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Last night my central a-c blew up, now I am in trouble!
Posted by: cardinal glen ()
Date: July 20, 2019 09:21AM

All the freon or whatever coolant they use now blew out of the unit outside. I heard a loud noise and all this stuff was blowing out of it and a bunch of oil seemed to come out too. I ran over to Homo Depot and got two window units so I now have two rooms with A-C. Does this mean I need a new central A-C? How much will it cost and who should I call?? I live in cardinal glen in the Burke area. I dont want to get ripped off by some shitty company. Thanks.

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Re: Last night my central a-c blew up, now I am in trouble!
Posted by: AOC = AOK ()
Date: July 20, 2019 09:30AM



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Re: Last night my central a-c blew up, now I am in trouble!
Posted by: Venting gas ()
Date: July 20, 2019 10:05AM

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Re: Last night my central a-c blew up, now I am in trouble!
Posted by: Have a nice day sweltering ()
Date: July 20, 2019 11:34AM

cardinal glen Wrote:
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> All the freon or whatever coolant they use now
> blew out of the unit outside. I heard a loud noise
> and all this stuff was blowing out of it and a
> bunch of oil seemed to come out too. I ran over to
> Homo Depot and got two window units so I now have
> two rooms with A-C. Does this mean I need a new
> central A-C? How much will it cost and who should
> I call?? I live in cardinal glen in the Burke
> area. I dont want to get ripped off by some shitty
> company. Thanks.

I'm guessing you're gonna grow up quickly as bills start coming due.

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Re: Last night my central a-c blew up, now I am in trouble!
Posted by: I <3 my Copeland Scroll ()
Date: July 20, 2019 11:54AM

Sounds like your compressor blew up, time for a new one. If you DIY it can be fixed for $500 or less assuming r410 system. If you can't, get the lube ready because you're going to get fucked up your ass really hard. I used plumbing solder , never changed the filter drier, used mapp gas with no oxygen to braze the new compressor in and my copeland scroll purrs up like new after 5 years. The HVAC cartel wanted $7000 for a new system. You can probably find a day laborer who will put in the new compressor for $100 if you're too scared to braze it in yourself. Beer can cold on the low side when you're filling her back up and she's as good as new. Everything you need to know can be found on Youtube.

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Re: Last night my central a-c blew up, now I am in trouble!
Posted by: 1st world problems. ()
Date: July 20, 2019 12:15PM

cardinal glen Wrote:
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> All the freon or whatever coolant they use now
> blew out of the unit outside. I heard a loud noise
> and all this stuff was blowing out of it and a
> bunch of oil seemed to come out too. I ran over to
> Homo Depot and got two window units so I now have
> two rooms with A-C. Does this mean I need a new
> central A-C? How much will it cost and who should
> I call?? I live in cardinal glen in the Burke
> area. I dont want to get ripped off by some shitty
> company. Thanks.


Dude, you got two window units and I assume one of them is in your bedroom? You will have a nice cool room to sleep in and another cool room to hang out in. Did you know that the majority of people on this planet have no air conditioning at all? Be happy to have what you got and stop being a crybaby. Just live through the summer with the window units and get some quotes for a new system in the fall when hvac companies are slow and hungry for work.

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Re: Last night my central a-c blew up, now I am in trouble!
Posted by: Tom's Handyman Service ()
Date: July 20, 2019 12:24PM

Sounds like it's time to call Michael & sons!!!
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Re: Last night my central a-c blew up, now I am in trouble!
Posted by: Alexa fixed my A/C ()
Date: July 20, 2019 01:31PM

cardinal glen Wrote:
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> All the freon or whatever coolant they use now
> blew out of the unit outside. I heard a loud noise
> and all this stuff was blowing out of it and a
> bunch of oil seemed to come out too. I ran over to
> Homo Depot and got two window units so I now have
> two rooms with A-C. Does this mean I need a new
> central A-C? How much will it cost and who should
> I call?? I live in cardinal glen in the Burke
> area. I dont want to get ripped off by some shitty
> company. Thanks.

Just let Amazon home services take care of it. 1200 bucks is all it takes.

https://www.amazon.com/Central-Air-Conditioner-Replacement/dp/B06VX413SV/ref=lp_10192829011_1_17?s=local-services&ie=UTF8&qid=1563643759&sr=1-17

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Re: Last night my central a-c blew up, now I am in trouble!
Posted by: I <3 my Copeland Scroll ()
Date: July 20, 2019 01:38PM

Alexa fixed my A/C Wrote:
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> cardinal glen Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > All the freon or whatever coolant they use now
> > blew out of the unit outside. I heard a loud
> noise
> > and all this stuff was blowing out of it and a
> > bunch of oil seemed to come out too. I ran over
> to
> > Homo Depot and got two window units so I now
> have
> > two rooms with A-C. Does this mean I need a new
> > central A-C? How much will it cost and who
> should
> > I call?? I live in cardinal glen in the Burke
> > area. I dont want to get ripped off by some
> shitty
> > company. Thanks.
>
> Just let Amazon home services take care of it.
> 1200 bucks is all it takes.
>
> https://www.amazon.com/Central-Air-Conditioner-Rep
> lacement/dp/B06VX413SV/ref=lp_10192829011_1_17?s=l
> ocal-services&ie=UTF8&qid=1563643759&sr=1-17

Does that include installing a new evap coil and charging the unit? If so not bad.

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Re: Last night my central a-c blew up, now I am in trouble!
Posted by: Bob Malm ()
Date: July 20, 2019 02:15PM

I am an HVAC expert!
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Re: Last night my central a-c blew up, now I am in trouble!
Posted by: Sunray ()
Date: March 12, 2020 07:34PM

Oh my god, I know this situation. I have never been friends with technology and it breaks in me. Am I a loser? I have a story with air conditioners. It broke down with me too. I called the workers and paid an repair more expensive than I bought my air conditioning.

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Re: Last night my central a-c blew up, now I am in trouble!
Posted by: mmmahhhdiii ()
Date: March 12, 2020 07:44PM

cardinal glen Wrote:
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> All the freon or whatever coolant they use now
> blew out of the unit outside. I heard a loud noise
> and all this stuff was blowing out of it and a
> bunch of oil seemed to come out too. I ran over to
> Homo Depot and got two window units so I now have
> two rooms with A-C. Does this mean I need a new
> central A-C? How much will it cost and who should
> I call?? I live in cardinal glen in the Burke
> area. I dont want to get ripped off by some shitty
> company. Thanks.


eye didn't turn the AC on once last summer or spring

AC sucks and its so bad for our health

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Re: Last night my central a-c blew up, now I am in trouble!
Posted by: Urgent Warning ()
Date: March 12, 2020 08:53PM

LEAVE YOUR HOME
CARRY GUNS WATER MEDS FOOD
GO SOUTH!
UV LIGHT KILLS THE BUG
MMMAHHHDIII KNOWS!
GO WHERE MMMAHHHDIII GOES!
GO NOW!

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Re: Last night my central a-c blew up, now I am in trouble!
Posted by: Alice ()
Date: March 13, 2020 05:57PM

No, you are not a failure. You just chose the wrong and the wrong service. I know that too. Many repair companies charge a lot of money. I have long found a reliable service https://www.handykith.com/electrical-services-nyc. I have been using this for a long time. I think it will come in handy. And by the way, air conditioners are also important to clean and do a technical inspection as with other electrical appliances. Just use this instruction and you will be able to identify the problem in time. You will fix this problem with the excellent handyman service :)

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Re: Last night my central a-c blew up, now I am in trouble!
Posted by: mmmmahhhdiii ()
Date: March 13, 2020 06:17PM

Urgent Warning Wrote:
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> LEAVE YOUR HOME
> CARRY GUNS WATER MEDS FOOD
> GO SOUTH!
> UV LIGHT KILLS THE BUG
> MMMAHHHDIII KNOWS!
> GO WHERE MMMAHHHDIII GOES!
> GO NOW!

LOL...hold your horses folks....om not going anywhere

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