your home to the outdoor air. The fact that the outside unit is running and air is blowing inside suggests that it s not a problem with the thermostat.