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Hi,
It is SO good to have the a/c working again, and only for $119 for a yearly-plan. It was as I suspected: the lines needed to be "blown out"...I had poured clorox bleach in all 3 of the pvc pipes last eve---but too late; the damage had been done: my a/c was clogged. They needed their pressure -aircompressor to clean out the lines....
I had noticed this week that the carpet was all wet in the hallway near the hall bath and door to furnace/ a/c closet.........I thought one of the dogs had done it...since so soaked......when I went to pull into the garage last eve, I saw a stream of water trailing all the way to outside of garage...I quickly felt the carpet remnant at the front of garage on the raised area...it was SOAKING WET.....so I ran inside and opened the door to A/C unit...opened the air filter area below it and discovered tons of water! I panicked,since living on my own and no one to ask/help. I looked in the yellow pages (after pouring all that clorox down those drainpipes) and got an appt for today. He just left.
I went with their 1-yr plan,as it included the $80 charge for today --but for $30 more, they will come out in the Fall and do the furnace,etc...added any freon needed,etc. (none needed). I always like to stay right with the repairman and ask questions---that is how I learn. I learned a simple but good trick/tip:
every time you change your filter monthly, add 1/2 cup of bleach down the pvc drainlines...it prevents the clogging/algae,etc......I had forgotten about it until opening the a/c door and seeing the bottle of bleach sitting there...Anyway, it certainly feels good to have A/C again! Here in Texas it has been very humid and to go up to 95 this week, so NOT a good time to be without air!
Just thought I'd write it all here, as so many of you had inquired about my flooding/plumbing problem.
Thanks for caring----and you, Pete, for offering to come over and help with it all!
Lee
(hot---but now cool! wink!)
ps--now I must move all the plastic storage bins stacked in my garage and wipe up the water all over the area...a good time to clean out the garage,too...as if nothing else to do...oh well, I AM job hunting again, so I guess i HAVE nothing else to do!!
(I do have a job interview on Monday!)
