Dead Grass Around A/C
#1
08-22-15, 08:38 AM
Dead Grass Around A/C
Separated from: http://www.doityourself.com/forum/ai...d-ac-unit.html
I have a very similar problem. Grass is dying around my central AC. Grass is dead approx 2 feet from the unit. Very little information is available on the web. I am the home owner so I am positive no herbicide is in play.
The AC unit is an older Luxaire unit. Can the refrigerant, if leaking kill the grass? I recently has a 35 uF 370VAC capacitor replaced after the previous capacitor had a catastrophic failure.
I have a very similar problem. Grass is dying around my central AC. Grass is dead approx 2 feet from the unit. Very little information is available on the web. I am the home owner so I am positive no herbicide is in play.
The AC unit is an older Luxaire unit. Can the refrigerant, if leaking kill the grass? I recently has a 35 uF 370VAC capacitor replaced after the previous capacitor had a catastrophic failure.
Last edited by ray2047; 08-22-15 at 10:49 AM.
#2
08-22-15, 09:40 AM
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Welcome to the forums.
Not in a perfect pattern like in that picture. Refrigerant escapes as a gas.
Can the refrigerant, if leaking kill the grass?
#6
08-23-15, 12:28 PM
I replaced the cap myself. Not very difficult to do. After a conversation with a buddy he thought maybe while the cooling fan was disabled by the bad capacitor that the heat from the unit killed off he grass?? umm, make some sense. Any thoughts?
#7
08-23-15, 12:30 PM
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#8
08-24-15, 07:01 PM
It literally died within 48 hours of capacitor failing. Rest of lawn is pretty darn good looking, if I don't say so. 
Admittedly a weird situation. Thanks for your input but I am going with the theory that while the cooling fan was not working the AC unit heated up enough to damage the surrounding lawn.
Thanks for you interest.
Admittedly a weird situation. Thanks for your input but I am going with the theory that while the cooling fan was not working the AC unit heated up enough to damage the surrounding lawn.
Thanks for you interest.
#9
08-24-15, 09:12 PM
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I am going with the theory that while the cooling fan was not working the AC unit heated up enough to damage the surrounding lawn.
