sugahplm
Oct 9, 2008, 10:50 AM
hi
I'm not sure what to call them but my 5 yr old compresser outside has those little silver slat like things covering about 1/2 of the outside of the compressor housing? From what I understand they regulate the temperature of the coils maybe?
didn't even know this could happen but this is what I was told so just wondering if correct "diagnosis" and should I worry about it especially if I sell this house one day?
one day I went out after about a year after installation, and to my horror there was a 2" x 2" approx. space where those little silver things were totally gone off the lower corner of the compressor. The area surrounding this was also discolored, a duller gray I guess you would say. I called a ad comp. in our town and the guy said the only time he had ever seen this is with dog urine. Our family had a dog that would urinate on anything stationary.. male of course, at that time. Is this possible... urine could cause this.
I have tried to keep that area protected as much as possible over the years so wind, rain other male dogs cannot get to it. Even though my efforts were successful, the little pieces/the area seems to be getting a little bigger with time.
the guy at the a/c comp. said if it stays small it shouldn't compromise the unit/coils/cooling and my a/c is very cold!
what to do? Any remedies? They guy said not to worry about it but that was yrs ago and as I said it seems to be another inch 3 x 3 or so now.
thanks for any help! :(
I'm not sure what to call them but my 5 yr old compresser outside has those little silver slat like things covering about 1/2 of the outside of the compressor housing? From what I understand they regulate the temperature of the coils maybe?
didn't even know this could happen but this is what I was told so just wondering if correct "diagnosis" and should I worry about it especially if I sell this house one day?
one day I went out after about a year after installation, and to my horror there was a 2" x 2" approx. space where those little silver things were totally gone off the lower corner of the compressor. The area surrounding this was also discolored, a duller gray I guess you would say. I called a ad comp. in our town and the guy said the only time he had ever seen this is with dog urine. Our family had a dog that would urinate on anything stationary.. male of course, at that time. Is this possible... urine could cause this.
I have tried to keep that area protected as much as possible over the years so wind, rain other male dogs cannot get to it. Even though my efforts were successful, the little pieces/the area seems to be getting a little bigger with time.
the guy at the a/c comp. said if it stays small it shouldn't compromise the unit/coils/cooling and my a/c is very cold!
what to do? Any remedies? They guy said not to worry about it but that was yrs ago and as I said it seems to be another inch 3 x 3 or so now.
thanks for any help! :(