Is it Time to Turn the Air Conditioning on Yet?

[washman]

Mike I attached a pic of a microchannel condenser design. Nothing new, really.  It's been used on autos for years now.

 

However in a residential HVAC environment, it has proven to be less than durable, hard to fix, and often the whole condensing unit needs replaced.  While it is lighter in weight and uses less of a charge than a typical copper tube design, it is nowhere near as durable. And York has had their tit in the ringer over this.

 

If you search on  youtube, there is a chap named israel hvac that has his own business in Louisiana.  He is not a fan of microchannel designs.

 

My uncle had a saying back in the day............copper is proper. 

 

[duke]

TRUE--I do like them but they are a thin and easily damaged condenser.Huge fight last month with Trane over this issue on a rooftop unit.I strongly suggest hardware cloth to protect it or a factory hail guard.One good hit from a projected lawn mower pebble and bye bye  thousand bucks.

 

[vacerator]

Thanks Ben,

I saw that photo on line last night.
My sister got a Payne unit 3 years ago in my folks house she now has. My mom never wanted central air.
She used to keep the blinds and drapes drawn on the sunny side of the house so it didn't heat up. They were usually away from home in their healthier days on antique scavaging outings. By the time they got home at night, it had cooled off enough to sleep with a fan.
I tell you, depression kids were very frugal. My dad used to tell us we only earned what we saved. Believe it or not, a Democrat to boot.

 

[launderess]

What A Difference A Day Makes...

Twenty-four little hours.......

Went to sleep with windows open and fan running, overnight felt sort of chilly so reached down for the blankets. This morning greeted with a nice crisp, slightly chilly and windy weather. Just perfect.

Yesterday's high temp in NYC was 91F. Today things will be around 63F.... Cannot be sure but think there was a slight bit of rain overnight as ground looks wet.

 

[panthera]

We got eleven inches of wet snow at our house, in the end.

Lots of trees down around town, lots of patio covers, verandas, etc.

Had a bit of satisfaction - after the hail storm of '08, I had a big fight with the contractor rebuilding the 14x64 polycarbonate veranda cover. Insisted on cutting the spacing between joists in half, never mind what 'code' allowed. Doubling up on the panel overlap and spending an extra $2.00/panel for the slightly thicker but better UV protected ones.

 

So - ours took the load with no problem - let's see this snow was officially 20lbs/cubic foot. So - 16426.666lbs load on the roof when the snow stopped early this morning. That's a bit over 7, 450kg for those of us who think in normal weight.

 

That was enough to bring down not one, not two but eight of the patio roofs he'd done in the past five years. The length of the guarantee to stay up he gives. 

 

There are some advantages to living in a small town. Schadenfreude is one of them.

 

 

 

[askolover]

It was 92 here yesterday and 80 this morning at 7am when I left Vanderbilt.  Thunderstorming right now and temp in the 60's.  I've had the AC on for the last week at least.  My 17 year old Amana (Goodman) so far has done well.  Tony and I are having thermostat wars...he's hormonal now and having hot flashes.