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raratt

raratt

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Dirk8==D~Diggler said:
You can’t stand in one spot too long if you’re barefoot here in Georgia, they will find you. They are EVERYWHERE.
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When I was little my dad was stationed in Arizona and I didn't know any better than to stand next to a red ant hill. They decided I was a threat and went up my jeans legs and bit the hell out of me. Dad had to pull them off my legs and use tweezers because their heads would still be attached if he pulled on the bodies.
 
BudmanTX

BudmanTX

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Laughing Grass said:
Seven years. The home inspector told my partner's parents they should be replaced when they bought it.
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still got a few years out of it.....which isn't bad at all.....

me and the wife had to replace a window unit we had in the living room this year....we went up from a 5k btu unit to a 10k unit.......now I gotta figure out what I'm gonna do with an extra 5k unit hmmm.....pretty sure i'll keep it around and re-use it somewhere else....least I have a spare unit
 
cannabineer

cannabineer

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BudmanTX said:
still got a few years out of it.....which isn't bad at all.....

me and the wife had to replace a window unit we had in the living room this year....we went up from a 5k btu unit to a 10k unit.......now I gotta figure out what I'm gonna do with an extra 5k unit hmmm.....pretty sure i'll keep it around and re-use it somewhere else....least I have a spare unit
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Bareback

Bareback

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Laughing Grass said:
They did a recharge and full service in 2019 and told us then that it needs to be replaced. Hopefully it lasts another month or so and we'll replace it and the furnace in the spring.
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Their probably going to tell you that you need a new one every time you see them. Weather you do or not. But check a couple of things first, look to see if the coils are clean if not that can cause it to freeze up, keep a clean filter in it ..... a dirty filter causes the unit to over work itself and can freeze up .

However new units are more efficient.... but are not made to last as long. But old units having R-22 are being phased out and can only be serviced for a few more years, I don’t remember the exact date nor do I know what the Canadian plan is. I did take a class about three years ago that gave us the information but.... that was a lot of bong hits ago.

I’m just saying don’t take a salesperson’s word for it . You owe it to yourself to investigate just a little. There’s huge profit in the ac business.
 
curious2garden

curious2garden

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cannabineer said:
I’m currently really enjoying the Southern Fire Ant welts from my getting a bit chewed two weeks ago. This is not the imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta), but native Solenopsis xyloni. Its bite and sting don’t feel like much, but they raise a long-lasting welt (“up to a week” guess I’m just special) that itches like twice as bad as a mosquito bite, right up there with local poison oak dermatitis.

Now I feel phantom bites and check to make sure another ant hasn’t just given the gift that keeps on giving. Benadryl cream doesn’t reduce the itch. Lidocaine cream helps some.
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Cortisone cream
 
curious2garden

curious2garden

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Laughing Grass said:
They did a recharge and full service in 2019 and told us then that it needs to be replaced. Hopefully it lasts another month or so and we'll replace it and the furnace in the spring.
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You didn't happen to make another expensive purchase recently? You have to be extremely discreet about those type of purchases otherwise everything in the home gets jealous and commits suicide or begins to phone their work in.
 
Laughing Grass

Laughing Grass

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Bareback said:
Their probably going to tell you that you need a new one every time you see them. Weather you do or not. But check a couple of things first, look to see if the coils are clean if not that can cause it to freeze up, keep a clean filter in it ..... a dirty filter causes the unit to over work itself and can freeze up .

However new units are more efficient.... but are not made to last as long. But old units having R-22 are being phased out and can only be serviced for a few more years, I don’t remember the exact date nor do I know what the Canadian plan is. I did take a class about three years ago that gave us the information but.... that was a lot of bong hits ago.

I’m just saying don’t take a salesperson’s word for it . You owe it to yourself to investigate just a little. There’s huge profit in the ac business.
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The unit is underneath the patio, you have to unbolt the skirt off and climb under in the dirt to get to it. I watched him go under but couldn't really see much, he brought back a chunk of ice and took a pic. I would really like to upgrade to high efficiency, my parents place is has over a thousand more square feet and they pay a third less for gas in the winter.
 
curious2garden

curious2garden

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Laughing Grass said:
The unit is underneath the patio, you have to unbolt the skirt off and climb under in the dirt to get to it. I watched him go under but couldn't really see much, he brought back a chunk of ice and took a pic. I would really like to upgrade to high efficiency, my parents place is has over a thousand more square feet and they pay a third less for gas in the winter.
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Good, you know how to get to it. Get under there, blow dry the ice off it, clean it up and give it some love and attention.

By love and attention I mean curse at the mofo while you use a flashlight brighter than the sun to look for micro holes where you may have lost your refrigerant. Wiggle the compressor and lightly wiggle connections looking for looseness that could be tightened.
 
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