Do I have an issue?
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The weather is my part of Zone 3 is still pretty hot (90s during the day with a cooling trend into the upper 80s). I noticed that my two year old air-source heat pump is struggling a bit to keep things comfortable. The thermostat upstairs is set for 77 degrees but the temperature is hovering around 81.
I also observed some wetness under my outdoor unit as well as some similar signs of water in the pan under the air handler. What do you guys think? Am I low on refrigerant? What might cause that?
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Well, I have a call into the AC guy. Maybe I'll luck out and it will turn out to be just a capacitor. I seem to recall having this type of issue with a unit at my previous home.
Just as an FYI for future readers. It appears my problem was being caused by a stuck relay. Switching the upstairs zone from auto to cool seemed to resolve the issue by forcing the relay back into the correct position.
I'm glad it turned out to be something easy. Sorry you didn't get any responses in time to be useful.