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Damn AC wouldn’t come on last night. I figured it was the capacitor in the outside unit, but no, I turned it on this morning and it came on. It wasn’t blowing very hard, then quit blowing altogether. It was time for a new fan motor. That’s better than the coil being frozen. That means a Freon leak. I’ve changed the coil in that unit twice. The living area unit hasn’t missed a beat since they were installed in 98, but that bedroom unit hates me. A new motor was 100.00. It could have been a lot worse. I’m lucky I can do it myself. ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/597m5CDv/IMG-5048.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/7P5XnJWp/IMG-5052.jpg)
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Hanco,How many times have you opened a unit and there's been a snake in there? bees?
Luckily up here it's just an occasional mouse or maybe bees.
Often wonder about you Southerners getting a good surprise.
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Jeebus man, was just kidding with the wife yesterday after waking up to 3" of really wet snow that before we know it well be breaking out the window A/C. Even mentioned that's only because we're old farts and think 85F is "hot" now.
How damn hot is it down there already that you're running A/C already?
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men.
In it is contentment
In it is death and all you seek
(Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
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Jeebus man, was just kidding with the wife yesterday after waking up to 3" of really wet snow that before we know it well be breaking out the window A/C. Even mentioned that's only because we're old farts and think 85F is "hot" now.
How damn hot is it down there already that you're running A/C already? 80 today, like it 70 at night. Been running AC off and on for two weeks.
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[quote=rong]Hanco,How many times have you opened a unit and there's been a snake in there? bees?
Luckily up here it's just an occasional mouse or maybe bees.
Often wonder about you Southerners getting a good surprise.[/quote
A bunch of wasp adventures in my life, only help friends and family repair their units. AC contractors will bend you over. A friend called last summer, her outside unit wouldn’t come on. They gave her quotes to replace the outside unit. I went over there, had a capacitor off an old unit. Had it going in a few minutes. They would have fugged her to tears. That’s stealing the same as robbing a store in my opinion.
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Dang, we're hoping to reach the 60's this weekend. Might actually open some windows for fresh air
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men.
In it is contentment
In it is death and all you seek
(Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
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I pay the folks that did the install a yearly fee to come out twice and do the PM and check the unit out. Any service other than that, like for an emergency, they don’t charge a service call fee. Just parts and lbor.
Sam......
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Yep I hate AC problems too. New compressor will be here Monday, then the radiator gets torn out to replace that. ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/k5MMdvY9/IMG-1133.jpg)
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[quote=rong]Hanco,How many times have you opened a unit and there's been a snake in there? bees?
Luckily up here it's just an occasional mouse or maybe bees.
Often wonder about you Southerners getting a good surprise.[/quote
A bunch of wasp adventures in my life, only help friends and family repair their units. AC contractors will bend you over. A friend called last summer, her outside unit wouldn’t come on. They gave her quotes to replace the outside unit. I went over there, had a capacitor off an old unit. Had it going in a few minutes. They would have fugged her to tears. That’s stealing the same as robbing a store in my opinion. There's a fine line between service and stealing.
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No Dance Hall time until the AC is fixed Mister
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No Dance Hall time until the AC is fixed Mister Dance hall hell! No Boom Boom!
I am MAGA.
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Need some KY so she doesn’t start smokin’ Get you some Hanco!
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No Dance Hall time until the AC is fixed Mister Dance hall hell! No Boom Boom! Need some KY so she doesn’t start smokin’ Get you some Hanco! Jeebus you fellas.
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men.
In it is contentment
In it is death and all you seek
(Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
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No Dance Hall time until the AC is fixed Mister Dance hall hell! No Boom Boom! Need some KY so she doesn’t start smokin’ Get you some Hanco! Jeebus you fellas. It is fixed, had it running by noon, affirmative on dance hall tomorrow night, boom boom is a maybe. She is hanging tough on no smoking so far
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Jeebus man, was just kidding with the wife yesterday after waking up to 3" of really wet snow that before we know it well be breaking out the window A/C. Even mentioned that's only because we're old farts and think 85F is "hot" now.
How damn hot is it down there already that you're running A/C already? Dude! 85 IS hot. My thermostat stays on 70, year round, fan stays on even when the heat or air is off. Cheap power here, and didn’t work all those years to sweat or shiver.
What fresh Hell is this?
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Jeebus man, was just kidding with the wife yesterday after waking up to 3" of really wet snow that before we know it well be breaking out the window A/C. Even mentioned that's only because we're old farts and think 85F is "hot" now.
How damn hot is it down there already that you're running A/C already? Dude! 85 IS hot. My thermostat stays on 70, year round, fan stays on even when the heat or air is off. Cheap power here, and didn’t work all those years to sweat or shiver. No sir, I like it 70 at night for sure!!!
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If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
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American by birth; Alaskan by choice.
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Looks like a 'swamp cooler' to me
T R U M P W O N !
U L T R A M A G A !
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