My air conditioning unit in Our Happy Little Portable went out last Friday and it reached the lovely temperature of 94 degrees in there by the time I left. Emailed our Lead Custodian and he did a work order and off I went to enjoy my weekend.
Monday when I went in, it was nice and cool again. Yay!
I assumed it had been repaired over the weekend. It had not. It had, somehow, fixed itself. (You can't make this up).
On Tuesday I opened the door again and it was cool! Yay! The kids weren't at school on Tuesday so it was Work in Your Room Day, so there I was, working in my room, when I started to hear the whistles. Or I thought they were whistles. And I was thinking "okay, we don't have kids so why do I hear the coaches blowing their whistles?"
And then I realized it was the AC unit making squealing and whistling noises. Loudly.
Emailed Lead Custodian again. He amended the work order.
Wednesday - coolness and squealing. But still, cool.
Thursday - coolness and squealing. But now we added in groaning. Actually, I thought I was hearing trash trucks back by the cafeteria. But it went on and on and on and I realized, after a walk around Our Happy Little Portable and a peek by the cafeteria where there was not a trash truck in sight, that it was - surprise! - my AC unit.
My 2nd Period student aide, Engineer Boy (this kid will tear anything apart and put it back together just to keep from being bored) and I used my iPhone to videotape the unit making squealing and groaning noises. We sent the video to Lead Custodian.
And then the repair guy showed up (nearly a week after it first went out). Honestly, he was a truly nice guy and gave me some tips about dealing with temperature issues in an old portable with minimal insulation. However. As luck would have it, that damn AC unit not only pumped out cold air, it didn't make a single groan or squeal the entire time he was there. It ran like a charm!! He couldn't find anything wrong, obviously, but said to let him know if it went out again.
I opened the door this morning and it was 82 degrees; the thermostat was on 73 and the air coming in was hot.
But hey, it wasn't squealing or groaning!
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Ahh, air conditioner problems! I taught for 30 years and retired a year ago. One of the reasons I retired was the fact that I never knew if my AC or heat would be working. I got so tired of being hot in the summer and cold in the winter. People in the private sector would never tolerate working conditions like that!
I must say I have a lot of respect for you. You are a crafty and gutsy writer and I'll definitely be revisiting this site again. I can definitely connect with things only not working when the person who needs to fix it is around. Story of my sad little life. Thanks for the post!
Ambrose @ Brown & Reaves Services, Inc.
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