3 Air Conditioners in 5 Days
By DianneN
@DianneN (254926)
United States
February 6, 2017 2:56pm CST
Last week we had a perfectly fine air conditioner, which came with our condo when we bought it.
It was still perfectly fine when my husband decided to replace it as a precautionary measure. One needs a perfectly fine and running air conditioner all year round in Florida.
The perfectly brand new air conditioner was not so perfect. It stopped working.
We had two awfully hot nights with minimal breeze off the water to cool us.
I really wanted to roll on that ice in my photo.
We had another brand new air conditioner installed on our roof today. We only had the added expense of hiring another crane to hoist it onto the roof.
It is working perfectly fine now. Thank goodness, because it's very, very hot outside.
*Photo is of my ice princess at Lake Placid, New York, where it was very, very cold.
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@RasmaSandra (98004)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
6 Feb 17
Lovely photo. Well I am glad for you in getting a great AC. As for me when the weather gets hot I am all for getting cooled off by a fan. This is because I discovered early on that I am kind of allergic to the AC air. I cannot describe it but if I spend a day or night in AC temp I have red eyes, running nose and I sneezing fit plus I start shivering.
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
6 Feb 17
Oh, my! I never heard of that. I have rhinitis, and my nose runs if it's below 60 degrees Fahrenheit. I'm allergic to the sun. If I don't wear sunglasses, I sneeze and sneeze. If I don't wear sunblock, I get sun poisoning. If we didn't have a/c, the humidity would cause mold to grow on everything, everywhere.
@RasmaSandra (98004)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
6 Feb 17
@DianneN we have an old fashioned house here in Riga, Latvia and even if some summers it gets very hot our large windows would never allow for AC but we open all the windows and keep the front door open and the breezes blow through. Then at night we put on a fan to blow across our bedroom. I guess it would be different in an apartment but even in mom's apartment back in NYC in the old days we still used just a fan.
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
6 Feb 17
@RasmaSandra We used a fan the last two nights, but it was still hot, even with all windows and doors open, except our front door. I grew up in a hot house. My father didn't believe in a/c. It is probably cooler in Latvia than in South FL during the summer. All I know is that it's pretty darn hot in Connecticut in the summer, too.
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@allknowing (153530)
• India
6 Feb 17
Florida must be like India if you need to have airconditioners.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
7 Feb 17
I'm sure the first aircon unit was under warranty and you did not pay any cent for the latest unit which must have been a replacement to the malfunctioning one, right?
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
11 Feb 17
@sunrisefan Thanks so much! It's been very hot, so we are grateful that it's working and working well. 
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
11 Feb 17
@DianneN Glad your new aircon unit is working well now, Ms. Dianne :)
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
7 Feb 17
Is the new air conditioner that big that it took a crane to hoist it up the roof, Ms. Dianne?
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
7 Feb 17
@sunrisefan It is a split type. I just asked my husband. I'm just a dumb blonde. 
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
7 Feb 17
@DianneN So it must be the compressor of the unit that must have been hoisted. I guess you have the split type unit installed.
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@snowy22315 (208915)
• United States
7 Feb 17
I think the next time your husband wants to replace something that is working..go by the old adage. "If it's not broken, don't fix it."
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@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
6 Feb 17
Let's trade for a few days... I'll send you our cold and you can send me some of that heat!
How are you feeling today? Tummy bug going away?
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@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
6 Feb 17
@DianneN You can still send some heat our way!
I'm not really feeling much better.. hopefully it will be gone by tomorrow!
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
6 Feb 17
@katsmeow1213 The heat is in the mail. I hope you feel better soon. 
I'm all better, thank you!
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
7 Feb 17
good to know you have the new A/C to keep you cool inside your home. great picture as well.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
7 Feb 17
Those annoying things do happen- sorry you had a humid, uncomfortable couple of nights- Now at least it should be smooth sailing or should I say cooling---LOL!
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
8 Feb 17
@DianneN Love the heat, but not when you're inside! Enjoy the rest of your stay!
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@Happy2BeMe (99353)
• Canada
6 Feb 17
Glad that you finally got a working air conditioner. It would be miserable without an air conditioner there. Great picture. She has such good form.
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
7 Feb 17
@Happy2BeMe I tried it while face down on my bed. My leg cramped up so badly. Lol!
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@Happy2BeMe (99353)
• Canada
7 Feb 17
@DianneN I imagine it would be quite difficult to master.
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
7 Feb 17
I hate air conditioning, but I understand it can be miserable without one when it's hot. I hope you have better luck with ac's. Beautiful pic. What nice costume!
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@shaggin (74987)
• United States
6 Feb 17
Oh my gosh I adore this photo! Your granddaughter is such a pretty little doll. That move she is doing I can barely manage to hold in position while standing on the floor but she is doing it on an ice skate on slippery ice. I love that pretty outfit too!
As for the air conditioner I hope this one lasts a very long time for all the hassle you have had to deal with!
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
7 Feb 17
Thank you! I tried to do that with my led while lying face down on the bed, and my leg cramped up. Lol! That outfit is one you will probably see all season. She has to wear custom made costumes to go with her music when she competes.
Yes, lots of hassles with the a/c, but how quickly we forget once it's over.
@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
7 Feb 17
Perfectly fine: That is how you described the first air conditioner and the last! Hope this one lasts forever. When we do precautionary things, it usually comes back to bite us too!
In a few years we can all tell the world we knew about your granddaughter before she became famous.
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
6 Feb 17
Since hot flashes have come into my life...I eat ice, I munch away at it. So I understand you wishing you could be on that ice in your photo, Dianne, and I am happy you have a working air conditioner again, crazy cost aside! Your ice princess is just beautiful @DianneN . :)
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@Marilynda1225 (91086)
• United States
7 Feb 17
Your granddaughter looks like an Olympic champion . Sorry you've been having a/c troubles and hope it's working OK now
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
6 Feb 17
It's hot in Florida right now?
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