My HVAC professional says not to set below 70 degrees because of possible problems and damage to unit
can a faluty thermostat affect your central ac working?
A central air conditioning unit will commonly turn on and off intermittently. To stop this, adjust the temperature on the thermostat or switch the unit either on or off rather than the automatic setting on the thermostat.
short in the wiring
Yes your compressor comes when you set your thermostat to "Fan" setting and you have it on cool setting.
check you thermostat for the temp setting
Yes it needs to be on,and set for the lowest temp,and highest fan setting.
Generally the thermostat setting is too low with the fan speed set at minimum or low, this results in the ac unit operating continuously and not cycling . The room ac unit may be undersized resulting in the ac cooling mode operating continuously so that the compressor does not cycle. Another reason could be that the refrigerant charge is insufficient. Finally, as the ac is visual, therefore icing up will be noticed. A central ac unit is usually out of sight externally to the dwelling or mounted on the roof.
yes Thermostat has no effect on A/C
The AC unit is fully controlled by the contactor. If the unit turns off by thermostat control such as setting tstat to off, the contactor is ok. The thermostat could be the problem though. yeah i understand that but when i say old unit i mean its so old that the thermostat only have two cables the red one and the white one! the auto and cont the unit has it in the indoor unit!!!
Check the thermostat.
Usually refers to the current (AC AMPS) that flows through the thermostat. Use an AC ammeter to measure the current across the (heat) terminals. Usually .1 - .9 AC amps. It is used to fool the furnace to shut off a little early so that the residual heat in the furnace won't increase the room temperature beyond the temperatur setting.
No. The thermostat is not likely to be the cause.