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Posted on Jun 30, 2010

Compressor keeps kicking off. When it stays on the air is super cold but obviously once it kicks off i lose the cold air. I am pretty handy just don't know what I should be checking

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Allot of times it is a simple fix. If you remove the front cover you should see the thermostat sensing probe attached to the front coil. This is supposed to sense the air intake air only. Sometimes for whatever reason some of the cold output air is directed across this your unit thinks it is colder in the room than it is. It looks like a copper wire attached to the front coil. Sometimes you can simply relocate this towards the bottom of the front coil and it will solve the problem. It should not actually be touching the coil fins but have holders that hold it away from the coil. I have actually just let the end of it stick out under the front cover a little so it will actually sense room air temperature and it has worked well. If you have anything blocking the cold air output like a curtain etc. It will cause your cold air to **** back into the unit and shut it off also.

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