A/C not blowing cool air, filter never replaced, can this be fixed?

We have lived in an apartment for a year and not once changed the air filter, and we removed the old filter a long time ago.



Now it will not blow cool air at all.



Did we cause a major problem or will we be able to fix it by unclogging something.



I know its our fault, we had no idea that not changing it would affect the unit. And even not knowing that we still should have replaced it regularly.



We did put in a new filter.
A/C not blowing cool air, filter never replaced, can this be fixed?
Since it is still blowing air it sounds like your freon has leaked out slowly over the winter. The repair man will probably fill it with a dye so they can find the leak.
A/C not blowing cool air, filter never replaced, can this be fixed?
I had this happen to me a couple of years ago while renting an apartment too. I did call the maintenance group and they sent a contractor out. The unit had to be cleaned and refilled with freon. You may have done nothing wrong. If your renting, be sure to let your management company know.
when you removed the filter all the dust collected on the cooling fins so its probably clogged, [no air flow] the fins will have to be cleaned, call the land lord

the filter needs to be changed ever month
HVAC Tech.: Boy what answers you can get here from folks who know nothing about the subject! As to your problem, the maintenance is usually provided by the complex so you did nothing wrong. However you may want to ask for the filter to be changed each month for your own health and comfort. If you are not on a chill water system, you have to pay for the electricity the a/c system uses, and it will use less if the filter is changed EVERY month. Because you rent, they own the unit and are responsible for its' up keep. Right now the evaporator coil is stopped up with all the dirt the filters would have caught. The blower fins will also be full of it and unable to move any air. Best of Luck!
You need to open up the air handler and clean the evaporator coil. Otherwise it will just freeze up each time you try to use the AC.

And make sure the filter is changed religiously each month, otherwise you're wasting a lot more money in electricity.
You messed up when you took out the old filter and didn't put in a new one, most likely now you willhave to have the unit cleaned cause the dirt that would have been caught by the filter has now clogged the inside coils causing no airflow