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    Re: Hall of shame.

    Quote Originally Posted by hendrag View Post
    take alook at these aircon installations http://picasaweb.google.com/propernasty/HallOfShame

    most were spotted on my holidays there are many more where this came from.

    regards hendrag
    Got a laugh out of the second last one, the unit bolted up the wall on it's side.

    unfortunatley, the covers over the cond fans to force air upwards, or the obscured cassette in the ceiling, are all too common sights here, as anyone can install units with just a short course completed. And the course is primarily about not releasing refrigerant and other enviromental things, it has little to do with how refrigeration or air conditioning works, heat loads etc.
    edit: add that to the fact that installers don't have to back their own installation, (they can throw troublesome jobs to manufacturers waranty agents), means there is a lot of cowboys installing here.
    1st image shows an a/c that cooked in the summer heat, it was down the side of a house than was 10C higher than ambient. Turning the corner around the back yard to go down the side of the house that a/c was on you could feel the heat 10m away. Yeah, no **** it didn't work on hot days.
    2nd photo show a 'flare' down by an 'installer', yep, that job wouldn't be warranty, and for the price of r410a, they'd be looking at $300 for a repair and recharge. I always give the customer a chance to get the installer back to repair, (which should be free for the customer), but it always ends in me doing the repair anyway, because (1) installers don't have licenses to buy refrigerant, and (2) they don't have reclaimers or scales.
    Last edited by paul_h; 28-03-2008 at 01:17 PM.

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