After a not-so-pleasant flight south, I arrived at my place to a very warm reception...A/C is on the fritz again. There was an issue with it during my first year ($750 of repairs) and the unit was labeled as End-of-Life when I purchased the condo, so some of this is to be expected.
Anyway, the A/C fan was running, but it was 89 degrees in house and when I opened the cabinet where the in-house portion of the A/C resides, there was water dripping down onto the water heater!! I thought to myself - there goes another $3200!!!
Also, some of the carpet was damp - not the best thing for this locale. The damp carpet is pushing me towards ripping the carpet out as was the plan all along.
The Thermostat battery indicator was blinking so I pulled out the AA Batteries and replaced them, but the thermostat could not be programmed. I pulled it off the wall and noticed that one of the batteries had leaked into the electronics so the Thermostat is probably toast. Looking online, the exact unit is just $20 on Amazon.
Anyway, after dealing with work (end of day crises) I determined that at least the Thermostat needed to go. But I needed to know if the A/C was toasted or not...more searching....
Ham Radio fix
After finding a suitable explanation of which wires are A/C and Fan, I went ahead and Cross the Streams (wires) with the Thermostat removed. After turning on the breaker, the A/C unit is now running continuously and cooling, but the unit in the closet is still leaking like crazy, directly onto the water heater. Sounds like the drain is clogged.
By the next morning with the unit running, the water stopped dripping but the carpet may be a problem. Will probably call Lindstrom tomorrow and have them do an inspection and cleaning (maybe $50 down here; probably $200 in the northeast).
First 24 hours in paradise complete. Will try to get on the bike this afternoon. I am off on Friday and all of next week so some items on the list should see some progress.
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