Been a busy weekend
Sometimes things turn out differently than we think. Thank God they do cause it would be bad if everything we worried about actually happened.
On Thursday Susan (my wife) said “It’s hot up here” indicating the temperature upstairs in our house was not what she expected it to be. Sure enough, the air conditioner was not working correctly. We managed to sleep in the heat with the help of a window fan and a cooler evening.
Friday morning I pulled the fan motor (that was not turning) out of the unit outside and found it to be really stiff but not burned up. I made a few calls and found someone to help me with it but when I got in my car it refused to start. Acted like there was no gas. At this point I was beginning to hate mechanical things. Another call to a friend who came a picked me up, helped me get my car fixed and got me on my way but I still did not have AC upstairs and it was 2pm. Things are not looking good.
My thoughts were that the fan motor needed to be replaced and perhaps a new capacitor installed but I did not have the parts and was not doing well finding them. I called an HVAC company that shall remain nameless and I got the ‘our techs are on time and a half now. Do you want me to send one out??’ response and frankly it ticked me off a bit. It is still Friday afternoon at this point and I felt a little trapped.
I thought of one more person that might help and made a phone call. I was right. He said ‘I think I have a motor. Come on over.’ Well, he did not have a motor for me but it was even better. He showed me how to fix the one I had. I bought a capacitor from him for $15 and put it in before dark. It worked!!
Here is the point. Friday morning started out with an AC unit not working, a car not working and worry about two big repair bills. The result. My car fixed and my AC fixed for a total of $25. Yes, $25. Not at all what I expected.
Thank God.
Don’t focus on the problem when you are challenged. Focus instead on the solution. It is easier to find the solution if that is what you are looking for.
Thanks for listening,
Jerry Robertson