I intend to revisit this thread as time goes by I'll and continue to add advice when the occasion arises. Others here are welcome to do so. [ADVICE] Go to your outside air conditioning unit(s) and take a picture of the capacitor. Go up in your attic, look at your AC fan and take a picture of its capacitor. Go on the internet and buy an extra capacitor for each. Keep them in your attic for years... until one of your capacitors dies and your AC doesn't work. When that happens, try replacing your the capacitor with the backup that you bought online. if it works, you just saved yourself a few hundred dollars. WHY YOU SHOULD DO THIS: If you wait until your AC dies and then order a capacitor, it could be days before your shipment arrives and you don't wanna go without AC for days. OR you can hire an AC guy who will come to your house and charge you hundreds of dollars to do something you can easily do yourself. My capacitors look like this (the larger one is for the outside unit)
Try not to have it blow up as you install it, too. The upcharge on replacing a capacitor is pretty nuts. I think the part used to run anywhere from $50-$100? I'm almost certain the charge is around $300+ for the service which probably takes under 10-15 minutes to do.
No, it blows most of the clogged gunk along with the trapped water out the other end, where its supposed to be.
I'd also suggest you pour some diluted bleach or vinegar down that AC condensation drain once or twice a year, too. Also if it drains into your master bathroom sink, go under that sink and disassemble the plumbing (usually doesn't take much effort) and clean it out. There's probably gunk built up in there.
I suspect the model and part numbers will be different from person to person depending on their AC brands and models.
+1. A very simple task that can save you a ton. But make sure you pour it directly into the PVC drain line and not the metal pan. Haven't had capacitor issues since the new unit, but it is good advice to have a spare. Always be prepared
Get an electric toothbrush. Teeth are way cleaner, same amount of time. Get a portable car battery jump starter, since your car battery will die and likely won't do so while your are in a car repair shop parking lot.
Fully agree on the electric toothbrush. Game changer for brushing. On the portable car battery jump starter, that's really neat actually. it works fairly well? like in place of another car with a high powered battery?
Does it suck the inch of water out of your kitchen that notified you of the clogged line? No, it does not. CHECKMATE
