My apartments have a wall unit instead of central air. However the airconditioner don't fit in the wall right so there are direct holes. Rather large ones to the outside. Which have let in giant spiders and ants as well as the heat. My electric bill is really high and not to mention is smells like mildew every time I turn it on. So I'd like to break it so that they will replace it with a new one like my neighbor.
2006-09-14 19:03:27 · 12 answers · asked by Hottestwallflower 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
I don't want to talk to them about it because they are cheap and not likely to replace it. If I ask It would be obviouse if I broke it. I had an electrical problem and they kept saying it was nothing and I wanted them to open the box in the wall because I thought it was sparking. It was. they fixed it partially and ended up having to replace half the breakers.
2006-09-14 19:13:00 · update #1
FYI this airconditioner is older than me
2006-09-17 13:22:22 · update #2
Didn't you tell me last time that you have asthma?. Just let your landlord know that you have allergic asthma to fungus. You suspect that AC is old has lot of fungus smell. Your doctors says if you will get asthma you may die. Therefore he needs to get AC inspected by liscensed inspector. He is obliged to do something about it. He won't risk bringing a licensed inspector for this and probably would just change it with new one.
2006-09-14 19:17:47 · answer #1 · answered by WISEMAN 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The landlord is not the only one that is cheap. You just need to put some duct tape around the A/C to keep the heat and bugs out. Spray the evaporator coils with a good spray cleaner and clean the filter or buy a new filter and you will be surprised how much better the unit will smell.
You can consider yourself lucky that your landlord supplies you with an air conditioner that works. Why should he be responsible for your lack of responsibility in cleaning the unit so you do not get an unpleasant odor. You can see the unit is not sealed properly why should the landlord be responsible for sealing it up. You can buy foam strips to stick in the "large holes" and finish the sealing with duct tape. Who benefits from the cleaning and sealing? The landlord? If your electric bill is too high then you must decide on whether to run the unit or be in unpleasant temperatures.
If it were your apartment and the landlord was your tenant how would you feel if you found out that he purposely destroyed a working unit because he did not like the way it was operating? I think you would be giving him the boot faster than he could turn around.
Feel lucky that I will not be the repairman coming out to check out the "broken" unit after you destroy it because I would be quick to point out the " failure" to the landlord regardless of the consequences to the tenant.
If life hands you cabbage make coleslaw.
2006-09-14 20:49:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well==there are ways but I'm not going to tell you. Close up the holes and cracks to stop the air and bugs from getting in. Carefully spray some bleach water on the front coil==operate it to let the coil sweat wash this bleach water down and inside the unit to kill the mold and mildew==couple times do this. Guess you"ve already talked to the manager--and nothing (to your liking) has come out of it. Sounds like to me the unit should be taken down and given a good cleaning at least >> mildew smell <<. High electric bills may be reduced some by doing the above in sealing holes up.Summer is ending soon--perhaps next year you will get a new replacement unit. Smile and have a nice day--don"t break things--you could get evicted--sued--go to jail--or all the above. Save up some money and move is another option.
2006-09-14 19:48:50 · answer #3 · answered by Spock 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Contrary to the remarks received from pro-landlord idjits, your landlord IS responsible for proper and reasonable maintenance. If you notify him and he fails to effect repairs, consider moving. And you are responsible for acting in a mature manner when it comes to dealing with the landlord's property. If we went around destroying everything that displeased us the U.S. would soon begin to resemble Beirut. Be nice.
2006-09-15 11:58:35 · answer #4 · answered by Huero 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Isn't your landlord responsible for filling in the holes so bugs can't get in? I would certainly talk to him/her about that problem. And mention the mildew smell and tell them the smell makes you nauseous. Maybe they will replace it so you don't have to be dishonest.
2006-09-14 19:09:34 · answer #5 · answered by phoenixheat 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
attempt to electrocute it or positioned a huge magnet over it that would desire to artwork....or provide it to a canines... screw morals those companies rip us off come again at them for a transformation...fairly at X mass time the insurance companies and the capability companies have charged 30$ extra money each and each..get them back F morals! Its our money no longer theres...i like sitting right here on your shoulder whispering on your ear with this pitchfork.
2016-09-30 23:39:58 · answer #6 · answered by armiso 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
best to tell your landlord that the mildew smell makes you sick, if that doesn't work well poke a hole in the coils and the thing will run and run and won't cool hmmmmmm
2006-09-14 19:16:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
you can try this. turn on the unit on high. let the compressor run for a few minutes. turn it off and then back on again right away. let the compressor start to run again and turn it off and back on again. do this several times and there is a good chance that you can can burn out the compressor.
2006-09-14 19:15:54 · answer #8 · answered by harryt62 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Try to patch up the holes with duct (duck) tape.
2006-09-14 20:56:25 · answer #9 · answered by paulofhouston 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
people like you is why rent is so high . just go out and get a fan and put some ice cubes in front of it.
2006-09-14 19:22:54 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋