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raining like crazy and under tornado watch for 2 more hours - I better have a drink!
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08-19-2009, 06:35 PM
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Sometimes the compressor cuts itself out on thermal overload from running too long. If that is case it will start running in 15 or 20 minutes. Though it could be refrigerant leaked out, for whatever reason. Knowing why, is the reason HVAC folks get the big bucks, plus for working in the heat. And maybe actually having a spare part to make it work. 
Good to have escape pod!
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08-19-2009, 06:55 PM
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After shutting the unit off for a couple of hours I switched it back on and it's working. The unit is 11 years old and has only had one problem - a bad coil three years ago, replaced under the 10 years parts and labor warranty. This repair job will be on my nickel...
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08-19-2009, 06:57 PM
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94 today was kinda humid. I think it was like 40% humidity. Bleh. Went for my morning walk then had to stay indoors. 
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08-19-2009, 07:10 PM
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Originally Posted by REWahoo
After shutting the unit off for a couple of hours I switched it back on and it's working. The unit is 11 years old and has only had one problem - a bad coil three years ago, replaced under the 10 years parts and labor warranty. This repair job will be on my nickel...
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Great! Should make you feel comfortable until the A/C repairman shows up tomorrow. He can check it out and bill ($$$$!!!) you for it.
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08-20-2009, 03:45 PM
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Great! Should make you feel comfortable until the A/C repairman shows up tomorrow. He can check it out and bill ($$$$!!!) you for it.
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Looks like the culprit was burned contacts on the 'contactor assembly' - at least that's what the AC guy suspected based on how bad it looked (it was fried). However he did say the symptoms could also indicate a bad starting capacitor or an internal fault in the compre$$or. I should know within a few days if this $225 fix did the job.
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08-20-2009, 03:49 PM
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Originally Posted by REWahoo
Looks like the culprit was burned contacts on the 'contactor assembly' - at least that's what the AC guy suspected based on how bad it looked (it was fried).
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I can't imagine our summer weather frying anything, nope.....
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08-20-2009, 05:06 PM
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Originally Posted by REWahoo
Looks like the culprit was burned contacts on the 'contactor assembly' - at least that's what the AC guy suspected based on how bad it looked (it was fried). However he did say the symptoms could also indicate a bad starting capacitor or an internal fault in the compre$$or. I should know within a few days if this $225 fix did the job.
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Interesting! Good thing you called him. Hopefully this will take care of it. And frankly, $225 was a steal for this time of year, even here where the temperatures haven't been as high. That A/C guy sounds like a keeper (if this fixed it).
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08-19-2009, 07:09 PM
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'nother thought, the drain from the evaporator clogged, evap coil could ice up. Might check the drain in the indoor unit above the blower, be sure that it is clear.
That would depend on the humidity level. I thought your area had dry heat.
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08-19-2009, 07:20 PM
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'nother thought, the drain from the evaporator clogged, evap coil could ice up. Might check the drain in the indoor unit above the blower, be sure that it is clear.
That would depend on the humidity level. I thought your area had dry heat. |
Yep, a dry heat. 
Could easily be what you suggest, but I think I'm going with W2R's suggestion and allow the repair guy to check it out for me tomorrow. The unit hasn't been serviced for 3 years and it is in the oven attic...
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08-19-2009, 09:11 PM
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Sorry about the a/c troubles REWahoo. Just reading your posts makes me hot. 
btw...it's 91 degrees right now in my neck o' the woods.
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08-20-2009, 12:12 PM
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Yep, a dry heat.
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I think the service charge just went up by $100.-  Hope it gets sorted out.
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08-20-2009, 10:25 AM
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I can't imagine at all living with 100 plus degree heat for so long. You folks should come visit. Even April, when I was last in Texas, things looked mighty brown.
We had nearly three inches of rain yesterday, a record. A bit south of us they had six inches. The humidity is 91% and even though it is only 60 degrees and cloudy it is plenty warm feeling. I was doing an extensive prune job on my 15 forsythia bushes yesterday when it began to rain. Now I have branches all over a very wet ground, thinking that they need to sit there another day or two.
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08-20-2009, 11:32 AM
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I can't imagine at all living with 100 plus degree heat for so long. You folks should come visit. Even April, when I was last in Texas, things looked mighty brown.
We had nearly three inches of rain yesterday, a record. A bit south of us they had six inches. The humidity is 91% and even though it is only 60 degrees and cloudy it is plenty warm feeling. I was doing an extensive prune job on my 15 forsythia bushes yesterday when it began to rain. Now I have branches all over a very wet ground, thinking that they need to sit there another day or two.
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I have a good friend on another forum from Bemidji Minnesota. We always kid with each other about the weather. Her winters sound as brutal as my summers. After seeing some of the pictures she's posted that area is beautiful even in winter.
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08-20-2009, 11:35 AM
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I have a good friend on another forum from Bemidji Minnesota. We always kid with each other about the weather. Her winters sound as brutal as my summers. After seeing some of the pictures she's posted that area is beautiful even in winter.
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When it's cold, you can always add layers and warm clothing to get comfortable. When it's 95+ for 100 straight days, there is no way to be comfortable outside.
Of course, we also don't have to shovel heat or lack of rain.
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08-20-2009, 12:05 PM
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When it's 95+ for 100 straight days, there is no way to be comfortable outside.
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Good point. About the only way my brother and I could get comfy after shoveling a trailer full of feed into the barn was to drive straight down to the Medina river, shuck our clothes, and jump in. 
Those were the good old days... 
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08-20-2009, 12:13 PM
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About the only way my brother and I could get comfy after shoveling a trailer full of feed into the barn was to drive straight down to the Medina river, shuck our clothes, and jump in.
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This is the view from my back yard a couple of years ago when it actually rained. The Medina river runs just behind the first hill - a little too far from the barn to cool off...
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08-20-2009, 09:32 PM
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When it's cold, you can always add layers and warm clothing to get comfortable. When it's 95+ for 100 straight days, there is no way to be comfortable outside.
Of course, we also don't have to shovel heat or lack of rain.
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Well sorta. If it is windy and way below zero you never are comfortable outside.
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08-20-2009, 09:31 PM
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I have a good friend on another forum from Bemidji Minnesota. We always kid with each other about the weather. Her winters sound as brutal as my summers. After seeing some of the pictures she's posted that area is beautiful even in winter.
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We call Bemidjii, Burrmidgii.
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08-20-2009, 12:20 PM
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I'm in NYC and I finally broke - I have the a/c on as I type.
It takes a while for my apartment to heat up, and I don't really like sleeping with a/c.
It's HOT out, so enough of that - My little freestanding unit is humming away, and the cats are happier.
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