CZroe
Lifer
- Jun 24, 2001
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Ugh. The landlords just switched the 15A breaker for a 20A breaker and then called it a day... not safe. Ignoring that, there's still a problem! It just doesn't cool the room. They bought a window unit and just showed it into the old AC's 37-year-old housing, insisting that it was "OK" because someone else in a nearby apartment did it and then implying that the homeowner's association (these are rented condos privately owned) wouldn't like them getting rid of the old AC's painted housing. Hello? How are the other homeowners supposed to replace a 37yo air conditioner?! If it can't radiate heat out the back, it can't work. If it can but can't do it well, either performance or efficiency is impacted negatively.
In our case, both. We closed all doors and attempted to cool ONE room all day and it couldn't handle it... we got more comfortable the moment we opened the windows and set up fans in the late afternoon. I couldn't imagine anyone willing to run it all day every day when it can't even cool ~85F to 72F. The air it blows out feels warmer than that (certainly a lot warmer than the 60F we have it set to)! They STILL haven't taken it out for me to get a look at that label. They asked *ME* to send them the manual when I told them what I read in it (I found it online). What did they do with theirs?! They are the ones that brought the new, boxed, AC here. Did they throw it away after supposedly "installing" the AC the first time?! They certainly didn't read the installation instructions or make sure it worked first!
It sounds to me like they shouldn't legally be allowed to install an AC if they are going to do this crap with the wrong breaker (manual says 15A) and an ENCLOSED exterior, but it's their condo and their AC. Perhaps the reason the 15A breaker wouldn't hold up for more than 15mins was because it was getting too hot and thus drawing more power (heat increases resistance; resistance further increases heat). Perhaps it was also because they didn't even check the angle and it was slosing around in it's own fluids. Whatever the case, it.s unbelievable that they would show up AGAIN without even reading my explanation or CONSIDERING the manual.
http://tinyurl.com/lrbzq2 <--- Manual
In our case, both. We closed all doors and attempted to cool ONE room all day and it couldn't handle it... we got more comfortable the moment we opened the windows and set up fans in the late afternoon. I couldn't imagine anyone willing to run it all day every day when it can't even cool ~85F to 72F. The air it blows out feels warmer than that (certainly a lot warmer than the 60F we have it set to)! They STILL haven't taken it out for me to get a look at that label. They asked *ME* to send them the manual when I told them what I read in it (I found it online). What did they do with theirs?! They are the ones that brought the new, boxed, AC here. Did they throw it away after supposedly "installing" the AC the first time?! They certainly didn't read the installation instructions or make sure it worked first!
It sounds to me like they shouldn't legally be allowed to install an AC if they are going to do this crap with the wrong breaker (manual says 15A) and an ENCLOSED exterior, but it's their condo and their AC. Perhaps the reason the 15A breaker wouldn't hold up for more than 15mins was because it was getting too hot and thus drawing more power (heat increases resistance; resistance further increases heat). Perhaps it was also because they didn't even check the angle and it was slosing around in it's own fluids. Whatever the case, it.s unbelievable that they would show up AGAIN without even reading my explanation or CONSIDERING the manual.
http://tinyurl.com/lrbzq2 <--- Manual
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