AC / broken

[In_The_Wind]

Reminder to self ... I Love Summer!

[mercuryblues]

1. mine broke on the 4th

Holiday 100 degrees every day last week. $500 dollars and 4 days later it was fixed. And that was with connections.

[In_The_Wind]

2. I think we may be s.o.l. this time. I thought I heard banging inside the AC.

I hope we have a cool summer in the Hudson Valley this year.

Glad you are cool again.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

3. I would get a cheap $129 5,000 btu unit from Home Depot for sleeping. But that's me.

I.need.ac

Our central unit is pretty old. Like a fool I gave away a small unit I had in storage. Should have kept it as a back up.

[csziggy]

4. That is an excellent idea - I've done that in the past

Those little window units are pretty darned good, too. And they are much smaller than they used to be. The most recent one I got at Home Depot was powerful enough to cool the bedroom, bathroom, and the family room/kitchen - which is not a small room.

[In_The_Wind]

5. Our replacement windows crank open. The only way to install a window AC is remove the window ...

Last summer the repair guy told us our AC was over 30 years old. He did a great job last year. He may say it isn't worth repairing.

I think we may be looking at mortgaging our (fully paid for) home next spring so that we can buy a new AC.

[mercuryblues]

6. tomorrow

tomorrow is free Amazon prime day. They make units that don't require a window. It may be cheaper to get it fixed. I would at least have someone look at it.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

8. Yes! Plus, she can always sell the unit when the main ac gets repaired.

Something like this


http://www.homedepot.com/p/Global-Air-10-000-BTU-Room-Portable-Air-Conditioner-YPL3-10C/206301312

[mercuryblues]

9. it has the added benefit

that it can be moved room to room. I the main areas during the day, then move to the bedroom about an hour before you go to bed.

[In_The_Wind]

10. I bought one of those units 5 years ago and returned it 3 days later.

I'll have my repair guy look at the old AC before I spend three thousand or more for a new one.

We just bough a newer car six months ago so a few things will just have to wait.

[PufPuf23]

17. I have two "window" ACs from Home Depot that are great

and cool a 1400 sf house (with good insulation).

They were installed in 2003 to replace one large 70s vintage that took up a window.

I cut and framed two "holes" for the AC units through the siding, through the walls and out the drywall. There was some support and finish work so looked nice. The only thing is twice a season or so the filter4s are removed and washed out with a garden hose.

[In_The_Wind]

18. Window ACs will have to do the cooling job. Mobile homes cannot be mortgaged when ...

they are on a rental lot.

I wonder how many of the other 254 home owners here in our 55+ community are aware of that fact.

So I will be installing air conditioners with plexiglass above the units. Come late September I will be moving them into storage until April.

I must have windows otherwise I feel like I'm living in a cave.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

20. Not a conventional mortgage.

Maybe you can do some other type of financing. The terms would probably be closer to automobile financing.

I've only done a couple mortgage loans on mobile homes in my time as a mortgage banker. From what I remember mobile homes are titled more like cars. When you take out a mortgage they confiscate the title, destroy it, and unregister it with the state so it can't be sold separately from the land

[In_The_Wind]

21. Now the fun begins.

We were issued a bill of sale when we bought this place. I don't remember seeing a title.

I guess the first place to start is by doing a title search.

The central air really should be replaced some time.

We are too old to play the window AC game forever.

[mackerel]

7. My broke 3 weeks ago during our major heat wave.

It's working now but my mother will only let us run it during the day. So starting about 10pm it off and we open all the windows and put on the fans. Needless to say I have many sleepless nights.

[In_The_Wind]

11. Look into an oscillating fan for each room. It feels like a cool breeze. You may sleep better.

[mackerel]

36. Thanks we did at the time but as you know it was a major heat wave so we were only able to attain

one fan as they were all sold out.

[Aristus]

12. Ugh! this is why I hate summer.

In winter, you can always put on more layers no matter how cold it gets.

In summer, if the A/C is out, one can only remove so many layers before one gets into trouble with the neighbors, or the police, or the dog...

Hope it cools off for you soon...

[In_The_Wind]

43. It's been in the 70's recently but 89 is on the way by this time next week.

One layer of clothing nothing more.

[irisblue]

13. Could you jury rig a swamp cooler?

Tub of ice, fan behind it blowing towards your bed?

[In_The_Wind]

41. If I did that I would be mopping puddles.

Don't think so.

[HipChick]

14. Right there with you...Lowes can't get out to me till end of July

to my installation..

I spent a lot of time in gym,Starbucks, Grocery stores....you name it, I'm making the best of it..

[In_The_Wind]

42. Hang in there ... help should be on the way soon.

[a kennedy]

15. Our condenser went out in our car!!!!!!

On one of the hottest days so far.....800.00 to fix it. Car has over 100,000 miles on it, and we intend to keep it, but shoot, it's starting that hundreds of dollars to fix it phase.

[In_The_Wind]

25. My old car's AC went 2 years ago. It cost a bit to repair but it was worth every buck.

The car has over 125,000 miles on it. This year the AC needs recharging. I'll get around to fixing it soon.

[a kennedy]

29. So frustrating with all this global warming eh?

[In_The_Wind]

30. We have 3 days of 90 degree heat again this week. Solved my part of that problem ...

I haven't driven anywhere in weeks. Didn't need to put gas in my car.

[Stuart G]

16. You are not alone..mine broke a few days ago...nt

[In_The_Wind]

23. Are you staying cool?

[Stuart G]

24. A repairman came out yesterday..It works now..

The rest is in the future.

[In_The_Wind]

26. That's great news!

[LisaL]

19. Mine broke last summer. Got it fixed since then. But it's miserable when it's not working.

[In_The_Wind]

22. We've had the AC repaired every year since buying this place. Small repairs.

Last year was the most expensive because we had duct work done in addition to the AC repair.

I know I'll adjust but at this point I still feel a little sick due to the heat. When that happens I hangout in front of the fans with a cold glass of water or tea.

[zeusdogmom]

27. MY AC is kaput, too

The HVAC guy comes Tuesday - the unit is 20+ years old. We shall see .... In the meantime I am employing all of the old tricks from days of yore when we didn't have AC and it was hotter than Hades. I made it thru husbands grad school in Texas without AC in the house - pregnant the last summer there. It was 100 or more for days on end. 104 the day baby as born. If I could manage Texas heat, I can handle a few days here in Ohio. Zeus Dog is a little warm though. I gave him his own fan - it is at floor level. Thankfully he is smart enough to lay in its air path.

[In_The_Wind]

40. Miss dog loves AC but doesn't want to lay in front of the fan. Silly dog!

She loves laying next to an open door.

You should be enjoying the cool air by now.

[zeusdogmom]

46. AC is fixed

The capacitator was burned out. An easy and fairly inexpensive fix. First repair ever for the unit other than the yearly cleaning maintenance, etc. May the trend continue.

The best news is Mother Nature cooled things off - best kind of AC there is. Love the windows open and hearing all of the outside sounds. Lots of little kids outside playing before bedtime and making wonderful noise. Love it!

Open doors have better smells than fans for Miss Dog's nose.

[Kaleva]

28. Bought a 3 ton central A/C for $1800 for the big house

I know how to install them and have the tools and equipment to do so that will be a money saver.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

32. I've been toying with the idea of doing my own and finding someone to do the hook ups.

My furnace is only 15 years old but the a/c has gotta be 30 plus. It bangs when it shuts down so I figure its days are numbered. Of course I'll wait and end up paying through the nose when I'm sweating my balls off.

I've also considered a mini split system to replace the a/c. Use it as a heat pump for most days and keep the ducted furnace for sub zero days.

I like the idea of by passing the ducts that were hodgepodged in when they converted this place.

[Kaleva]

33. If your ductwork is hodgepodged, going with a mini split would be best IMHO

Sometimes people can hook up with an A/C tech willing to work on the side.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

34. It's better now that we had cellulose blown in the attic.

The uninsulated flex ducts in the uninsulated attic were killing me. Now everything is buried but I would still like to bypass the ducts all together.

It seems like a lot of these splits come pre charged and you can do flare hook ups??

So what's left?

Get someone with gauges and a pump- Check for leaks? Evacuate the lines? And release the refrigerant?

The electrical piece is a no brainer for me. I can run the lines and mount the units.

[Kaleva]

35. That's pretty much it.

Might be able to find youtube videos showing how it's done.

[Grammy23]

31. Temp here on Gulf Coast is 90 but thanks to our humidity, the heat index is 102.

Thank goodness our A/C is keeping the house comfy. The index is forecast to be worse tomorrow. We bought a new unit for our house when we retired in 2011. It was an energy efficient unit and has lived up to the promise that it would help cut our power bill. Our old one was the one put in the house when it was built in 1981 so it definitely was an improvement on energy efficiency!

[In_The_Wind]

39. This unit is over 30 years old. I know the next one will do a better job.

I love the gulf coast of Florida.

[zanana1]

37. I have nightmares about my AC breaking down...

My body can't handle the heat. My doctor told me it was a "rare" condition. So happy to be special.

[In_The_Wind]

38. We will be without AC until next summer. The replacement cost is $4500.

Not gonna happen this year.


I'm glad you are staying cool.

[zeusdogmom]

47. Ouch!

[lastlib]

44. Another bummer!

Try this to keep cool:

http://momwithaprep.com/redneck-air-conditioner/

Hope it helps, and hope you get yours working again soon! Not fun, I know--A/C on my car went out a couple weeks ago, when they went to fix it, they found a serious oil leak (intake manifold!) Total repair bill last week $4800!

How did you come out with your water heater?

[In_The_Wind]

45. Since you ask ...

The neighbor who rescued me last Sunday afternoon ask around ... the suggestion was - lower the heat and turn the water heater back on. Ok. So ~ as soon as I turned the water supply back on water started flowing on the floor again. We will be replacing the water heater in 2 or 3 weeks.

[lastlib]

48. Ouch! When it rains it pours!

Maybe you need some voodoo magic to turn your luck around! Hope things start looking up for you, my friend!