So what better time for my AC unit to
quit on me! Mid July is likely not the best time to be having
problems, and after a visit from John's
Heating and Air Conditioning Service, I got the news that my
20 year old system was 'on its last legs'! I was also informed that
it would be a 'few weeks' before they could get me a new unit
installed due to the time of year. Swell. John Lane, President of the
company, was nice enough to come out on a Saturday and I got a
picture of him standing by his van, but managed to erase it by
accident. My bad. At any rate, John seemed very knowledgeable and
promised to get me a quote via email. I hope to do a followup post
when they get the new unit installed.
While I was waiting for that to take place, I decided to purchase a
portable AC unit just to have as a backup and and wanted to evaluate
it performance envelope. The unit I ordered was a Honeywell MN10CESWW
10,000 BTU Portable Air Conditioner with Remote Control. I was told
by Greg that it should be able to do a good job of cooling my bedroom
area, a place I could retreat to in case the main AC failed. I'll do a critique on this unit when it arrives in a few days.
