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Phoenix61

(17,000 posts) Wed Jul 29, 2020, 11:47 PM Jul 2020

Why does my ac always go out at night?

Hopefully they’ll get here early tomorrow. Florida with no ac is not very nice.

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Why does my ac always go out at night? (Original Post) Phoenix61 Jul 2020 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jul 2020 #1

Nope, blowing hot air. The compressor eats Phoenix61 Jul 2020 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jul 2020 #4

Probably has a secret girlfriend. flying rabbit Jul 2020 #2

Ha! soothsayer Jul 2020 #6

For a bit of fresh air? DonaldsRump Jul 2020 #5

Whoops duplicate post! Fla Dem Jul 2020 #7

Isn't that the best time to go out on a date? Fla Dem Jul 2020 #8

Smoke alarms always start chirping at 2 A.M. on the workdays you have to get up at 5. hunter Jul 2020 #9

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Phoenix61

(17,000 posts)

3. Nope, blowing hot air. The compressor eats

Reply to Chin music (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 29, 2020, 11:51 PM

Jul 2020

condensers. It’s under 10 years old but a crappy unit. The repair shop said they don’t install them due to that problem.

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flying rabbit

(4,632 posts)

2. Probably has a secret girlfriend.

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Wed Jul 29, 2020, 11:49 PM

Jul 2020

Sorry

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)

6. Ha!

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Thu Jul 30, 2020, 12:05 AM

Jul 2020

DonaldsRump

(7,715 posts)

5. For a bit of fresh air?

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Thu Jul 30, 2020, 12:04 AM

Jul 2020

Sorry too...stay cool

Fla Dem

(23,649 posts)

7. Whoops duplicate post!

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Thu Jul 30, 2020, 10:25 AM

Jul 2020

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Fla Dem

(23,649 posts)

8. Isn't that the best time to go out on a date?

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Thu Jul 30, 2020, 10:28 AM

Jul 2020

Seriously, yes odd things happen at night. My smoke detectors' batteries always seem to wear out in the dead of night. So I'm woken up by the irritating beeping and the only way to stop it is to get up, get a ladder or step stool depending on where it is and pulling the battery.

hunter

(38,310 posts)

9. Smoke alarms always start chirping at 2 A.M. on the workdays you have to get up at 5.

Reply to Fla Dem (Reply #8)

Thu Jul 30, 2020, 11:16 AM

Jul 2020

They must be programmed that way.

Half asleep, you ignore them for an hour, then you get angry and pull out the battery, and then you can't get back to sleep.

I was once staying in a motel where the smoke alarm started making this weird intermittent high pitched squeal which woke me up. I was in a bad mood that night (I don't remember why) so I pulled it off the wall, opened the balcony door and threw it onto the roof of the supermarket next door. Problem solved.

I'm slowly replacing the smoke alarms in our house with the new sort that have a ten year battery. I write the date on them with a big black Sharpie marker so I can replace them in ten years before they start chirping.

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