Succumbed to the heat wave last week and got a technician to fix the air-con at home. After opening up the cover, he did some dusting, and that cost $90. Well, I thought he charged $90 for just dusting it, thats really expensive. But Dad said, the technician was able to charge $90 because he knew dusting is enough to fix the problem, we wouldn't know what to do ourselves.
Two days later, the air-con caused the power at home to trip again. Luckily, it was still under warranty. So we got the technician back to take a look. This time, he said we need to change the ECB (Electric Circuit Breaker). He said the rating is too low, and prone to tripping. But but but... obviously the problem gotta do with the air-con... Maybe he is right, with the air-con on, it can easily overload the box. I don't really know whats the rational. Are there mechanical parts that wear out over time? If its electronics, don't it just either work or fail? Whats the MTBF for such components? Hmmm... Dad insisted that it should be changed for safety sake, cuz according to the technician again, PUB regulation is to change it every ten years. Ours is way overdue then.
And so that will be another $189. Hopefully it'll solve the problems. Otherwise, I would rather we don't use the air-con. Afterall, the weather turned cool again during the last few days since we got the air-con fixed! Arghs. And in the 3-4 months when the air-con was down, I saved almost hundred bucks on electricity bill!
Damm global warming! So now almost spending three hundred bucks, I am looking at a higher utilities bill next month! Think I'll stick to the fan for my room. =p
Two days later, the air-con caused the power at home to trip again. Luckily, it was still under warranty. So we got the technician back to take a look. This time, he said we need to change the ECB (Electric Circuit Breaker). He said the rating is too low, and prone to tripping. But but but... obviously the problem gotta do with the air-con... Maybe he is right, with the air-con on, it can easily overload the box. I don't really know whats the rational. Are there mechanical parts that wear out over time? If its electronics, don't it just either work or fail? Whats the MTBF for such components? Hmmm... Dad insisted that it should be changed for safety sake, cuz according to the technician again, PUB regulation is to change it every ten years. Ours is way overdue then.
And so that will be another $189. Hopefully it'll solve the problems. Otherwise, I would rather we don't use the air-con. Afterall, the weather turned cool again during the last few days since we got the air-con fixed! Arghs. And in the 3-4 months when the air-con was down, I saved almost hundred bucks on electricity bill!
Damm global warming! So now almost spending three hundred bucks, I am looking at a higher utilities bill next month! Think I'll stick to the fan for my room. =p
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