Daily Archives: July 24, 2016
A Doppelgänger . . .
With our last couple of really hot days, it’s easy to tell that cleaning the rear AC evaporator coil a few days ago certainly helped things.
It seems a lot of folks think that cleaning a coil like I did will give you cooler air. But as a matter of fact, the air might actually get slightly warmer. A clogged evaporator coil restricts the airflow through the coil, which means less airflow, less cold air, into the coach.
But the restricted airflow means less ‘cold’ is being pulled off the coil, so the coil gets colder and colder until it starts icing over, which shuts the airflow off completely. Most AC’s have a freeze sensor mounted on the coil that when it senses this is happening, it cuts off the compressor, leaving the fan running. This will quickly thaw out the coil and let the cooling resume.
Of course this is only a temporary fix and you need to eliminate the problem at some point. So with the coil clean the unit puts out much more, i.e. a larger volume of cold air,
Of course a couple of other things can caused the coil to freeze up. The most common one is just a dirty or clogged filter, anything that slows down or restricts the airflow.
For technical reasons that I won’t go into (booorrrring!), low Freon in your AC will also cause the coil to ice over.
One other thing that I noticed when I was on the roof listening to the AC cycle on and off is that blower fan was still in good condition. It wasn’t making any strange rumbling or growling noises as it turned on and back off, so the bearings are still in good shape. Hopefully it’ll last another 17 years.
Jan was jonsing for fried chicken today, so about 11:15 we headed into Columbus to have the Sunday lunch buffet at Schobel’s Restaurant. With Fried Chicken, Roast Beef, Sliced Ham, and Grilled Sausage, six different veggies, as well as both a Salad and Dessert Bar, and including your drink, it’s a really great deal for $10.95. And delicious too.
My cousin Joy, who lives in Tampa, FL, posted a photo of her cat on Facebook, trying to stay cool in the hot weather
And I would swear it’s Mister’s doppelgänger. Even to the same coloring.
They both look so much alike it’s uncanny. And Mister used to lay just like this too.
Thought for the Day:
“When government takes away citizens’ right to bear arms it becomes citizens’ duty to take away government’s right to govern.” – George Washington
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