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Don't for get about overcharge. If it has a txv valve an overcharge can cause subcooling and can cause freeze up also. No tech or company will ammit to overcharging the system so u can keep the service bill on a rotation. Don't get caught using freon without a cfc certificate. It's a $10,000 fine

It's not that hard to learn to fix it yourself. I learned how to fix mine last year. There are a ton of videos you can watch. Mine kept leaking refrigerant.

Every single time the repair guy came out he supposedly fixed the leak and handed me bills from $500-$1,000. Well that darn leak just seemed to keep coming back. When I complained his reply is that it's a new leak in another place. Well I fixed it and I've had no more new leaks.

Oh, and the refrigerant is going for about $100 per pound around here. You can buy a 25 pound tank online for $98. http://www.amazon.com/R410a-Ref...B008OOXJMA

Let's start with the simplest fix. It is common for them to sweat especially when it is humid. The condensation collects in a pan that has a drain to the outside or underneath the home. It is common for the drain in the pan to plug up and this will cause ice to form. Check to see if the drain is plugged and run a wire down it to clear it if it is.

The thermostat is set at 72 at night and 76 during the day. I don't think that's too low, is it?

We've had a lot of problems with the power going out for the last week or two, and I thought this might be related. It was out for several hours a few nights ago, and I just noticed a problem yesterday. Everything would come on (inside and out), but you didn't feel much of a flow in the vents.

Right now, though, we have the cover for the inside part off, the air is off and the fan is on, and there's a strong flow.

It's normal for condensation to form on the A coil, it should collect in the drip pan and flow outside through a plastic drain pipe. You don't have to put any water back. lol.

If your coil is freezing up, could mean the air handler fan is broke down, or the air filter is really clogged up. Or, you didn't replace the cover on the unit. When it's running, are you getting strong air flow through your vents?

Things that can cause this problem are, 1. setting the thermostat too low 2. dirty filter or 3. a freon leak. good luck.

No, he didn't remove anything other than the screws. There's a panel behind it that he was trying to take off.

I'm hoping that it's just the fan. We changed the filter, and it was pretty dirty. It's probably the freon, though, since that will make us call someone and deal with it for a week with it in the 90s!

That's your A coil,,If it is freezing over it is low on freon or fan is clogged up not moving enough air

Just to clarify, when he took the evaporator off; did he unhook any copper lines at all?

This is the inside part. There's an attachment to the front that says "condenser," and it has a bunch of pipes coming out of it that look like water drainage.

My husband took it off to get inside to find the freeze, and when he did a bunch of water came out. We weren't sure if it was supposed to have water in it (like a prime to a pump), or if that was just accumulation that hadn't been sucked out yet.

The whole coil inside is frozen, so we're waiting it out to thaw with a bunch of towels around the bottom. It's on concrete, so it should be OK, but there's carpet nearby that could get wet if it gets out of control.

If there is a lot of water, you need to check the floor underneath (if it's wood)...you could have water damage.

where, exactly did you get the water out of it? The inside coil is the evaporator, the outside coil is the condenser. Regardless, no it should not have water in it (except for small amounts that accumulate and drain away).

Does anyone know, is the condenser unit on the inside part of the heat pump supposed to have water in it? If so, how much?

Mine froze up, and while we were working on it we sucked all of the water out. Now I don't know how much to put back!