Hi Dick, hope you are having a nice day
On 28-Mar-05 At About 03:33:23, Dick wrote to All Subject: Re: Central A/C - Coil Freeze-Up Normal?
D> From: Dick
D> EP>> No. The AC has a given capacity to remove heat. Setting the EP>> thermostat low does not make any difference if the unit is operating EP>> properly. D> > > Actually Ed setting it below 68 degrees or so it will definitely D> freeze the > coil if the humidity is up any. > >
It does take humidity to freeze but not to ruin the compressor. when you run the temp too low on an evap with a fixed metering device it will send liquid back to the compressor which is very hard on it and will cause early failure.
-=> HvacTech2