Air Conditioner is Iced over... Help!!, im dying here

[aphex]

Of course it has to do this when the temps are over 90 down here in FL. I noticed it was getting hot in my room so i checked behind the filter and sure enough, a sheet of ice about 1cm thick. I turned it off about an hour ago. Is there any way to get the ice off quickly, or is melting the only way?

 

[sohcrates]

hair dryer might work

mine used to do that all the time....i usually just sat around miserable until it melted naturally though 🙁

 

[aphex]

<< hair dryer might work

mine used to do that all the time....i usually just sat around miserable until it melted naturally though 🙁 >>



Problem.... im a guy..... i dont own one 🙂

 

[sohcrates]

how bout a heat gun then???

i'm a guy and i own both 🙂

 

[XZeroII]

hot water. If it's over 90 it shouldn't take long anyway, but if you can get some hot water on it, that would melt it quick.

 

[BooneRebel]

<< Of course it has to do this when the temps are over 90 down here in FL. I noticed it was getting hot in my room so i checked behind the filter and sure enough, a sheet of ice about 1cm thick. I turned it off about an hour ago. Is there any way to get the ice off quickly, or is melting the only way? >>



If this a regular A/C unit the freon may be low. Usually the first symptom is the indoor unit freezing over.

 

[Thegonagle]

Just set up a fan to blow in there and keep the air moving around in there. It will cut the melting time down by a lot.

If it's a window/wall unit, turn just the fan on, too.

 

[db]

Needs to be serviced--wrong amount of freon inside.

 

[aphex]

Should i wait till ALL the ice is gone before turning it back on? Its almost all gone, just a little in one corner...

 

[Thegonagle]

<< Should i wait till ALL the ice is gone before turning it back on? Its almost all gone, just a little in one corner... >>

If air can get through, it will cool, but how long before it ices up again? I don't know.