How to stay cool when the Air Conditioner breaks.

ROBsS4R · June 20, 2008, 05:23:57 PM

My Air Conditioner broke today $:-\$

Scooter Montgomery · June 20, 2008, 05:46:17 PM

I wear my sunglasses at night.

That makes me pretty cool.

NAKID · June 20, 2008, 05:54:03 PM

Mine went out in Phoenix last Labor day weekend. It was close to 100 in the house. Needless to say, we went somewhere else for the day...

ROBsS4R · June 20, 2008, 06:25:05 PM

$95 just to come out and look at it... $:-\$

I am scared what this is going to cost to repair.

red baron · June 20, 2008, 07:38:47 PM

move to the other side of the bay

He Man · June 20, 2008, 08:16:53 PM

Quote from: ROBsS4R on June 20, 2008, 06:25:05 PM
$95 just to come out and look at it... $:-\$

I am scared what this is going to cost to repair.

When you unerstand hte basic principals of how an AC works, you can pretty much do the work yourself. Is this one of those window units (i would just trash it and buy another one) or is it one of those central ac units that are on your roof/backyard?

Basically an AC goes dead for these reasons, drop in pressure of HFC22, leaking HFC22 (which causes the drop) dead compressor. faulty pressure sensor. If its just weak, it may have just leaked out the refrigerant and needs a recharge, which you can do your self with a homedepot kit. Goodluck, i personally just hit the gym, if your going to be sweaty and muggy, you might as well do something that gets you sweaty and muggy.

marsrr · June 21, 2008, 07:41:36 AM

Quote from: He Man on June 20, 2008, 08:16:53 PM
When you unerstand hte basic principals of how an AC works, you can pretty much do the work yourself. Is this one of those window units (i would just trash it and buy another one) or is it one of those central ac units that are on your roof/backyard?

Basically an AC goes dead for these reasons, drop in pressure of HFC22, leaking HFC22 (which causes the drop) dead compressor. faulty pressure sensor. If its just weak, it may have just leaked out the refrigerant and needs a recharge, which you can do your self with a homedepot kit. Goodluck, i personally just hit the gym, if your going to be sweaty and muggy, you might as well do something that gets you sweaty and muggy.

WRONG there are more ways to stop your air cond working probley the #1 way is a dirty filter if you really knew how a refrigerant cycle works you would know that a dirty filter would cause a drop in press across the evap coil causing low press and freeze up the coil which the ice makes the coil freeze more YES LOW freon WILL ALSO CAUSE A LP/FREEZE. also a dirty cond coil will cause high press in the freon circuit and trip the hi press switch these are just the basic thing there are many more things that are easy to see and fix but will kill your ac unit

marsrr · June 21, 2008, 04:30:52 PM

also freon 22 is a hcfc

134 is a hfc if any body needs help with air/heat/controls for hvacr I would be glad to help

RichD · June 22, 2008, 06:55:28 PM

How to stay cool when the Air Conditioner breaks: BEER!

NAKID · June 22, 2008, 06:57:15 PM

Quote from: CountPuggula on June 22, 2008, 06:55:28 PM
How to stay cool when the Air Conditioner breaks: BEER AT SOMEONE ELSE'S HOUSE!

Fixed!

He Man · June 22, 2008, 07:38:31 PM

Quote from: NAKID on June 22, 2008, 06:57:15 PM
Fixed!

what if their AC filters are clogged? POOL TIME!!!!!!

Bun-bun · June 22, 2008, 08:01:21 PM

Just spent $5500 for a new a/c & gas forced air heating system replacement this year.

I feel your pain!

NAKID · June 22, 2008, 08:04:31 PM

I spent about the same last year...

DoubleEagle · June 22, 2008, 09:50:46 PM

Nakid ...this is sort of a thred jack but I had a friend who was an assistant Golf Pro at Scottsdale Country Club and he told me he played golf one aftrnoon when it was 117 degrees. He said there weren't many people on the course but it didn't really seem that hot to him.

What is the hottest air temperature you have gone riding. Here in Ohio the Humidity sometimes gets as low as the mid 30s with the temps. in the mid 90s . I used to play alot of golf and I played when it was that hot and it didn't deter me. Now it would literally kiil me in minutes.

If my A/C broke I'd have to have a fan on full blast on me and the A/C better get fixed in the same day or I'm heading for a motel.

NAKID · June 22, 2008, 09:58:40 PM

I've been riding in full gear at 118 or 119. It was DAMN HOT! At that temp, moving wasn't much better than being stopped. I wore ICON Pursuit perf'd gloves and I swear the holes felt like little blow torches.

At the time, I was wearing an ICON Superduty Jacket and pants, A matte black ZR-1 Strike helmet...

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