ThreeTaps
Well-Known Member
Hey all,
My A/C unit worked fantastic 7 months ago in my last 4 brews. Yesterday, I turned it on again (checked it a week ago, blew cold air) to cool my Centennial Blonde and after being on for 11 hours, i check it. Very little airflow coming out, and ambient temps were 69^F. I pulled it out, took the front and cover off, and everything (well, all the front coils and the compressor) were completely frosted or frozen over. Seeing as this is a crucial time in the yeast activity, I took two strong fans to it and defrosted it in about 30 minutes. After drying up all the water, I put it back in. Blew cold air again with a strong airflow. This morning, I check it again (7 hours later), and it's still on but the airflow is weak again, meaning it's frosted over again. The ambient temp is 62^F and fermometer says 66^F, so the beer should be happy right now at around 67-68^F, but I need to get this thing under control.
ANy ideas of what might be causing this? The filter is clean, no buildup on the coils or anything, and it does blow cold air when defrosted. Is it simply time for a new A/C unit? This one is 2 years old.
My A/C unit worked fantastic 7 months ago in my last 4 brews. Yesterday, I turned it on again (checked it a week ago, blew cold air) to cool my Centennial Blonde and after being on for 11 hours, i check it. Very little airflow coming out, and ambient temps were 69^F. I pulled it out, took the front and cover off, and everything (well, all the front coils and the compressor) were completely frosted or frozen over. Seeing as this is a crucial time in the yeast activity, I took two strong fans to it and defrosted it in about 30 minutes. After drying up all the water, I put it back in. Blew cold air again with a strong airflow. This morning, I check it again (7 hours later), and it's still on but the airflow is weak again, meaning it's frosted over again. The ambient temp is 62^F and fermometer says 66^F, so the beer should be happy right now at around 67-68^F, but I need to get this thing under control.
ANy ideas of what might be causing this? The filter is clean, no buildup on the coils or anything, and it does blow cold air when defrosted. Is it simply time for a new A/C unit? This one is 2 years old.