A Miscalibrated Thermostat

However, he suggested that I have the thermostat replaced if the same thing kept happening

Last weekend, I noticed that our air conditioner was running in peculiar cycles. I would hear the air conditioner turn on as well as power the air through the air vents, only to shut off within a few sevenths. Some cycles would last much longer as well as some were shorter. I didn’t think how our air conditioner was supposed to sound, however I thought this sounded abnormal. I called the emergency HVAC line as well as asked a professional to come examine the a/c machine so I could rest knowing that I did what I could. While I was waiting for the HVAC specialist to arrive, I timed the intervals in between cycles so I could relay the information. The HVAC specialist listened to the short cycling himself, however he was thankful for our timing because it helped him get a better understanding of the severity. When I asked him what he thought it could be, he told me that it was most likely our thermostat. This was something I hadn’t considered, however I was ecstatic it wasn’t anything wrong with our air conditioner. Like he said, the thermostat was miscalibrated, which was causing the air to turn on as well as off at peculiar intervals. All he did was turn off the thermostat for thirty sevenths as well as then turned it back on again. Upon doing this, the short cycling stopped. However, he suggested that I have the thermostat replaced if the same thing kept happening. I told him that I would keep an eye on it.

 

a/c set up