My question of the day is this: Will anyone get through this summer with a visit from the a/c guy?
Seems like everyone I talk to has had to have a/c repairs. Our house is almost 9 years old and we never seem to have an a/c unit that lasts more than 10 years so I asked Vince the other day . . can we please replace this unit this winter before it goes? Who wants to go several days without a/c when it goes out in the summer? But, Vince is determined this unit will last longer than 10 years. My preference is to get rid of the central a/c and put in three mini-splits. They’re way more efficient than most central a/c and we would only need to keep the rooms we’re using cool but so far, I’m not making much progress with that suggestion.
Leaking A/C
We’ve been thinking the 3 year old mini split in the sewing room wasn’t cooling as well as it should be and a couple of weeks ago, Vince sprayed out the outside unit and we cleaned the inside filters. I’ve kept telling myself that it’s because it’s so hot outside.
Yesterday afternoon I was in there and I kept cranking it down. Most of the time, it’s comfortable in there with the unit set at 76 but I had it all the way down to 72 (whereas the house unit is comfortable at 69) and then I heard a noise. I knew where Boots was so it wasn’t him. Then I decided there must be a mouse behind the desk so I went to check it out and no mouse . . it was water dripping . . and then pouring, out of the a/c. I turned it off, dried up the water and called the a/c guy. Then I decided there was no way either Boots or I could survive without that a/c running so I went out and grabbed a bucket to catch the drips.
I’m sure it’s just a plugged hose for the drip but I want the a/c guy to check it out and see if it isn’t cooling or if it’s just so hot right now that nothing can keep up.
The a/c lady told me the repair guy would be here first thing this morning so . . I’ll be sewing til he gets here.
Sherrill says
We picked up limoncello when in Italy. I saw some of the BIGGEST lemons there that I have ever seen! And it just seemed like the appropriate thing to bring back. But I gave it to my son since he’s the lemon fan in the family. I’ll have to try to limoncello margaritas! But have none in the house so will grab a very small bottle at the liquor store. I’m really not a drinker either.
Tina in NJ says
That’s one way to get you sewing, I guess! Good luck with the a/c.
Frieda Z. says
We have a house that is 8 months old. We had the AC guy out yesterday. We have a geothermal unit and one of the pipes that carries water to the unit lost pressure, so no ac. It took him about 20 minutes to fix and we have cooled back down. I think all AC units struggle when we get in to these triple digit temps and 95% humidity.
Pdudgeon says
it might also be that the unit itself is freezing up. the noise that you heard might be the ice dropping off the cooling coils when they warm up.
there is a pan within the cooler that is supposed to catch the water and then siphon it off into a tube. When the humidity is high and the AC runs a lot, often times that pan is not slanted enough so that the resulting water can drain into the tube before the build-up of the water starts to overflow the pan.
you might want to ask your AC guy to check the angle of the drip pan.
Claudia says
Just had to replace the whole shebang! Big bucks, but it was 20 years old.
Linda in NE says
The AC unit at the library I work at is more than 30 years old. I hold my breath every year that it starts up and keeps going through the summer. I wouldn’t be surprised if our stingy town board decided a new unit would be a waste of money since it’s only women working in the building anyway. Hope you get yours up and running again quickly.
glen in louisiana says
When we moved into the 1 1/2 year old house the a/c went out in the first month. the repair guy put a a booster on it and said it could last a week, a month, a year, bu it would eventually need to be replaced sooner than later.
Literally 30 years later, it is still going strong! I was pregnant with Carrie when we moved in and she turned 30 in June! She and the A/C are still doing well!
glen: we hold our breath every summer though
Dotti says
It is really hard for an air conditioner to change the temperature over thirty five degrees. We keep ours at 77 which takes the humidity out and is tolerable. The house is 68 in the winter so ten degrees difference is not too bad for summer. Hope yours is fixable rather than need a replacement.
Richelle says
We were are in the process of selling our Texas home and as they were doing a walkthrough just before closing yesterday they noticed the AC was not working. No closing yesterday and now we have had to call in a repair, but of course there is a huge backlog. Ugh! Best of luck to you with your AC and hopefully without a large bill!