Part Handyman

I just got finished reading another blog and the guy was talking about how he had a air conditioning emergency and how he had to call around to find someone to service the air conditioner. Now of course this is during the summer and it was getting close to the weekend to boot!

Well he said he called around and found that no service technician would come out for less than $60! Add to that they also couldn't come out until the next few days. So the author of the blog decided to take matters into his own hands and find out if he could fix the air conditioning himself. He said he took the air conditioner apart, looked around and found that the problem had something to do with the wiring. He made a quick trip to Lowes and he was able to fix the problem.

That got me to thinking about my own air conditioning system. I don't have central air I have air conditioner wall units. The oldest air conditioner is at least 20 years old and you can imagine how big and clunky it is. But guess what - It stills works just fine!. I still clean the filter on a regular basis but other than that that big old trusty air conditioner still works. It cools the whole downstairs!

But getting back to the guys post it reminded me of how us homeowners have had to be our own "handyman" at times! I can think of more than a few home-related repairs that I have done that I never thought I would have to do. One thing I can say is "Thank God for duct tape!" Its a miracle tool!

There was an incident where the thermostat-thingie wasn't working on the heating system and water was spewing everywhere! So I go to home depot and get a part (that I wasn't familiar with) thinking that I could replace the old part. Well the old part seemed to be rusted to the heater so that was one of the times that I had to call a repairman. I guess I shouldn't dwell on it but you know I actually went to work the next day all the while thinking about the water gushing in the basement!