Okay Doug, I'll try again.
When leaving it on all night worked, I was thinking the same thing. It's probably the compressor. I was of course hoping it wasn't. But I have nearly 60 years experience with compressors in fridges and freezers. They go out in all sorts of unusual ways in my experience. While some last 50 years sitting in the same place and constantly running, try moving them and see what happens. Maybe for an AC unit used one season and jostled around with each move, 14 years is about all you get.
I'm thinking out of the box because I've noticed that my age is becoming a factor. The less time I can spend on the roof, or climbing under something, the better.
So I'm thinking of going with a portable AC for the home permanently mounted in the bedroom in a place we have where you could put a washer/dryer. The hamper is there now, lol. When we're inside, we're usually in the bedroom anyway. In tbe winter we only heat the bedroom. It would fit out lifestyle and I'm thinking with cold air traveling down, it might partly cool the living area.
Do you happen to have any thoughts on the technology compared to the traditional roof mounted AC? Pros and cons? Thanks! Cavie and everyone else, please feel free to chime in too.
