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Thank goodness for this cool front.
Posted on 11/4/26 at 8:13 am
Posted on 11/4/26 at 8:13 am
Cause this is what my compressor looked like this morning. 
Evap coil was freezing up last week. Exhausted all of my knowledge and tricks and had to call the repairman cause I figured I was low on freon. Sure enough that was the issue. Found that my evap coil was leaking. Got a new one coming in and will be installed next week. Repairman was initially having trouble finding one that wasn’t 4+ weeks out. He said “man, that leak is pretty bad. I don’t think you’ll make it another 4 weeks.” Well he was right. Didn’t even make it a week.
Installed my backup emergency window units for now. Thank goodness for this cool front. At least this didn’t happen in August.
Evap coil was freezing up last week. Exhausted all of my knowledge and tricks and had to call the repairman cause I figured I was low on freon. Sure enough that was the issue. Found that my evap coil was leaking. Got a new one coming in and will be installed next week. Repairman was initially having trouble finding one that wasn’t 4+ weeks out. He said “man, that leak is pretty bad. I don’t think you’ll make it another 4 weeks.” Well he was right. Didn’t even make it a week.
Installed my backup emergency window units for now. Thank goodness for this cool front. At least this didn’t happen in August.
Posted on 11/4/26 at 9:55 am to PillageUrVillage
You would think that someone would make an evaporator that wouldn’t be so prone to leakage, that shite is maddening to me.
Posted on 11/4/26 at 10:00 am to Spankum
This one is 9 years old. But, yeah. Gonna cost me $3k. 
Posted on 11/4/26 at 12:59 pm to PillageUrVillage
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This one is 9 years old.
I have one that is 22 years old. they don't make them like that anymore...
Posted on 11/4/26 at 1:58 pm to Motorboat
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have one that is 22 years old
Wow! I wouldn’t expect to get 22 years out of one. But I would certainly hope to get more than 9. You’re right, they definitely don’t make them like they used to.
Posted on 11/5/26 at 8:57 am to PillageUrVillage
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Wow! I wouldn’t expect to get 22 years out of one. But I would certainly hope to get more than 9. You’re right, they definitely don’t make them like they used to.
The older units had copper "guts" and had more thickness. It was not uncommon to get 20+ years out of them. The newer, more efficient, aluminum tubes are much thinner and prone to failure. In addition, the newer refrigerants run at higher pressures than the R-22. Everything now a days is junk. Give me lower efficiency and a longer life.
Posted on 11/5/26 at 10:53 am to PillageUrVillage
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Found that my evap coil was leaking. Got a new one coming in and will be installed next week. Repairman was initially having trouble finding one that wasn’t 4+ weeks out. He said “man, that leak is pretty bad. I don’t think you’ll make it another 4 weeks.” Well he was right. Didn’t even make it a week. Installed my backup emergency window units for now.
Thank goodness for this cool front. At least this didn’t happen in August.
Had to replace one our Evap coils at the beginning of October.
Better than the whole unit but still, $3K gone. Hope the unit lasts a while.
Posted on 11/5/26 at 11:29 am to Spankum
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You would think that someone would make an evaporator that wouldn’t be so prone to leakage, that shite is maddening to me.
Hate to sound like a boomer, nut that's the business model these days. Don't make anything that will last forever so the consumers will have to buy another one.
Posted on 11/5/26 at 5:09 pm to PillageUrVillage
I wish Speed Queen made HVAC units.
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