Off To See The Wiz

[FranC]

Good luck on a cheap repair,CES

 

[olderthandirt]

Hi folks!

Firechick, you get washed away yet or....
Remaining perfect weather here, clearsunnywarm (-:

 

[hittman]

It's a little cooler here today but the humidity is at about 150%.

 

[FranC]

Low 70's here.

 

[FranC]

 

[FranC]

 

[CES]

That crown was expensive Hitt. Yikes.

AC peeps will be here sometime after noon today. Why do i suspect that they won't actually be able to fix it today.....but maybe.

 

[FranC]

Wishing you luck,CES

 

[CES]

Thanks Fran.

What time are you leaving for the campground?

(i can't believe it's Friday already)

 

[hittman]

Good morning. You might be surprised CES. Those hvac guys carry a lot of stuff in those vans and there are usually supply companies around where they can get just about anything. Do you know for sure that the compressor is bad? I was just wondering because something as simple as a capacitor can make a unit stop working.

 

[CES]

Fingers crossed for a reallu simple fix, Hitt. I don't really know anything about HVAC, but I suspect the fan motor cause the fan is the part that i can see. I can hear the compressor try to kick in for a second, the fan in the unit sits motionless, and the top of the unit gets hot to the touch within a minute or two. (The fan spins freely if you poke it).

 

[hittman]

I'm no expert either on hvac but when our unit was about four or five years old it quit. I had a guy I knew in the neighborhood come and look at it and it ended up being the starting capacitor. I'm going to cross my fingers for you that it's something simple like that. They use a fairly large capacitor to help start the motor.

 

[CES]

I really like your solution, Hitt.

I might hope out loud to the HVAC guys that it's just a capacitor, then they might think i know what i'm talking about and not try to expand on upon the repairs

 

[olderthandirt]

Mornin'

Best of luck on that AC CES!

 

[PTJD]

Yep, hope it turns out well for you CES.
The sun is out and the rains have gone, the humidity is up along with the temps.

 

[CES]

Great call, Hitt!

it was just a capacitor and he had one on the truck. Took about a half hour and cost a little over $150. whew!

the house is a couple of degrees cooler already (down to 87....)

 

[PTJD]

Good work Hitt! Glad it was not so painful CES.

 

[CES]

Me too, PT. Me too.

 

[LauraBolyard]

What's up folks!! HI WIZ!! Happy Friday!!!

 

[hittman]

Congrats on the cheap fix CES. I'm glad it was minor.