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LG Art Cool LA1000PR Air Conditioner Questions & Answers
My lg artcool will cool
Does your LG Artcool has an outdoor condenser? If it has:
Actually it thinks the outdoor condenser is starting to freeze. What needs to be determined is if the outdoor unit is indeed needing to defrost? or if the defrost sensor or board is bad. This may require a service call to find out. When the sensor in the outdoor coil thinks it is starting to freeze up it goes into defrost to prevent the condenser becoming a block of ice. A issue like this not only requires electrical troubleshooting but also gauges to check the refrigerant.
Thank you and good luck!
Installed an artcool in my appartment and it
first of all check the outdoor unit if it is in your reach than simply touch both the valve & feel the temp if smaller valve is colder than the bigger one than surely the problem is with refrigerant quantity.
Hi, I have an art
No this is not common performance.
LG units are great little systems and typically (if sized correctly) provide plenty of cooling for the desired space.
1) As for being 'sized correctly' you mentioned that the unit was installed in Dec of 04 - so I'm assuming it has worked 'ok' in the past - and therefore 'is' sized correctly.
2) You mentioned that you 'cleaned the filter inside the unit,' and I was wondering if you were able to 'check' the coil itself and see if it was dirty or/and clogged? "If" the filter was 'very dirty' it is likely that the coil may be also - which would cause the unit to under-perform. If it is (dirty) I would suggest cleaning it with a brush of some sort - (sometimes you can actually remove a 'mat' of hair/dirt easily enough by hand). There are chemicals and the such made especially for cleaning coils but I would not use them except in seriously dirty coils.
The object of 'cleaning the filter - and the coil,' is to provide 'air flow' across the coil. Restricted air flow will cause a unit to under-perform every time.
3) you didn't say anything about the 'outside' part of the AC. I would check the coil (outside) and make sure it is also clean and getting good air flow. This coil takes no filter and is very easily cleaned with a water hose. Just be sure 'all power' is off - including your thermostat (inside the property).
These coils can be washed as I mentioned with a water hose - and you can use a 'high pressure' nozzle if you like - but understand that 'too much pressure' can (in some instances) bend the aluminum fins around the coil, which while not a big problem (even if you bend a few) is not what you want to do.
4) Most of these units have 'fairly complex remote controls' so I would reveiw the features of it's operation with the occupant of the property and make sure she is setting the controls correctly.
5) Of course - a unit 'low on refrigerant' can under-perform also - and while it's possible your unit has lost some charge - I wouldn't suspect it - especially if it's been working for a long time and has not been 'worked on' in the recent past.
6) I would make sure that both components in the outside unit are working. For example - the fan motor is easily seen to be working - since it blows air that you can feel - but the compressor(s) are different and you will have to listen really close to hear them (some units have 'twin' compressors) running.
They have a distinctive 'running sound', which when you work on them all the time is easily heard. However, for those who don't (work on them all the time) it's a little more difficult. You can 'hold' the bigger of the two copper lines and see if you feel coldness which is one way to determine if the compressor is running. Another way would be to hold the smaller line - you should feel 'warm/hot' line.
7) and it could be possible - that your 'outside unit' is not even running - which would mean that the 'breaker' controlling it has 'tripped' or been 'turned off' for some reason. If this is the problem - then you only have to find the breaker and 'reset it.' Note; breakers that 'trip' are sometimes 'reset' and the problem is solved - but often a defective component will cause the 'tripping' action of the breaker - so when it is reset - it will once again 'trip.' If this is the case you will mostlikely need to call a Service Tech.
hopefully I've helped a little bit here.
Can one disable/turn off the de-humidify function
Dehumidification is one of the main jobs of an air conditioner. It is not possible to run an air conditioner, and not have it remove humidity. The short answer to your question is no, you can not disable or turn off the "de-humidify" option, as it is not an "option". Hope this helps.
Low refrigerant?
never of you have no leak but if every thing is working and it is not cooling them you may need to do that...
Conecting a remote thermostat to an lg art cool
Yes it can be done but it is hard to make it look good. To do it you will need to create a 24 volt control circuit by means of a step down transformer from 120 volt to 24 volt. Next you will need a t-stat normal home style and hang it where you want it. Then you will run t-stat wire from the transformer to the t-stat and then from the t-stat to a contacter switch that has a 24 volt coil on it and it is placed between the ac and your power source. To do this you must either cut the plug off the exist ac cord or replace it with other wire so that you can get it into the contacter on one side and on the other side is power from the wall. So what happens is when the t-stat calls for cool it's switch will close allowing the 24volt to energize the coil on the contacter therby making the connection to 120 volt bringing on the A/C. Hope this helps 2rns4u <*{{{>(
Blown 5 amp in line fuse that blows any new fuse
short in the low voltage wiring. look for bare wires,metal on the board. something touching where its not sposed to be. if its a split system check to see if the small set of wires going to the out door unit is not bared. weed wackers and the sun do a number on these. rain or water makes a connection and shorts it out.
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