Comment on YSK about the condensation pipe on your gas furnace
Cuberoot@lemmynsfw.com 8 months ago
Yeah, I’m just proud of myself because I fixed my house like a big boy tonight. Don’t worry, there’s still plenty of problems with my shitty house, but tonight I have a warm shitty house.
Albbi@lemmy.ca 8 months ago
Maybe you should build an outhouse. That should make your home less shitty.
For real though, fixing these sorts of things can make you wonder why you didn’t know of it earlier, especially if it’s so important! My air conditioner was able to keep the house cold, but was running a lot. My wife called a guy to take a look which kinda pissed me odd because it made me feel like I can’t fix my own shit, and it’s still working and this will just waste money.
Turns out the coolant was very low in the air conditioning unit and it needed to be recharged. Had no idea this could happen. Afterwards the air conditioner ran for a couple of hours a day instead of running for most of the day and night. Saved us a lot of money in energy costs and I got a bit of a lesson about pride in my home repair abilities. Sometimes it’s ok to call someone.
aubeynarf@lemmynsfw.com 8 months ago
for what it’s worth, coolant is not consumed by an air conditioner – the same initial charge can last 20+ years. Low coolant either means a leak, which the technician should have investigated and fixed or ruled out, or improper initial installation.