kyounge1956
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I'm still visiting with relatives in NY. Today's low here is predicted to be 66 degrees—same as the forecast for today's high back in Seattle
106 again today. And of course, bone-dry. We're about to go to "stage 4" water restrictions on Monday, the river that provides water for our city has stopped flowing, and we're thinking about a summer escape plan where we can take the critters and where I can continue to work through the summer in a place that's cooler.... and has water.
106 again today. And of course, bone-dry. We're about to go to "stage 4" water restrictions on Monday, the river that provides water for our city has stopped flowing, and we're thinking about a summer escape plan where we can take the critters and where I can continue to work through the summer in a place that's cooler.... and has water.
Seriously, if we didn't have the critters, I'd probably be talking to my mom about spending a couple months with her in Oregon to get away from this. It's turning into Hell.THIS was my least favorite part of living in Texas. At least in New Orleans we get rain once in a while.
We have been having record heat, too, but only in the upper 90's and everything is pretty green. Like my neighbors, I haven't ever watered my lawn. It will get a little dry looking at times like this, but more green than brown and in a few weeks it will spring back when we get heavy rains.
Seriously, if we didn't have the critters, I'd probably be talking to my mom about spending a couple months with her in Oregon to get away from this. It's turning into Hell.
We've already made reservations for the mountains of New Mexico. Unfortunately we can't leave until after July 4 - assuming we haven't burned to a crisp before then.
What we need is a tropical depression to form in the Gulf, move up here and dump on us. That happened just about this time last year...and was the last time we really had some decent rain.
Last year we had a wet spring, so we had water. Now, the rainfall we've had in the last 12 months is about 25% of normal, so...I could be mistaken but I think last year you were burning to a crisp with temperatures over 100 for most of June and the beginning of July, if my recollection is correct.
The last couple of weeks the temps have been in the high 90's. Only one afternoon did we get a little shower. Next week looks better. After Monday, most days in the low 90's with a chance of afternoon showers. We need some rain bad. All the yards are brown. Might be too late.
106 again today. And of course, bone-dry. We're about to go to "stage 4" water restrictions on Monday, the river that provides water for our city has stopped flowing, and we're thinking about a summer escape plan where we can take the critters and where I can continue to work through the summer in a place that's cooler.... and has water.
Oh crap...And guess what? I think our A/C just went out...
Let's just say the vents are blowing warm air and the inside temp has gone from 78 to 83 in the last hour or two.Oh crap...
Hey, at least it happened on a "cool" day - only 99 out there!Let's just say the vents are blowing warm air and the inside temp has gone from 78 to 83 in the last hour or two.
5 years old. We installed it when we moved here in 2006. It's a heat pump, actually.Hey, at least it happened on a "cool" day - only 99 out there!
Don't know how old your system is but when our 12 year old unit went on the fritz last year we opted to replace rather than repair. I can definitely see the drop in our electric bill due to a more efficient unit.
Since it is relatively new is could be something simple - like a bad capacitor - and you can dodge the bullet on a big repair bill.5 years old. We installed it when we moved here in 2006. It's a heat pump, actually.
Could be. But it feels like it just started blowing cool air again, and the temp has dropped back down to 81. It is due for a servicing anyway, so if the guys we call get back to us we can still do that. At least this makes it less likely to be a compressor needing replacement.Since it is relatively new is could be something simple - like a bad capacitor - and you can dodge the bullet on a big repair bill.
Yeah, at this point "intermittent electrical connection problem" has jumped to the top of the list of probable causes. And as I just remarked to my wife, "at least it's more likely to be a $200 problem than a $1200 problem now."Glad it's working again. Similar situation on our heat pump a couple of years ago and it was a bad contactor block. $200 for the service call and new part.