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anyone know anything about air conditioners?
I'm sure somebody in 2p2 is handy & might know a thing or 2 about A/C's.
Nothing like having A/C problems in the dead of summer. I have a Samsung AW1480A air conditioner. It's 5 years old and has worked great up until yesterday. Although the A/C came with a remote - I never use it...i only use the control panel on the A/C. Yesterday when I got home, the A/C wouldn't turn on. I plugged something else into the outlet to check that the outlet was working fine (it was)...I plugged the A/C back in - and it beeped. I pressed the power button a few times & finally it did turn on. This morning when I went to shut it off before going to work, the power button wouldn't respond. I couldn't shut it off! I finally shut it off by just unplugging it (probably not good for the A/C, I know). When I got home from work today, I plugged it back in - heard the beep - but I couldn't get it going. I did find that the only 2 buttons that work are the Timer button & the button that makes the thermostat go up - so - I can get the A/C to turn on & off by using the Timer button but I can't get it cooler than 75 degrees. I can't believe the entire keypad other than those 2 buttons wore out at the same time like that. The air filter is completely clean - so it's not that. I did take out the remote, and found corroded batteries. I cleaned it out (used some baking soda & water) - put in brand new batteries - but the A/C didn't respond to the remote at all (but that could just be a busted remote - I just ordered a new one). So - any theories on this one? Couldn't find any troubleshooting guides which addressed this. Do I just need a new control panel or something - or is there something obvious I'm missing here? Is the lifespan of an A/C only 5 years these days?? My parents' house has A/C's which are 10-15 years old & work absolutely fine. Thanks... |
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