(11) "Water inside around air-handler" see paragraph 10. The condensate line is a drain pipe coming from the indoor evaporator coil to a indoor drain or to the outside. This can become clogged and cause water to backup and can produce about five gallons of water an hour.
(12) You should NEVER need to add refrigerant to a system, if you are this means that there is a leak in the system that SHOULD be fixed!
(13) Checking the cooling with a thermometer. There should be a 15-20 degree temperature drop across the indoor coil at the air handler. Check the temperature drop in the duct close to the coil, if air coming into the coil is 75 degrees then the air leaving the coil should be 60-55 degrees.
(14) Never cover the A/C with plastic or an air tight cover; this will cause it to rust.
(15) Do NOT let animals (Cats) (Dogs) etc. Urinate on the outside coil. This will cause it to corrode (rust) and then leak refrigerant.
(16) Keep grass & weeds from blocking air flow on outside A/C.
(17) Do NOT build a deck close to the top of the outside A/C or anything else that could cause the warm discharge air to re-circulate back to the unit.
(18) Fuses, Circuit Breakers or wires should never be hot to the touch; if they are hot you may have a sizing problem, loose or bad electrical connection
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