![]() ![]() I could have at least saved a significant chunk of change. And, to make matters worse, I managed to get the downstairs unit working later that night.įile that one under “total humiliation.” If only I’d had the foresight to purchase a new air-conditioning unit during the offseason - say, in October, when retailers in my area are eager to clear out cooling systems people won’t need until the following May or June. The small satisfaction I derived from knowing I wasn’t alone didn’t come close to making up for the sting of paying full price for a 10,000-Btu machine. Nothing.Įventually, I gave up, got into my car, and hightailed it to the closest home improvement superstore, which was thick with neighbors in similar straits. I mashed every possible combination of buttons, toggled the safety switches, and dusted as deep into the innards as I could reach. ![]() The upstairs unit cranked on right away, but the downstairs unit wasn’t as cooperative. During the season’s first oppressive heat spell, I broke our units out of storage and checked to make sure they’d held up over the winter. Come summer, we’re able to keep the place tolerably cool with a strategically placed window air conditioner on each floor. My wife and I live in a modestly sized older home without central air conditioning. I learned the hard way that it pays to plan large appliance purchases ahead of time.
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