Quick lunch time entry:
Remember the big hail storm back in March? 'Turns out that the damage to my complex has been tallied up by insurance adjusters and it comes to somewhere in the range of $1.3M. That is a bunch of damage, doncha think? The management company got the worst of the damage repaired (or, at the least, patched) very quickly. But, the other stuff is taking some time. We've got a contractor planted on site to supervise the job. I was headed to work a couple of days ago and found a pick-up truck blocking my way. I wondered what was going on but could still get out of my garage so decided not to take time to investigate. As I was about to pull out, a workman showed up in front of my car. He wanted to discuss something with me. So, I obliged. 'Turns out my A/C units have been put on the list for repair. I did not post pictures of the damage to my units ('not sure I even took any). It looked to me that most of the damage was cosmetic. They look bad, and the little metal slats are definitely banged up. But, the units still work so I didn't think much of it. However, since they are damaged and are covered by the insurance claim, I'm getting new units. The guy who stopped me said they'd like to schedule the work for today. Ummm...well...I'm not sure I can get the time off at such short notice. No problem, he assures me. They don't need me to be there. They just need me to leave the A/C on so that when they hook things up, they can verify that the new units work. I have two units. One for the upstairs floor and one for downstairs. When it started getting hot a few months ago, I switched the units from heat to A/C. Or so I thought. This morning, as I left for work, I remembered to turn the temp down to 77 so they'd be sure to come on. I did the upstairs unit first. When, I got to the downstairs unit, I was stunned to see it set at 68. What? No way. My heart sunk as I realized I'd have to replace the inside parts of the system as well. That cost would not be covered by the insurance settlement. Then, I noticed it was still set for heat. It was still on the winter setting. And, I'd never noticed. Even with the 100+ temperatures we experienced a couple of weeks ago. Amazing. It appears that the upstairs unit was cooling the whole place all on its own. I doubt things would have worked as well if I'd only adjusted the downstairs unit, eh? 'Looking forward to those new units when I get home this evening.
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