It's 90 deg. outside, humidity is 37%. The A/C is set to 80 deg. Thetemp in the apartment is at 83 deg, and hasn't gone below that. The A/C has been running non-stop for hours. The temp out of the vents iscolder than the air in the apartment, but not a lot colder. (I don'thave a thermometer.)Maintenance fixed the A/C only a month ago when it completely quitworking. Our electric bill that month was $320 for a 800 sq ftapartment.Maintenance is coming tomorrow. How do I make sure they fix the unitright, or make the landlord replace it if it won't work properly? Theelectric bill is outragous.The unit doesn't show a manufacturing date, and I can't find the modelno. on the manufacturer's website. Here's what the stickers say:Goodman Manufacturing Co, 1501 Seamist Dr,Houston, TX 77008Model No. AW30-05CPart No. 20203-23Regrig 22Design PSIG 150Heater Amps 208/240VMotor 1PH 60HZ 3.5 Amps 1/3 HPSingle Circuit 17.3/20.0Min Circuit Ampicity 26/29Max Overcurrent Protection 30/30UL Listed - G0587770080Also, once the unit works properly, how much more does it cost to keepthe apartment at 76 as opposed to 80 (above conditions)?Thanks

A/C working properly? Cost -> lower temp?

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mm 19 years ago

Even that I would not call underhanded.

adv. In a sly and secret way. adj. Marked by or done in a deceptive, secret, or sly manner; dishonest and sneaky. See Synonyms at secret.

Not doing something at all or hiring the cheapest guy is not clever enough to be sly, and almost no landlord says how much he pays for repairs.

My landlord finally had both elevators overhauled -- the repair guys were there for days -- so they never broke again while I was there, and must have spent a bundle, but he didn't tell us how much even when he spent a lot.

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Tony 19 years ago

Carie I am not AC person however I am refrigeration Tech. representing OEMs from many parts of our country. I have read about dozens answers and I had it enough. In my opinion any central domestic unit if can't bring temperature down to 72 in let say 3 hours is not worth having, so you tell you service people fix it or install new one there is no excuse for something like that. leave unit running for hours leave unit running overnight bullshit if was me two hours would be a limit. from reading some info. that unit seems to be around two ton which it should be enough unless your cool air is going some place ales, like cracked duct work and your unit is cooling parking lot or roof.

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mm 19 years ago

I think I meant to say a dark A written over the P. :(

Indeed.

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Logan Shaw 19 years ago

I'll have to admit that makes a lot of sense. The time exactly one minute after noon is 12:01PM. If noon has to be called either 12:00PM or 12:00AM, then out of the two, 12:00PM is the much more logical choice since it would be wacky for 12:00AM to be followed immediately by 12:01PM.

However, it is still not very good terminology since (a) the literal meaning of "12:00AM" is nonsensical and (b) there is already a perfectly good word ("noon") to describe the concept. On the other other hand, it is convenient for digital clocks to be able to read "12:00PM" instead of "noon", which is a good argument for defining

12:00PM to be noon. On the other other other hand, there are various authorities whose opinions should matter, and they don't seem to all agree on any one thing.

- Logan

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mm 19 years ago

Yeah, you're right there. I'm very literal myself, and this sort of thing usually matters a lot to me. I think maybe this time I came at it already humbled and ready to give in.

But that is what makes it difficult to learn the convention.

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Jeff Wisnia 19 years ago

Ever considered joining Mensa?

I was invited to join about 45 years ago, but in the words of Groucho Marx, "I would never want to belong to any club that would have someone like me for a member."

Jeff

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carie_r 19 years ago

The maintenance guy didn't fix anything... I watched him the whole time. It is as it was.

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carie_r 19 years ago