AC Troubleshooting Blog - My AC is only blowing warm air! Why?

 

 

So. Cal Edison (SCE) has a summer discount program (SDP) for individuals who volunteer the electric company to turn off their air conditioner to for a discount during the months between June 1 and Oct 1.   Common complaint from these customers is: "My air conditioner is not blowing cool air."    Please review the below FAQs for troubleshooting this type of issue.  

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What is the Edison box on air conditioner called?
The cycling device is a remote-controlled box we attach to the outside of your air conditioning unit(s) that allows us to communicate with it. When an energy event is called, the cycling device receives a remotely dispatched radio signal that temporarily turns off (“cycles”) the unit's compressor.

 

How to override a SCE energy event:

Locate the cycling device installed on or near your air conditioning unit. When your air conditioner has been shut off, you’ll see a green LED light flashing. If you also see a yellow LED light, you have remaining overrides to use.

Simply press the button on the upper right hand corner of the device and your air conditioner compressor will turn back on within 10 minutes. Once you override an event, you will not have any more energy events for the remainder of the day.

How to find out how many overrides you have left:

Make sure that no energy events are in progress. In other words, there should not be a green or yellow LED light flashing. If it is not an energy event day, press the “override” button on your cycling device and hold it for about 10 seconds. When you release, the red LED light will flash. The number of times that the red light flashes will indicate how many overrides you have left.

If you’d like to change your program option from Standard to Override, you may do so by calling SCE at 800-497-2813.

Want to be more comfortable during a Summer Discount Plan event? 

Try SCE's 50 percent cycling option. Your air conditioner will be shut off for 15 minutes of each half hour for up to six hours a day when a Summer Discount Plan event is called, versus 100 percent cycling off for the entire duration of the energy event. Call SCE at  800-497-2813 to learn more.