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I recently had my central air conditioning unit replaced, both the outside condenser/compressor and the inside evaporator coil. I had the outside condenser/compressor replaced first and then I had the inside evaporator coil replaced a week later. After the evaporator coil was replaced, the suction line froze and the other line, through the use of a site glass, was bubbling which meant low freon. After checking the system, about 1.5 to 2lbs of freon was added and the system seemed to be working fine. About an hour after the freon was added, the suction line froze up again and I shut the unit off. After the suction line thawed out, I turned the unit back on and hadn't had a problem until yesterday afternoon, when the suction line froze again. Does anyone have an idea as to why the suction line continues to freeze up?

Submitted: 165 days and 20 hours ago.
Category: HVAC
Value: $18
Status: AWAITING CUSTOMER ACTION
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Posted by Rick Mather 165 days and 18 hours ago.

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Here is a list of things to check for

Overcharge of refrigerant or oil.
Compressor is oversized.
Uneven or inadequate evaporator loading, probably caused by poor air distribution.
Excessive accumulation of oil in the evaporator. Check the defrost controls for proper operation and add more defrost cycles. A minimum of four should be used.
Expansion valve bulb and / or equalizer tube located improperly on the system.
External equalizer line plugged or capped.
Expansion valve defective or held open by a foreign material causing liquid flood back.
Moisture in the system causing the expansion valve to freeze in the open position.
Evaporator fan blades are on backwards.
Oversized condenser.
Excessive subcooling.
Poor distribution of refrigerant thru the evaporator nozzle and circuits. Usually the bottom rows of the evaporator will freeze up when this occurs. There should be no more than 5 degrees F difference in the superheat between any two circuits as they enter the header.
Expansion valve defective or has the incorrect power element charge.
Interrupted pump down which will leave refrigerant in the low side. This creates the possibility of flooding on start up.
Oversized expansion valve.
Liquid migration on the off cycle. Install pump down controls and a crankcase heater.
The expansion valve, solenoid valve or the compressor discharge valve leaks. This will leave refrigerant in the low side which creates the possibility of flooding on start up.
Excessive evaporator coil icing.
Superheat setting on expansion valve too low.

165 days and 13 hours ago.

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Thanks for the fast response Rick. One more thing i forgot to mention, the vent on the second floor of the house has smoke/steam that blows out from the vent when the air turns on too. I don't know if this will mean anything to you or not. It's only on the second floor, the ones downstairs don't do that.

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Is smoke or maybe water vapor that sounds weird but does go away after a while

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Expert: Rick Mather
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Answered: 6/8/2009

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35 years experience, HVAC

165 days and 12 hours ago.

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Thanks again Rick!

Posted by Rick Mather 165 days and 11 hours ago.

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Your welcome

Posted by Rick Mather 165 days and 11 hours ago.

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Thanks for the Accept and please post positive feedback

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