Its June in Florida, and my A/C is borked. [more inside]
posted by Crotalus on Jun 18, 2009 - 7 answers

What are average costs to replace an air conditioner coil and condenser in the US? And, should I stay with R22, or change to R410A? [more inside]
posted by Houstonian on May 11, 2009 - 5 answers

which uses less energy: (a) running one window air conditioner at higher power, or (b) running two window units at lower power? [more inside]
posted by thinkingwoman on Jul 14, 2008 - 11 answers

We have two (okay, four) window air conditioners. How can we best use them to cool our house? [more inside]
posted by LolaGeek on Jul 5, 2008 - 8 answers

a couple of air conditioner energy-efficiency questions. [more inside]
posted by thinkingwoman on Apr 18, 2008 - 6 answers

How can I install a window air conditioner in a patio door? Are there special things I can buy to seal the top portion, or will I need to assemble something on my own? [more inside]
posted by bsdfish on Apr 12, 2008 - 10 answers

Need help troubleshooting automotive A/C issue. [more inside]
posted by punkfloyd on Sep 14, 2007 - 8 answers

I have a 2003 Jetta with around 75,000 miles. It is hot here, and I have been running the air conditioning nearly every day for the past month or two, and I have noticed some strange occurrences. First, if I am parked with the A/C running, even for a short amount of time, the car seems to vibrate rather forcefully. In addition, when I pull away from the parking spot, there is always a fairly large pool of water where my car was. Also, when I am driving fast, say 60-75 mph, and I change the speed of the A/C from high to low, there is a noticeable jerk in my acceleration. It is most unusual... [more inside]
posted by foxinthesnow on Jul 30, 2007 - 19 answers

Last spring my husband and I noticed that a small puddle of water would form on the garage floor every time we used our central a/c for more than a few minutes. We had a local a/c guy come out and he told us the pan was leaking and needed to be replaced. He quoted us around $2,000 which I thought was extremely high considering he'd done the exact same job a year previously for our neighbor (who has the same model house and, incidentally, recommended this company) for $400. [more inside]
posted by LuckySeven~ on Mar 13, 2007 - 12 answers

A/C filter: Is mine broken or is it just because it's 100 degrees outside? [more inside]
posted by CwgrlUp on Jul 18, 2006 - 24 answers

Creative (non-insane) ways to keep cool in Florida needed [more inside]
posted by pallen123 on Jul 17, 2006 - 18 answers

What is more fuel efficient? Driving with your window(s) down, or with the air conditioner on? [more inside]
posted by chrisroberts on Jul 14, 2006 - 23 answers

Portable air conditioning - I am completely clueless and not very mechanically savvy - what should I consider, be on the lookout for, drawbacks, etc - plenty of details inside... [more inside]
posted by KAS on Jul 10, 2006 - 12 answers

I live on the first floor in a city. Now that summer is finally here, I want to know if anyone has any ideas on how to secure an air conditioner in the window so a potential thief cannot push the air conditioner in the house or pull it out of the window in order to break into our apartment. I would prefer not to put a grate over the air conditioner, and, if possible, I do not want to drill into the windowsill.
posted by toddst on Jun 29, 2006 - 5 answers

What can I do to make my portable air conditioner actually cool? [more inside]
posted by i8ny3x on May 1, 2006 - 6 answers

I have a POS, 1990 Mitsubishi Galant. The air conditioner doesn't work. [more inside]
posted by LilBucner on May 29, 2005 - 9 answers