thatsright
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My central air condition unit keeps freezing up. Today I checked the capacitor and it was not swollen and look the same as the day the tech put it in 2 years ago. But, the bottom of the unit was filled with a medium size planter amount of dirt and debris. I removed the cover and moved over the fan and got it all out. Then, I removed the cover from the inside unit and it was frozen too. so since I turned off the main power from the breaker box and the power directly connected to the unit, I melt the ice. I used my portable vac to blow the fan which was really dirty and blew all the around the inside too but it was that dirty anywhere else visible to the eye. Thereafter, I noticed that the plastic drain outside had a piece on it that was turned up that seemed to always hold the water in. I called my friends to see in which direction theirs were pointing and they told me down. Since mine was glued or calked on, I cut it off (i have an ACE Hardware store and a Lowes not to far from me so if I need another, I'll run and get one). Thereafter, I opened the vent holding the filter and used my Kirby to suck up all the dirt and debris that was found in there. It was a lot. I placed a new filter in there and shut it down for 9 1/2 hours then I turned both power sources back on and turned on the unit. MY QUESTION IS, will doing all of these things keep my unit from freezing up? Right now its working fine and the temperature is dropping pretty quickly. Please advise. Also, how can I test for leaks before I have a tech come out and add freon? My friends mentioned some dye test but I haven't a clue what it is or where to buy it. Is it attainable or only for licensed techs? Thank you in advance for your advice and swift reply.
I meant I blew all around the inside but it wasn't dirty anywhere else visible to the eye.
I meant I blew all around the inside but it wasn't dirty anywhere else visible to the eye.