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Everyone has that one family member that thinks they can fix anything. They never feel the need to call everything in between.
the professionals and their pretty much married to duct tape. In some cases they can look like heroes,
fixing the TV right before the big game or even jumping your car when it won’t start. However, Connect With Us
sometimes it’s just best to leave the tough stuff to the professionals. This is especially true when it
comes to HVAC, as many do it yourself jobs just end in a failure. As an air conditioning repair company in
NYC We are amazed to see what people come up with. Here are the most bizarre (and humorous) HVAC
Do It Yourself pictures we have ever seen. Categories
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Customer tried to install his own fan!
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Talk about an A+ for creativity. Whoever thought of this probably
had some background in HVAC. And no he is no trying to make the Blog
unit fly away. It looks like this persons fan in their condensing unit Coil Cleaning
broke and he needed a way to cool down the Freon in the
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system. He placed what looks to be an attic fan on top of the
condensing unit to blow air and replace the internal fan. They also Dirt Coils
placed their sprinkler by the unit to cool it down. This all looks DIY
great and smart but it will probably damage their unit more then
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they know. Calling an HVAC company would not only fix
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the problems but will probably cost them less. But then again
taking the easy route is to easy for some HVAC Products
people. Bizarre/Humorous Rating: 7.5/10 Refrigerant
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please “Just Don’t Do It.” This person ran out of HVAC ductwork
and decided to install a shoe box instead. This has to be a DIY Archives
job because no HVAC company would ever do that! In my
house we use shoe boxes to hold shoes or for the kids to do a August 2012
class project, they clearly had other plans. I understand it’s a July 2012
tough economy but please just buy some more ductwork.
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What’s next, a shoebox fish tank?
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You can always spot out a Do It Yourself type of person immediately.
It’s usually because they walk around with a utility belt of duct tape Tags
as if their Batman. It would be impossible to talk about Do It Yourself
jobs without including something with duct tape, so I included them Air
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all together. I don’t know what it is with people and duct tape but I
for one am not a fan. The crazy part is, it does work but for only a Conditioning
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2. matter a time. Eventually the tape will dry up and loose its strength.
I just hope for the sake of the house it doesn’t break down on a hot day. But for now “In Duct Tape We
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Customer tried to rewire his unit
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We got a call because someone AC wasn’t
cooling. Our tech went down into the basement and
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saw something like this. I’m not sure if there was a
spaghetti food fight or he’s teaching his son to swing August 2, 2012
like Tarzan. He told the tech he did all the electrical Most Bizarre HVAC Do It
work in the house himself, he was also really proud. It
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Everyone has that one family member that
turned out the AC problem was actually caused due to thinks they can fix anything. They never feel...
the wiring. We recommended redoing all the wiring in
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the house. But hey, on the bright side the AC was Stealing Copper From Air
fixed. Bizarre/Humorous Rating: 10/10 Conditioning Units – Huge Issue
Well, we never thought we’d be blogging
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but, unfortunately, it...
Please leave it to the professionals July 2, 2012
Last but not least is my personal favorite, the man Cheap vs Expensive, Does it
who fell in love with his AC unit; they have been
pay to spend more?
I’m sure you’ve heard the expression, “You
dating for 6 months now. That was a joke…I hope. I get what you pay for”? That doesn’t just...
found this picture while roaming the internet one day.
He is clearly doing it himself, and only himself. We
would all be just as proud if he was wearing a
harness, but I guess that takes out the fun. I’m just
wondering what happends when a part breaks and
he needs to open that up. Please next time don’t be a
hero and just call the professionals. Especially
because this hero can’t fly. Bizarre/Humorous
Rating: 14/10
I want to give a special thanks to http://www.hvac-
talk.com for helping us with some of these pictures. Please share this post, comment on it, and keep
reading!
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One Response to Most Bizarre HVAC Do It Yourself Failures
1. Joe says:
August 3, 2012 at 3:23 pm
Awesome! Haha
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