said by 54067323:Do you see any icing up on the evaporator coil?
None that I can see. I assume this is the room facing coil.
said by 54067323:Is the coil wet top to bottom?
The bottom 1/2" or so has some dampness
said by 54067323:Also is the unit level front to back, many times when people install window units they tip them toward the outside for drainage which can reduce the capacity as there is no condensation for the slinger ring on the condenser fan to pickup and blow through the condenser coil.
My unit does have a slight lean towards the outside. Does this really make that big of a difference? Should I get my level out and shim the unit?
said by leibold:I'm not sure what other heat-mitigation you are already doing but if your living room window is facing the sun consider closing blinds/curtains to reflect much of the radiant heat instead of letting it into the room.
I have close off the room and closed all the blinds (old style vinyl type that no light passes thru).
said by alkizmo:When I had a window AC unit, I had to hose it down every year.
I first realized that when it was 3 years old and not performing well. I had never cleaned it at that time. When I did, the performance raised by quite a lot.
I have never done this to this unit. I assume you hosed it out to clean both the inside and outside coils of the unit? When the heat breaks I may give this a try, though I may just go the compressed air/vacuum approach.
said by older dog:You can compare my results to your situation to make a determination if your unit is defective. Assuming you don't have a lot of heat gain from open halls, oven etc you AC is defective. The temperature of the air coming out of the unit should be around 50f 10c.
I did the same setup as you to measure my output temp and only got 16C or so.
Thanks for all your help. Maybe I was expecting a bit much from this unit. Once the heat breaks I will give the unit's coils a good cleaning and shim it level. Just maybe this will solve my problems.
