Ok sorry for double posting but have another general question now for air condition owners. The air condition we have is a portable Haier 14,000 BTU A/C unit. Does anyone else have one of these? The problem we're experiencing is that it's not very powerful at all.. In fact if you stand like maybe max 2-3 feet away from the unit, you can feel the cool air, but beyond that, it's barely noticeable! Shouldn't a 14,000 BTU unit be much more powerful than only a few feet away from the unit? I would've expected more coolness in the air. We have to open our fans to help with this unbearable heat. Also for those who do have this unit (or something similar) when you try and set the temperature, it blinks and doesn't stay at that temperature and just decides to detect the environment itself and auto-adjusts by itself. Any help?
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- duffman2003 [OP]
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You'll have to let it run for a while. In a previous house without central A/C, we'd have to let it run for a while with the door of the room closed before we felt anything. IIRC, an A/C works by reducing humidity of the room (as opposed to a fan which just moves air)... best to try that out to determine how much of the house you can effectively cool with that sized A/C.duffman2003 wrote: ↑Ok sorry for double posting but have another general question now for air condition owners. The air condition we have is a portable Haier 14,000 BTU A/C unit. Does anyone else have one of these? The problem we're experiencing is that it's not very powerful at all.. In fact if you stand like maybe max 2-3 feet away from the unit, you can feel the cool air, but beyond that, it's barely noticeable! Shouldn't a 14,000 BTU unit be much more powerful than only a few feet away from the unit? I would've expected more coolness in the air. We have to open our fans to help with this unbearable heat. Also for those who do have this unit (or something similar) when you try and set the temperature, it blinks and doesn't stay at that temperature and just decides to detect the environment itself and auto-adjusts by itself. Any help?
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Does the blinking number mean the temperature you want and the non blinking number is the actual room temperature?duffman2003 wrote: ↑Ok sorry for double posting but have another general question now for air condition owners. The air condition we have is a portable Haier 14,000 BTU A/C unit. Does anyone else have one of these? The problem we're experiencing is that it's not very powerful at all.. In fact if you stand like maybe max 2-3 feet away from the unit, you can feel the cool air, but beyond that, it's barely noticeable! Shouldn't a 14,000 BTU unit be much more powerful than only a few feet away from the unit? I would've expected more coolness in the air. We have to open our fans to help with this unbearable heat. Also for those who do have this unit (or something similar) when you try and set the temperature, it blinks and doesn't stay at that temperature and just decides to detect the environment itself and auto-adjusts by itself. Any help?
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- duffman2003 [OP]
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I have no idea... The manual says absolutely nothing and I can't find a proper/informative answer about this problem... The unit does not really seem that cool even when it runs for a while. Temperature does not really drop maybe 84F - 81F... How come you can't set the temperature manually? In the demo video you could by a press of a button and it just stays. Not here... Any solutions?
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This.craftsman wrote: ↑Those "fuses" that you are referring are actually circuit breakers. The circuit breaker is not in the off position right now, it's in the "tripped" position (mid-way between on and off). To reset a circuit breaker, turn the circuit breaker to off by moving the switch all the way downward, wait a second or two, and then turn it to on by pushing the switch all the way upwards. Before you do this, please turn off all of the appliances connected to the circuit.
Faulty appliance will trip the CB again.
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It is pretty nice today. I don't think today you need AC.duffman2003 wrote: ↑Yep your methods and the other people who suggested it, worked flawlessly! Thanks a lot! We unplugged all the lights/turned off and switched it back on without any problems. We actually found out that there is actually a separate circuit for the A/C that was used precisely for that function when we had one (it was old and when we replaced our windows, we didn't put it back in) so we are now plugging it into that and using it using that with its own circuit.
Once again thanks a lot for your help. Hopefully nothing else goes wrong, now that we found a dedicated circuit for this beast. Have a pleasant day!
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Cold air sinks. make sure the cold air isnt settling in basement.
Fans help, especially ceiling fans. Point the ac exhaust towards ceiling to circulate the air better.
Also, does the AC have a fresh air intake vent? That can let in a lot of humidity on hot days.
Fans help, especially ceiling fans. Point the ac exhaust towards ceiling to circulate the air better.
Also, does the AC have a fresh air intake vent? That can let in a lot of humidity on hot days.
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I think you should first trace your steps and check the insulation on the wires. Over time they can get brittle or broken. Anyway, have you done any repairs or installations of anything since it worked last?
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Ok, I just replaced it due to crappy instructions and I'm tired of having to waste 3 hours searching for instructions! Replaced it with an LG 11,000 BTU unit for 500 bucks at Home Depot. Hopefully nothing goes wrong and the setup is not as painful. Thanks all for the help. Also this unit s brand new when we picked it up at Futureshop. There shouldn't be a need for any repairs or anything... at least I hope not.
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