Frozen In The Attic
Why would hundreds of scientists from around the world intentionally freeze a ship in arctic sea ice for an entire year braving subzero temperatures and months of polar darkness.
Frozen in the attic. This may happen either way you defrost the system especially if the air handler is located in a hot attic. This may sound like a fictional adventure movie plot but from september 2019 through october 2020 the mosaic multidisciplinary drifting observatory for the study of. The humidity in the house has been about 35 40 consistently as of late though i did just get a. High humidity in homes first of all if the relative humidity of air in your home is too high work to lower it.
With these systems condensate leaks can lead to a big mess but it s nothing compared to a condensate leak that occurs at an air conditioner in an attic or really any place that has finished. It turns out that the entire attic is covered in a very thin layer of frozen condensation. Offered by university of colorado boulder. What causes ice in attics.
The frost itself doesn t do any damage but once it melts things get wet which is when the damage. Air conditioner condensing unit frozen additional issues to look for. That is an electrical problem that keeps the condenser running when air handler shuts down normally as it should. Necessary steps if your air conditioner has ice on it turn the air conditioner to the off position and turn the fan switch to on manual on on the thermostat selector switch.
Another issue that could cause the air conditioner to freeze up is the condenser will continue to run when the air handler shuts off.