Se that rectangular shape behind CityBoys right shoulder....
Well.....it's the air compressor for the AC/heating units ...
This is the little culprit that gave me heart palpitations early this AM...!!
As i stumbled down the stairs early this morning....i glanced out the window in the back door...only to see smoke....OK...MaleChild is warming up his truck before he leaves for class....
out the back door the dogs and i went......Hummmmm....don't hear the truck's engine running....Hummmm...kids Friday class is at noon........but, i smell smoke.....Hummmmm....walk to the gate ......look down the side of the house......
The COMPRESSOR looks like a chimney.....!!! Smoke bellowing....!!
Yahhhhhhh....it's 8-10 feet away from the buried 500 gallon propane tank...!!!
Ran back up the stairs.....made CityBoy get up....turned off heat.....!!
Ran back down stairs......touched compressor to see if it was hot.......No...not hot....Looked down inside...could not tell if there was anything burning.....a little smokey smell....
Ran back up the stairs.....CityBoy is on the phone leaving a message for the AC repairman...
Wait....wait.....wait.........ring....ring....ring......
Hello...!!!!
Did you know that the new AC/Heat Air compressors have an automatic "defrost" cycle....??
It was defrosting....!!!!!.....and that smoke was really steam....!!
Everything is OK.....except i may need another blood pressure pill......
Life is Good
How very scary that must have been. Sure am glad that it's really ok. It sounds like my auto defrost freezer except that I never see smoke. Hope the rest of your day is much calmer there.
ReplyDeleteAll is well that ends well. Skip the pill for today... just start drinking........
ReplyDeleteCheese Louise, I am glad I have an old one. You would think they would warn a person.
ReplyDeleteWhy is that stuff always happening at the most inopportune time? Murphy of Murphy's Law must be up in your neck of the woods today!
ReplyDeleteGood grief! I bet you were scared silly. Glad it turned out ok. And, I'm with Muffy's Marks, don't bother with the pill, just pour yourself a stiff one.
ReplyDeleteIt is always nice to get an education, but at what expense????? Glad all was okay.
ReplyDeleteSeeing what you tought was fire that close to a Propane tank, WOW especially since the news was all over about the city block that blew up! I gues it would cause some HEART SPEED!!!
Anyway, thanks for the education! It didn't cost us hald as much as you!!!!!
Take care.
Yowsa...enough to send anyone into orbit...!
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