Welp. Gotta call the AC repair guy. It's gonna be in the mid 90s for the next 5 days.

[In_The_Wind]

The AC froze up again.

[liberal N proud]

1. The blower went out on my car

The part will not be her until Monday

[In_The_Wind]

2. Let's hope you don't get caught in any serious traffic jams

[liberal N proud]

23. Fixed it

Part came, then I had to figure out the wiring

[jonno99]

21. Ahh - that sucks! The best of luck to you - stay cool! nt

[liberal N proud]

22. Just spent an hour in the heat under my dash it's fixed!

[jonno99]

26. I'm smiling! Congrats - nice work!

[PasadenaTrudy]

3. When mine freezes up

I just run the fan, without the a/c part running. It eventually un-freezes. Have you tried doing that?

[In_The_Wind]

4. This AC is an antique without that option. Changing the filter once a week worked until now.

It worked last summer with less filter changes.

On Saturday a friend took the cover off then sprayed and rinsed the fins. That was all it needed last year.

After the unit thaws 4 or 5 hours it'll work again but I'm concerned that will eventually cause more damage.

[MuttLikeMe]

5. my double talking bastard of a landlord

installed a new so-called "state of the art" air conditioner unit in my apartment. Last night it broke through no fault of my own. This bastard tells me it's MY fault because I didn't follow the directions on how to use it which is BULLSHIT. THEN he tells me he can't get a replacement unit until January 2017. What am I supposed to do until then? I'm in DC where it's going to be the 100s for the next 5 days. I'm upset and scared. What am I going to do?

[Hassin Bin Sober]

6. Buy a cheapo window ac from home depot. Remind him the apartment was rented with ac.

And him the bill.

[In_The_Wind]

8. Please take Hassin Bin Sober's advice.

Even if you can't get your landlord to reimburse you it's worth a $100 to keep cool.

[spooky3]

28. Check out the landlord tenant laws in DC. You

May have more rights than you think and may be able to call someone to help you.

[KMOD]

7. Yikes.

I hope it can be repaired, quickly.

[In_The_Wind]

9. We turned the AC on at 2. No callback from Andy the repair guy yet.

thinking super cool thoughts of two winters ago

[KMOD]

11. hahaha

That doggy is too cute!

Yeah, we just clicked our unit on too. You can come for a swim at my house.

[hibbing]

10. Mine is blasting..unfortunately

Got new wood flooring put in and it just got the final finish on, so my AC is cranked way lower than I would have it set at. I'm going to turn the thermostat up a bit tonight maybe. I was out of town when the flooring guys had it set to 70 for a week, I was afraid I was going to come home to a broken unit.

Well, I hope you can stay cool somehow.


Peace

[In_The_Wind]

35. I'll bet your floors are beautiful. Is the smell gone?

[hibbing]

36. Not quite

I actually tried to stay there one night, but my eyes were watering, even being downstairs with the vents closed. If it ever cools off here I'll get some fresh air in. However, it does smell a bit when you come in. But gosh, the floors do look wonderful.


Peace

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

12. Eek, that's a big storm system heading right at my house!

I better run out for some extra beer and ice cream, right now!

[In_The_Wind]

13. Feh! Stay safe! Imma gonna wait until after dark to do an ice cream run.

[NaturalHigh]

14. We're anxious to get BACK into the mid-90s.

It's 100+ here for the next few days.

[In_The_Wind]

15. We've already hit 94, feels like 102.

Sleeping without AC isn't any fun.

[NaturalHigh]

16. You might try this...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026938820

[Aristus]

17. Think ice...

[In_The_Wind]

18. Andy (the repair guy) will be here bright and early

on Monday morning.

[Aristus]

19. I hope you find him good-looking...

[In_The_Wind]

20. Personally, I don't give a hot damn what he looks like as long as he can get the job done.

However, he is in tiptop shape. Which is a good thing. I thought the first repair man (four years ago) was gonna get stuck.

[pinboy3niner]

24. Not until MONDAY?

You're gonna need a whole lot more beer.

[In_The_Wind]

29. I may need more than beer money. The AC is original equipment from 1985.

The return duct-work needs replacing today. More coils need cleaning.
Oh there is a small non-repairable freon leak.
Looks like Andy will need to come out every spring to check out the unit. We haven't gotten replacement freon since we moved here.

[In_The_Wind]

31. We got lucky! No freon leak.

[pinboy3niner]

32. Thank somebody for small favors

It's been hot here, too--not unusual for the SoCal high desert. Like crotch pot cooking hot, if you get the Robin Williams reference.

At least you're good to go for a while.

[In_The_Wind]

34. and for the younger crowd

The duct on one side had collapsed. It was twisted, filled with dirt and "nasty debris". Might have been small critters.

I'll sleep better tonight. Oh, we can afford beer and travel money.

[UTUSN]

25. Come over. A token chipping-in on the bill would be appreciated as gracious & not accepted.

[lastlib]

27. Stay cool, drink lots of liquids.....

And WATER, too!!

. .

[hobbit709]

30. I spent $700 two weeks ago.

But it runs like a brand new unit now.

[In_The_Wind]

33. It was only $435. It's blowing lots of cold air. By this time tomorrow I'll stop worrying.

[ohnoyoudidnt]

37. It could have been worse.

If you mainly use one room, you might consider a portable air conditioner. You can set your house to one temp, and keep the room you use colder and save on power. It will also come in handy if your main unit fails or if you are in an area that could have power outages and need to use a generator.