A/C in for Summer 2014

[susandennis]

The sun went behind the clouds and my terrace cooled off considerably so I thought I'd go ahead and do the deed.  It's all set up and tested out.  It does not seem quite as frigid cold as it used to be and it certainly isn't "Library Quiet" like the box said (and that's why I bought it!!) and it was when I brought it home but... it's cool enough and quiet enough to last another year, I think.

The old hose was finished, though. It started cracking about 5 years ago. A certified replacement hose, at that time, was $60.  Now it's more like $125.  So, when it first started to go, I bought one made for another unit and close in size. $30.  It attached it with some ugly tape. But this year the original hose had enough holes in it to serve as a sieve.  So I cut if off the plug and then reattached the replacement with much nicer looking tape that you really can't even see and it looks way better and works fine.

So... it's not hot enough to turn it on but when it is, I'll be ready.

If I see a good one, at a good price, with the proper amperage (my electrical system is a bit delicate), I may go ahead and replace it. But it doesn't appear to be a have to now. Yeah!!



Zoey's not quite sure what to make of it so she's staying out on the terrace until things settle down.

Comments

[badrobot68.livejournal.com]

I see her in the corner there. :)

[gfrancie.livejournal.com]

Our portable AC unit was never quiet but dang how I clutched it on those hot days. I think my brother ended up taking it when we moved.

[susandennis]

Every single summer there is at least one or two and sometimes whole handsfull of days when I would marry the thing and have little A/C babies.

[gfrancie.livejournal.com]

Hahahaha.
5 Summers ago, I was like 36 weeks pregnant during a heatwave and I recall one day it reached 101. My son who wasn't quite three at time, and I just spent the whole entire day sitting in front of the a/c. eating popsicles. Nothing else. We would sort of watch tv and we tried going outside for a few minutes and then thought, "nope nope nope". Immediately returned to the holy a/c and waited it out.

I live in one of the sunniest parts of England now, but we don't have a lot of super hot gonna murder someone kind of days, but I do find that living in a stone house does keep the house fairly cool, and I don't miss living in Madison Valley on those ugly hot days.

[susandennis]

I remember that Summer. I was working from home and my boss called me and asked me to come to his office for a meeting. "Do you have air conditioning?" "no" "Then, no thanks." He actually broke down and bought window units when everyone in the office with him threatened a walkout. That was one horrible Summer. The only thing worse would be to have been pregnant!!

If we have another, I'll come visit you.