Kaput! The A/C Is Indeed

@marlina (154165)
Canada
August 20, 2016 2:56pm CST
Not a very good day for the wallet. Our central air conditioning system just went on the blink. It was 26 years old, so R.I.P. little machine, you served us well! Meanwhile, we are sweating here as we are not used to be in a house so hot. The weather today is very, very hot and sunny. I just hope that we won't have to wait too long for the installation of the new system. We are too old for that, or so we think!
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
20 Aug 16
it was cooler here but high will be 89 drat it sorry about you AC you will have to figure out how to get a new one not good to get overheated at any age.
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
21 Aug 16
@marlina no we all need our ACs to keep cool and healthy all of us
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@marlina (154165)
• Canada
20 Aug 16
We have already ordered the new system and put down the required down payment. Not good to get overheated at our age and with health problems.
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@NJChicaa (116106)
• United States
20 Aug 16
oh no! I hope you guys get a new unit soon!
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@marlina (154165)
• Canada
20 Aug 16
Will be installed in the coming week.
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@marlina (154165)
• Canada
20 Aug 16
@NJChicaa We just have to suffer a few more days.
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@NJChicaa (116106)
• United States
20 Aug 16
@marlina that is good news
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@akp100 (13640)
• India
21 Aug 16
Hope it will get installed early as much as possible. I know it is worse to dealing with too much hot around specially when we don't have habit of it.
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@marlina (154165)
• Canada
21 Aug 16
The new air conditioner system will be here in a few days.
@akp100 (13640)
• India
23 Aug 16
@marlina Great. Hope you get it soon.
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@marlina (154165)
• Canada
23 Aug 16
@akp100 A few more days to wait.
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
21 Aug 16
@marlina That was unfortunate.Anyway,it is good that the new system will be installed shortly.
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
22 Aug 16
@marlina The old A/C s used to last many years.But I do not think the new ones do.
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@marlina (154165)
• Canada
22 Aug 16
@silvermist I hope that the new A/C lasts as long as our old one of 26 years.
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@marlina (154165)
• Canada
21 Aug 16
The old A/C lasted 26 years, so we can't really complain.
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• United States
20 Aug 16
Didn't you just replace your heating too? Or am I thinking of someone else? 26 years - you got your money's worth out of it for sure.
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@marlina (154165)
• Canada
20 Aug 16
We had a new furnace put on Dec.1/15. Lots of money this year for all that stuff.
@marlina (154165)
• Canada
20 Aug 16
@AbbyGreenhill We have two different units for that.
• United States
20 Aug 16
@marlina ours furnace does both.
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@Ronrybs (17837)
• London, England
20 Aug 16
One reason I am glad to live where you seldom need A/C. Another expense saved!
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@marlina (154165)
• Canada
20 Aug 16
Surely, even in England there must be some days where the A/C would be more than welcome!
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@Ronrybs (17837)
• London, England
20 Aug 16
@marlina Indeed, but normally it is one day followed by lots of rain!
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@marlina (154165)
• Canada
20 Aug 16
@Ronrybs Then, you are lucky!
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@dodo19 (47113)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
21 Aug 16
Hopefully you manage to get it fixed. It's not always easy. There's always something that you need to get, or fix.
@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
20 Aug 16
Hopefully, the hot weather will prompt a quick replacement. 26 years is a good life for AC
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@marlina (154165)
• Canada
20 Aug 16
We have ordered the new system already and put down the deposit. Should be installed during the week.
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@LadyDuck (458894)
• Switzerland
22 Aug 16
We have no A/C, we have the habit to feel the heat on the upper floor during a few days in summer. I hope you can have your new system soon.
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@marlina (154165)
• Canada
22 Aug 16
The new A/C system should be installed in a few more days. Already ordered and put down a payment.
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@LadyDuck (458894)
• Switzerland
22 Aug 16
@marlina This year we hat two hot nights during the whole summer. The main floor of the house is never hot, there are between 24 to 26 degrees Celsius in Summer, that is pretty good.
@Butchcass4 (5895)
• United States
21 Aug 16
So sorry you lost your air conditioner. we have one in our bedroom that's it. We have a cottage that we live in and there's a huge tree that covers most of the roof and so the cottage remains cool much of the time. But when I exercise O boy could I ever use ac. I hope you don't have to wait too long for your new one. When the mornings are cool we open all the windows until it begins to warm up then we shut everything up and put the fans on. Today is a raining day and its quite cool. I actually have long jogging pants and a long sleeve shirt and a jacket on and I'm comfortable believe it or not!
@amadeo (111948)
• United States
20 Aug 16
did you not had problem with this a while agao?
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@marlina (154165)
• Canada
20 Aug 16
Yes, we did had problem but now it is completely Kaput, so we ordered a new one. 26 years old.
@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
21 Aug 16
OOhhh dear .... what a time for it to stop working... I hope the weather cools a bit for you... 26 years is good going ...
@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
21 Aug 16
I know exactly what you mean @marlina . My system went down in 2011 when there was 37 straight days of over 100 degrees. Thankfully I had a friend that loaned me 2 window units until I could have the system replaced.
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@marlina (154165)
• Canada
21 Aug 16
That is an awful weather to be without central air conditioner.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
22 Aug 16
@marlina I wasn't so worried about me but I knew the critters couldn't handle it.
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• Jacksonville, Florida
21 Aug 16
I have been there and done that. When that happened to me years ago, I went out and purchased a window unit for one room in the house where I spent the most time. I even slept there. It really did wonders until the other one, got fixed. And going forward, when it really got hot. I would turn it on even with the main unit on, and to my surprise, it kept the electrib bill down. The small unit kept it cool enough, where the main unit did not have to work so hard. Anyway... Here is a penny for my thoughts.
@GardenGerty (157652)
• United States
20 Aug 16
I am sure you will miss the comfort while you wait. Be sure to take measures to stay cool until the new one is in. I imagine the new one will be more efficient and that you will save on monthly bills so that should help in the long run.
@sabtraversa (12997)
• Italy
20 Aug 16
I try to avoid to use A/C most of the time, so we can save in electricity bills. Then there's nothing such as central air conditioning here. But I guess 26 years are a long time. I also have a little tiny fan, it's always better to keep a fan at home, although you have A/C. So it's a swimming pool day for you, seems like the only solution so far. Except a fan, of course.
@Juliaacv (48521)
• Canada
20 Aug 16
Oh that's a shame that it went on out on you, even though 26 years is a long run. I hope that you're able to manage in between getting a new system installed.
@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
20 Aug 16
If it's worked well for 26 years I think you've had your money's worth.
@efanxing (54)
• Hebei, China
21 Aug 16
Wow, twenty six years is a long time,I wonder how long it can work without any problem.