Hey rollers my outdoor ac compressor is cycling on and off every 10 seconds and my guess was that the ac being new within last 6 months that it was oversized for my space to start with, or maybe low refrigerant. Outside copper pipe was cold when it started short cycling but seems warm now(it's off). Is it wise/safe enough for a novice to troubleshoot this alone?
It could be a low level of freon
if it is newer R-410A , you may have a leak .....make a soapy water solution and whilst running spray the solution over the fittings and any other coolant lines ..if you see bubbles ...yeah
oh, is the air coming out of your registers cold?
check the fins of the coils and what not..are they clogged?
What is the SEER rating of your AC Unit
oh , here is another thing , right above your furnace where the big s
rectangular metal duct comes out....there are evaporator coils ... they may be clogged too
After securing the loose duct, the air blowing in the room magnified 5x and way cooler, but went back to shorting every 5 seconds before the outdoor unit can get any flow. Would spraying water with any regular dish soap on the coolant fittings the way to go to test leaks? I need to find where the evaporator coils and fins to check if they're clogged and I'm not sure where the seer rating is. Least I think I finally found where the broken neutral was
