Air Conditioning Repair--broken Off/on Circuit.?
This summer was so hot and I had AC problems all throughout. My house is a rental, so I had to call the property management to get serviced. At one point, I could not get it on at all--I switched all the levers (the left, for Fan and Auto, and the right, for Cool, Heat or Off) around trying to get the AC to come on, to no avail. The serviceman came over and said "Silly girl, you had it on fan" (apparently that was position that it was left on after I switched it on and off several times.) He told me that that was the reason the AC would not work--he fiddled around with it a little, and it came on. A few days later, I came home from work, and the AC was off again. It was almost 100 degrees in the house and I had my dogs inside--they met me at the door, almost faint from dehydration. I again tried to get the AC on, and nothing worked. Another serviceman said "The circuit is broken. Whether the Fan was on or off makes no difference." Nevertheless, my landlord is making me pay for the 1st.
Answer:
you don't have to pay the bill. The first guy was an idiot. The fan switch has no bearing on the system cooling or not. It's not your fault the first guy didn't fix it.Maybe the landlord needs to get a better service company. Don't pay the bill, and you didn't mention how the problem was fixed. You can replace the thermostat yourself and save money. You would save by replacing it with a digital unit. You would save even more by installing a programmable unit. They are not expensive and you can do it yourself. For more info check out the thermostat and hvac ratings pages at my source. I understand your problem with controlling the system but you tell me very little about what type of system it is. If you could be more detailed about the mechanical problem I may be able to help.