My HVAC is cycling
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My HVAC is cycling
I attached a link to a video of what is happening. Any ideas? It’s not getting cold as it normally does. It’s cool but not cold.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZmA...w?usp=drivesdk
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZmA...w?usp=drivesdk
Last edited by Paddy; May 30, 2024 at 12:39 AM.
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How so? It shows that it goes to 40 and then drops to 25, then back to 40 and drops to 25.
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Yes, it is. It's "short-cycling" which is almost always indicative of not enough refrigerant in the system. A few seconds on, a few seconds off, repeats.
A correctly charged system would do something between staying energized with a low side pressure hovering somewhere between 25 and 45 psi to a longer term cycling. In that system, it depends on the load on the system. In cool, easy conditions, it might run for 5-30 seconds, cycle off for 5-30 seconds 9or whatever) and then repeat. Under heavy cooling demand in high temps, it's normal for the compressor to run continuously.
A correctly charged system would do something between staying energized with a low side pressure hovering somewhere between 25 and 45 psi to a longer term cycling. In that system, it depends on the load on the system. In cool, easy conditions, it might run for 5-30 seconds, cycle off for 5-30 seconds 9or whatever) and then repeat. Under heavy cooling demand in high temps, it's normal for the compressor to run continuously.