Damn Yankees!

[Thumper]

Keep that shit up there where it belongs! Look what you did to my friggin' A/C! :banghead


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[Big Muddy]

Ha, that'll teach you to be bragging about all your warm weather.....weather ho's say north Fla. might even get a light frost tonite. ;)

Post a pic in your flip flops, tee shirt, and baggy shorts, if you decide to build a snowman.....no, wait, I take that back !!!!! ;)

[jb]

Damn, up here we know enough not to run our AC if it's below 75 degrees, sheeesh !!

[BarryBobPosthole]

Hahaha Bubba hit the nail on the head.

BKB

[Thumper]

It's a heat pump dufi. It was in heat mode since Lynn's teeth chatter any time it gets below 80!

I called my a/c guy and told him to bring a jug of cool juice. He was here within an hour and got things working again.

[HideHunter]

It was clear above 0 when I hit the ice this morning (+1).. glad we're spreading it around a little. You're welcome. ;)

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[BarryBobPosthole]

He looks pissed.

BKB

[quercus alba]

trotline bait

[airbud7]

Thumper...>your ac guy forgot to install the 10kw heat strip.

[Thumper]

Nope, it had a heat strip, it just never worked! The problem with heaters here is that you can buy a new one, then never use it for the next 5-6 years! My old unit was great, but it was hit by lightning and fried to a crisp. The insurance company replaced it and it's been a total POS! In the summer it barely cooled the house and I mean BARELY! On hot days it would run non-stop and it would sometimes get up to 80-82 degrees INSIDE the house! I constantly had the installer out here, but nothing really changed. 5-6 years later we had a 3-day cold snap and it got into the low 30's - high 20's. That's the first time I tried the heat strip ... NADA! Of course, now the warranty was history. Every time I had it serviced, it was ALWAYS low on Freon. I never had any leakage with my old unit. I could go on and on, but you get the idea.

Now for the update ... when it froze up, my a/c guy (NOT from the company who installed it) came out and it was super low on Freon. He serviced the system, topped off the Freon (5 POUNDS!), cleaned the drain, serviced the air-handler in the attic, etc. He said if that doesn't fix it, it's probably the circuit board and it would not be worth replacing as the cost is really high and the pos unit wouldn't be worth it since it's now 17 years old. Everything seemed to be working ok, I paid the $275 tab and all was fine. That night, after 3-4 hours of operation, it froze up again! I called my guy and he said a replacement was about my only option. Granted, the unit was 17 years old (but never really worked since new) and not worth sinking anymore money into. My only option was a new unit for $5050.

So, he and a helper showed up Saturday morning and were here all day replacing the heat pump, thermostat and air handler, plus ran heavier wiring for the bigger unit (Went from 3-1/2 ton to a 4-ton unit). When they unloaded the new unit, he transferred the numbers to the warranty card (10-year warranty) and said, WTF? I asked what the problem was and he said there was no problem, but apparently this was my lucky day. (By this time, I could sure use some luck!) He had ordered 15 SEER unit with a fixed speed motor. What they delivered was a 16 SEER unit with a variable speed motor. A bit more pricey, but I only paid for what I was SUPPOSED to get. He said he needs to check his invoice at the office and if they charged HIM for the 16 SEER, he'll make the distributor eat the difference.

Now that the new unit is in, it works like a charm and heats the house up in minutes! The cold snap is over with now. It's 75 degrees here today and will be warming up to 76-77 over the next couple of days. It shouldn't be very long before I can see how well the A/C works! :D

[HideHunter]

We had a "January thaw". 50 when I took my walk before daylight. Temperature just dropped 17 degrees in less than 30 minutes. Supposed to b 7 by midnite.. Fishing's been good.. 'Coon hunting spotty..

[DeputyDog]

We are down 40 degrees from this time yesterday.


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[Chicken Dinner]

65 here yesterday with a forecast low of 15 tonight. Blowing 20-30 from the Norwest this morning.


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[Big Muddy]

20 here in the deep south, this morning, and suppose to drop to 12 by Wed.....my big butt ain't built for this sheeit.....I asked Sandy if she wanted to go squirrel hunting, and she yawned real big at me, rolled over in her bed, with her face to the wall.....I took that, as a "no". ;)

[Thumper]

It was in the high 70's yesterday, tonight it's supposed to get down to 37! High in mid to high 60's the next few days, then the low will be 32 Wed. night! Sheeesh!

We'll be back into the mid to high 70's next weekend.

[airbud7]

HaHa^ BM....you know its cold if Sandy says No!