AC conked off

@Rimps85 (2477)
India
April 10, 2025 4:19am CST
Its hot and humid here & the AC had to get out-of-order now only...Grrrrrrrr... Yesterday night it functioned properly & the cooling effect was superb. Suddenly from today afternoon, there's ZERO cooling effect, its operating just like a fan. I had called up Hitachi service help-desk and they said that there's a waiting period & the guy will only visit tomorrow. Luckily I had one of those guys number & hence called him directly. He agreed to come and see the machine, but will do so by by-passing Hitachi's company protocol. Basically, he would charge for his personal visit. That's okay, as long as I get prompt service. I told him about the problem & he suspects a gas leakage in the pipe winding at the outer unit (condenser). Let's see, what it actually turns out to be.
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@AmbiePam (97042)
• United States
10 Apr
Oh, one desperately needs their air conditioning to work. I remember once my apartment’s air conditioning was broken for 17 days. Maintenance kept telling me they couldn’t get on the roof because of bad weather. The fan I had was completely inefficient.
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@Rimps85 (2477)
• India
10 Apr
ooppss....two weeks without air conditioning is a pain in a hot day...
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@AmbiePam (97042)
• United States
10 Apr
@Rimps85 My friend came over one day to my apartment, talked to me about ten minutes, proclaimed it was scorching (at 8pm) and stormed out. It was hilarious. Her theatrics, that is. Not the lack of cool air.
@Rimps85 (2477)
• India
10 Apr
@AmbiePam oh ho...
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@grenery8 (15765)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
10 Apr
they charge visits here too but i hope the problem will be solved; you need some cool air
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@Rimps85 (2477)
• India
10 Apr
if I go through Company path then it will cost me more than engaging the same person out of his office hours...in the second case, the service comes without any invoice or bill
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@grenery8 (15765)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
4h
@Rimps85 same here. it's maybe a smaller price but no bill and no way to complain if something isn't right again. tough decision.
@vandana7 (101663)
• India
10 Apr
These machines go out of order only when we need them. LOL I think it is the compressor issue. We are not supposed to use them continuously for more than 8 hours. So we adjust in the mornings and switch on the AC in the hall around 3 pm. By 11 pm we switch that off, and switch on the bedroom AC. I get ACs serviced every year to prevent the last moment surprises. It costs, but then I am on the top most floor of the building. I don't want to be cooked in my sweat. LOL
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@sarik1 (7524)
23h
Hope that your AC is good better repair .
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@Rimps85 (2477)
• India
7h
its working now, after the service