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05-03-2011, 11:33 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Somerset County, NJ
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Does anyone know where I can get my A/C unit repaired in the Central NJ area?
I took my A/C unit out of storage and turned it on for the first time today. It worked for a few minutes but then stopped blowing air and just stopped altogether. Does anyone know where I can get it repaired for a reasonable price anywhere near Middlesex, NJ?
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05-04-2011, 09:50 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: metuchen
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are you speaking of a window unit? if so its cheaper to buy a new one.
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05-04-2011, 10:22 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Somerset County, NJ
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Yes, a window unit. Is it really cheaper to buy a new one or would that depend on what is wrong with it? I mean what is the cost just to have someone take a look at it, without even fixing it? I tried researching this online and surprisingly, I am not having much luck with Google searches. Even when I try googling A/C repair places near Middlesex, NJ, I am not finding much.
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05-04-2011, 10:37 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: metuchen
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to come and look you'll spend around $100. to fix it, there will be more labor costs and a mark up on parts if any. a simple fix will still run you a couple hundred. if its low on charge you could spend more than a new one will cost and still have an older ac unit when all done. also tough to find someone to service a window unit like you've found out already. check craigs list or backpage. people are always getting rid of those after they get central.
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05-04-2011, 02:04 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Somerset County, NJ
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That's a bummer. Thanks for the info though.
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05-04-2011, 02:05 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Somerset County, NJ
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I guess my next question is, how do I properly dispose of an AC unit? Just dump it in a communal trash bin or something?
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05-04-2011, 02:15 PM
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Location: Hamilton, NJ
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check with your town.
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05-04-2011, 02:51 PM
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Ayatollah of Rock N Rolla / Admin
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Somerset county, hmm? I have a window unit I'm not using. 
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05-04-2011, 02:55 PM
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also you could just put it at the curb the day before trash day. guarantee a scrap metal picker will nab it. If not you'll just have to lug it back in when the trash guys refuse it.
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The looser the waistband, the deeper the quicksand. Or so I have read.
Feather-light suspension, Konis just couldn't hold. I'm so glad I took a look inside your showroom doors.
Hey everybody, it's good to have you on the Baba-too-da-ba-too-ba-ba-buh-doo-ga-ga-bop-a-dop
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05-04-2011, 03:21 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: metuchen
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BonzoHansen
also you could just put it at the curb the day before trash day. guarantee a scrap metal picker will nab it. If not you'll just have to lug it back in when the trash guys refuse it.
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prob any day and someone will grab it.
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05-05-2011, 07:51 AM
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: Brick, NJ
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most of the time you have to bring it to your town dump. it is most likely cheaper to buy a new one, they are not as expensive as they used to be
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05-05-2011, 09:08 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Somerset County, NJ
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Quote:
Originally Posted by WildBillyT
Somerset county, hmm? I have a window unit I'm not using. |
How many BTU? I was looking for something around 10,000 or more.
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05-05-2011, 09:11 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Somerset County, NJ
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I live in an apartment building, so leaving it on the curb probably wouldn't be an option. There's a communal dumpster though that is fenced. I'm wondering if I leave it on the inside of the fence sitting beside the dumpster if they'll take it or not.
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05-05-2011, 09:19 AM
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Ayatollah of Rock N Rolla / Admin
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Quote:
Originally Posted by redbanditZ28
How many BTU? I was looking for something around 10,000 or more.
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I'll get the model numbers off of it today.
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05-05-2011, 12:20 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Somerset County, NJ
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Originally Posted by WildBillyT
I'll get the model numbers off of it today.
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Thanks. If you have an idea in terms of price, let me know.
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05-07-2011, 05:31 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BonzoHansen
also you could just put it at the curb the day before trash day. guarantee a scrap metal picker will nab it. If not you'll just have to lug it back in when the trash guys refuse it.
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Yea, someone looking for scrap will want it for sure. There is plenty of copper and aluminum inside of them that have relatively high scrap values.
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