If it's an auto, there are 2 ports on the lines. One high, one low. Just get a can of r12 & plug into the little valves. Some come with a guage.
Low pressure switch shutting the unit on and off. Possibly low on freon.
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Either the thermostat is not set correctly or is ultra sensitive; or the unit is low on freon.
It does if it is in just one year.
You can find a Freon leak in a home Ac unit by using a leak detector. These instruments are capable of detecting trace amounts of Freon and pinpoint leaks.
That would be my guess. Take it to a professional.
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How old is the tempstar.
Any AC, house or car has a pressure switch in the system so that if there is not enough freon in it, the compressor will not come on. The fan will run, but that is all. It is just circulating the air. Nothing will be damaged in the system running it without freon.
Yes.
Yes. It can be recycled and reused.
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