[Electronics-Talk] Air Conditioning Melt Down,Need Suggestions

[Amanda Lee]

There should be a regulatory department or agency in the State of Texas or
even at the county or city level who can help you to dispute issues such as
these.

So before you go spend your funds, at least open the proper complaints and
inform your neighbors as well as a class action type of complaint really
will get more  done.

Relative to this list, portable air conditioners have come a long way and
you don't necessarily need to take up an entire window with a whole unit and
you just install an interface which will bring in air from the outside and
the unit is floor standing, very efficient and many can provide air
conditioning or heat.



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Cc: Peter <pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com>
Subject: [Electronics-Talk] Air Conditioning Melt Down,Need Suggestions

Good morning everyone,

 

                We've been handed this one thanks to our apartment
management company failing to maintain unit air conditioning properly. Our
central air conditioning has gotten to the point that it hardly throws cold
air. We've been roasting and sweating for a good part of July and during the
first part of August. These people have a terrible reputation for
maintaining these units. They said they would install a window air condition
unit so it will be cooler upstairs. God only knows when that will happen.
We're not waiting around. We've been looking online and discovered that even
window air conditioners have gotten smarter. We found GE, and Amana units
that include remote controls, apps, Internet connectivity, and integration
with Amazon Alexa, Apple Home Kit and Google Assistant. We also found units
that are air conditioner/heatercombinations. A unit like that would be ideal
for downstairs as heat from our central unit fails to warm the downstairs
portion of our townhome.

 

                We're curious to know if any of you have used air
conditioning units that include apps, Internet connectivity, and voice
assistants and which work best from an accessibility perspective?

 

                We also learned that our apartment is not the only unit with
air conditioning trouble. These people would save us aggravation, time, and
money by having their heating and air conditioning units serviced regularly
to prevent melt-downs of this kind and so we can avoid making the power
company rich just to keep cool!Here's hoping they'll bring us a window unit
or two to help us keep our cool while they have the central heating and air
conditioning serviced properly. That's the hope. Otherwise we'll take
matters into our own hands and buy some window units to insure we'll be able
to stay warm in the winter and cool during the summer. At least if units we
own need servicing we'll have control over the process and will be able to
have repairs done and to know they'll be done professionally and properly.

 

                Finally a word to the wise. Shippy Properties manages this
complex and others throughout Texas. Do yourselves a favor and don't move
into a Shippy Property to avoid going through what we're dealing with right
now. These repair issues have gone on for quite a few years long before the
pandemic started. All the best for a wonderful weekend.

 

Peter Donahue

 

 

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