Don M.
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- Location
- central Missouri
I just hate it when something breaks around the house...because it seems that when something goes bad, it is soon followed by 2 other things. This past week has been a classic example.
Sunday, the Air Conditioner shot craps. I was out working in the yard, and heard a loud noise, out back. I went there and heard a loud humming noise coming from the Air conditioner. A little basic troubleshooting looked like the compressor had broken. I left a message with a good local company, and their guy came out on Memorial Day and verified what I thought. Today, they installed a whole new York 4 ton unit, and inside evaporator, and we are back to normal...Minus a hefty hit to the checkbook.
Tuesday, I was doing some mowing, and decided to take a break. When I came back to the mower after 10 minutes, it wouldn't start. It looks like the carburetor has gone bad, and is flooding the hot engine when it is shut down. I pulled the spark plugs and blew out the cylinders, and let it sit for an hour, and it finally cranked up again. I'll pick up a new carb at the dealer tomorrow...another 50 bucks down the drain. I'll save the old one, and rebuild it later this year, so I have a spare if this happens again.
This morning, I went down to the basement to empty a dehumidifier I keep down there, and it wasn't running. The bucket was only half full...the unit had gone bad. While the AC people were here I opened the dehumidifier up and it looks like the main control board is bad...good luck finding a spare part for that. So, I'll be checking the prices at Lowes, Menard's, Home Depot, etc., in coming days, hoping for a sale.
I just hope this "threesome" is the end of this aggravation for now....its been one of those weeks.
Sunday, the Air Conditioner shot craps. I was out working in the yard, and heard a loud noise, out back. I went there and heard a loud humming noise coming from the Air conditioner. A little basic troubleshooting looked like the compressor had broken. I left a message with a good local company, and their guy came out on Memorial Day and verified what I thought. Today, they installed a whole new York 4 ton unit, and inside evaporator, and we are back to normal...Minus a hefty hit to the checkbook.
Tuesday, I was doing some mowing, and decided to take a break. When I came back to the mower after 10 minutes, it wouldn't start. It looks like the carburetor has gone bad, and is flooding the hot engine when it is shut down. I pulled the spark plugs and blew out the cylinders, and let it sit for an hour, and it finally cranked up again. I'll pick up a new carb at the dealer tomorrow...another 50 bucks down the drain. I'll save the old one, and rebuild it later this year, so I have a spare if this happens again.
This morning, I went down to the basement to empty a dehumidifier I keep down there, and it wasn't running. The bucket was only half full...the unit had gone bad. While the AC people were here I opened the dehumidifier up and it looks like the main control board is bad...good luck finding a spare part for that. So, I'll be checking the prices at Lowes, Menard's, Home Depot, etc., in coming days, hoping for a sale.
I just hope this "threesome" is the end of this aggravation for now....its been one of those weeks.
