@ac-tech-ahmed
HVAC technician, 12 years in the UAE. Split, ducted and package units. Answering AC questions between jobs.
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Our Super General split AC has thrown an error code on the display and I'm not sure how to read it, the online lists I find don't seem to agree, and Super General is a common bran…
Our Midea split runs constantly but the cooling is just weak, the room never really gets cold, and there's no error code showing so I don't know where to start. Before I call some…
Our Midea split AC threw an error code on the display, one of those letter-plus-number ones (looked like an E or a P code). I googled it and got three different meanings from thre…
Our LG split AC runs literally all day but the cooling is weak, the house never really gets cold in peak summer, and there's no error code on the display at all. Everyone immediat…
Our LG split AC in an older villa flashed a 'CH' code on the indoor unit display and then the cooling dropped off. I can see the code but I've no idea how to read it, some people…
Our Samsung split has started showing a code on the display and I cannot tell if it is serious. Sometimes it is dF, sometimes CF, and once it flashed what looked like an E or C co…
Our Gree AC has stopped and is showing a code with a letter and number on the indoor unit. Before calling anyone I would like to understand roughly what the common Gree codes mean…
Our villa in Layan cools fine just after a service then noticeably drops off within a couple of months, and it's dusty out here with all the open land and construction still aroun…
Our O General AC has stopped cooling and it's just blinking the little lights on the indoor unit, there's no error number like I've seen on other brands. How am I supposed to know…
In our Muhaisnah flat there are damp patches and brown stains on the ceiling near where the AC pipes run, and the pipes themselves look wet. I assumed a leak but a plumber found n…
Our Liwan apartment's AC isn't cooling like it should and I'm on a tight budget, so I want to spend sensibly, not get talked into things I don't need. These blocks all have simila…
Our Daikin AC shut down and is showing an error code, a letter and a couple of numbers on the remote. Before I call anyone I'd like to understand how to read it and roughly what t…
We're putting a brand-new split AC into our apartment as part of a refresh and I want it done right, because I've heard a badly-installed new unit can underperform or fail early e…
We own an older independent villa in Al Warqa and it feels like there's always something with the AC or the general upkeep, and unlike an apartment there's no building maintenance…
We're in one of the Discovery Gardens low-rise buildings and the room facing the garden/courtyard just never gets properly cold, while the other rooms are fine on the same kind of…
Our AC in Al Qusais seems to clog up fast, the filters are grey within weeks and the cooling drops off between cleans. The area's busy with traffic, there's the industrial side ne…
Our flat is in one of the older low-rise blocks in Satwa and the split AC has clearly been there a long time. Every summer it struggles, takes forever to cool the room, the outdoo…
Every year I seem to end up calling someone about the AC in the worst possible week, usually mid-August when everything's breaking down at once and I'm waiting days for a slot whi…
When our AC kicks in, there's a musty, sour, dirty-laundry smell for the first few minutes, then it fades. It's not a burning smell. - What causes that specific musty AC smell, is…
Our outdoor AC unit (condenser) sits in full sun and gets dusty, and I'm wondering whether covering or shading it would protect it and help it run cooler/cheaper. - Is putting a c…