Air Conditioner in Rental Property - What Is Considered Normal Output Temperature?

SkMed on 27/12/2017 - 16:53
Last edited 28/12/2017 - 10:47

My girlfriend and I moved into a small 2 bedroom "villa" in Feb in Brunswick East in Melbourne. We are playing an arm and a leg but were happy to finally have our first ever air conditioner! So during the first hot days in Nov we tried out the Air con but were disappointed that we were still sweating and using fans even with the air con running for about 24 hrs

So I bought a thermometer and checked the outside temperature, room temperature and output air temperature etc, just wondering if someone can tell me if this sounds about normal or is our aircon a dud?

On a 34 degree day we set the aircon to 18 degrees. (34 Degrees recorded outside in shade and was recorded on google weather as being 34 degrees most of the day)
The lowest recorded temperature which was coming out of the air con was about 26.5 degrees (thermometer literally stuck on the output vent)
The lowest temperature recorded inside the room was about 31 degrees (thermometer sitting on a shelf about 1.5 meters from the aircon)

Towards the end of the day when the temp got lower it was actually still hotter inside the house than it was outside!
Also this was done with all blinds/shades closed and bedroom and bathroom doors closed so all it was attempting to cool was out lounge and small kitchen…

EDIT:
Forgot to mention, I also already tried cleaning the filter last month, it was filthy but made no difference.
Also tried googling the make/model to see what the icons mean on the display but no luck there.
And I have also tried all the different modes "Cool" "Super" and "Dry" modes but none seem to make a difference either.

I reported this to the RE during an inspection almost 30 days ago and nothing has been done, so just wanting to know if I am within my rights to take it further and maybe request reduced rent??

Thanks in advance,

Home & Garden

Comments

        • mysterytal on 06/01/2018 - 17:26
          +1

          @SkMed:

          Eventually the landlord will figure out it's uneconomic to continuously send technicians out and they will be better off if they replace it but that can take some landlords some time to figure out. You've only had one attempt at repair it would take me three attempts at repair before trying something else.

        • SkMed on 06/01/2018 - 17:34

          @mysterytal: Yeah good point. Guess I just need to keep bugging them until they get sick of hearing from me and either replace it or evict me.

      • SkMed on 27/02/2018 - 17:34

        Surely the air con is designed to lower the room temp by more than 1 degree yeah? Currently 32 outside and 31 inside with the aircon on all day. lol.

        • Euphemistic on 28/02/2018 - 07:01

          The Ac is not really designed to lower the temp. It is designed to blow cold air. Subtle difference, you wouldn’t expect an AC to lower the temp outdoors, but you’d be able to stand next to it and feel a cold breeze.

          Is it still blowing cold air? Is the room designed like a sieve and just lets all the cold air out so the AC can’t be effective despite it working properly?

  • SkMed on 27/02/2018 - 17:32

    UPDATE: Still no air conditioner repair/replacement in sight, however today I just received a letter for rental increase by $15 per week. So I will be going back to the real estate demanding they do something before the rent increase takes effect otherwise I will take matters further.

    Also its 32 degrees outside today, and currently 31 degrees inside with the Air Con running all day. Ah the joys of renting.

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