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Post by freecharlie on Aug 11, 2021 0:23:37 GMT
Assuming you have a long stretch each year that you do not us the ac, do you cover it if it is outdoors or leave it as is?
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Post by katlady on Aug 11, 2021 0:37:35 GMT
Leave as is. Ours usually does not turn on from around November to April/May. But there may be an unexpected heatwave in December. No one has ever mentioned covering it. This is the first time I’ve heard the suggestion.
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Post by myshelly on Aug 11, 2021 0:40:22 GMT
Never heard of this
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Post by dewryce on Aug 11, 2021 0:40:37 GMT
I saw your title and started laughing thinking… what is this “off season” that you speak of?
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Post by 950nancy on Aug 11, 2021 0:40:56 GMT
We don't cover it, but we have dozens of 50 foot cotton trees surrounding our property. Our air quit last week and the guy cleaned out a bunch of cotton from our unit. We need it covered in cotton season and that is when we use it.
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Post by mollycoddle on Aug 11, 2021 0:42:19 GMT
I was told not to cover it completely. For winter, I got a trash can lid, put it on top, and weighted it down with a heavy rock.
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Post by KelleeM on Aug 11, 2021 0:42:50 GMT
I live in New England and we cover ours from about October until May. We get snow and ice. My husband always did it so I continue doing it. I have never noticed if my neighbors do or not (I have a townhouse).
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Post by 950nancy on Aug 11, 2021 0:43:47 GMT
I saw your title and started laughing thinking… what is this “off season” that you speak of? OP and I live in the land of possible snowstorms September through May. Then again it could be 90+ those months too. Off season generally means "off week" for 8 months out of the year. Colorado is always a weather adventure. |
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Post by dewryce on Aug 11, 2021 0:46:31 GMT
I saw your title and started laughing thinking… what is this “off season” that you speak of? OP and I live in the land of possible snowstorms September through May. Then again it could be 90+ those months too. Off season generally means "off week" for 8 months out of the year. Colorado is always a weather adventure. DH and I recently decided to start looking for a new place to live and Colorado is on our list  There is a saying here “don’t like the weather wait 10 minutes and it’ll change;” it’s just that snow isn’t on our list of probabilities. |
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Post by QueenoftheSloths on Aug 11, 2021 0:52:10 GMT
Our HVAC guy said to put something on the top to keep out debris, but not cover the full unit because that makes it too cozy for mice.
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Post by psiluvu on Aug 11, 2021 0:54:27 GMT
We cover ours and it's buried in snow by about January.
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Post by 950nancy on Aug 11, 2021 0:59:40 GMT
OP and I live in the land of possible snowstorms September through May. Then again it could be 90+ those months too. Off season generally means "off week" for 8 months out of the year. Colorado is always a weather adventure. DH and I recently decided to start looking for a new place to live and Colorado is on our list  There is a saying here “don’t like the weather wait 10 minutes and it’ll change;” it’s just that snow isn’t on our list of probabilities. I think many places have that 10 minute rule. While our weather is GENERALLY pretty mild most days, and we don't have the heat and cold extremes often, we do have changing weather. I had recess duty for 28 years. I had snow boots and a winter coat in my closet all year. We would have a late start because of snow or cold in the am, and by lunch, kids were playing outside for recess. Today our high was 91*, but after the sun goes down behind the mountains, a walk at 80* will be the perfect temp. Thankfully our humidity isn't awful. I love to visit other states and countries, but I prefer our 4 seasons and love that being outside is almost always an option. Highly recommend Colorado for a new home. So gorgeous. |
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Post by smcast on Aug 11, 2021 1:03:18 GMT
I haven't-live in MN. So far so good.
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Post by Flowergirl on Aug 11, 2021 1:13:12 GMT
Our HVAC guy said to put something on the top to keep out debris, but not cover the full unit because that makes it too cozy for mice. Our guy advised us to do something similar. We live in the northeast and have never covered ours. One year we had a chipmunk(s) nest in ours anyway and it chewed through the wiring for the starter. $350 later... |
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Post by garcia5050 on Aug 11, 2021 1:18:03 GMT
Hmmm. We do cover ours. We only use the AC maybe 15 days out of the whole year. Usually 5 days each in July/August/September.
We’ve not had issues. But then again, we used to have a cat.
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Post by christine58 on Aug 11, 2021 1:20:35 GMT
Assuming you have a long stretch each year that you do not us the ac, do you cover it if it is outdoors or leave it as is? Yes I do. But I’m in the northeast and can’t risk a sheet of ice—-it has happened—-sliding off my very steep pitched room onto the AC unit. |
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Post by christine58 on Aug 11, 2021 1:21:26 GMT
That’s because you use yours year round. Many of us don’t. |
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Post by styxgirl on Aug 11, 2021 1:30:43 GMT
Ours is a heat pump too so it runs in the winter, can't cover it. If it were unused in the winter season, I would cover it though!
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Post by pierogi on Aug 11, 2021 1:47:35 GMT
I saw your title and started laughing thinking… what is this “off season” that you speak of? OP and I live in the land of possible snowstorms September through May. Then again it could be 90+ those months too. Off season generally means "off week" for 8 months out of the year. Colorado is always a weather adventure. Coloradan here as well. We cover ours to protect from snow, leaves, and - ugh - the cottonwood, which gets into the screen. Nearly everyone in our townhome complex does the same.  |
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ModChick
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Post by ModChick on Aug 11, 2021 1:52:10 GMT
We don’t, our neighbours do.
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Post by tincin on Aug 11, 2021 2:44:23 GMT
I don’t cover it because my HVAC guy (the plumber) told me not to.
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Post by gizzy on Aug 11, 2021 2:47:27 GMT
Our HVAC guy said to put something on the top to keep out debris, but not cover the full unit because that makes it too cozy for mice. I hadn't thought of that. I learn so much from the peas. |
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Post by milocat on Aug 11, 2021 3:09:36 GMT
Ours came with a vinyl cover so I put it on. I cover it and pull the breaker and flip it over just in case someone were to accidentally turn it on inside even though I turn the cool option off. It gets covered in snow from October - April.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2021 3:11:50 GMT
Are your AC units not also your heaters? Our unit gets year round use, whether it’s AC or heat.
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Post by Kerri W on Aug 11, 2021 3:22:12 GMT
No, we have a heat pump so it’s used year round. It cools in the summer and heats in the winter.
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Post by kelly316 on Aug 11, 2021 3:30:49 GMT
I think about it every year, but never have.
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Post by freecharlie on Aug 11, 2021 3:32:30 GMT
Are your AC units not also your heaters? Our unit gets year round use, whether it’s AC or heat. My ac is outside. My heater is in the basement. They are two different things. I've never heard of them being the same thing. |
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Post by Merge on Aug 11, 2021 3:39:43 GMT
There’s an off season for AC? 😂😂😂
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Post by caangel on Aug 11, 2021 4:32:33 GMT
Not a thing in So Cal. But no ice here either unless you are in the mountains. We have a family home in Tahoe but no AC there.
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Post by Crack-a-lackin on Aug 11, 2021 7:20:23 GMT
Ours is a heat pump too so it runs in the winter, can't cover it. If it were unused in the winter season, I would cover it though! Is the outside unit (compressor?) for a heat pump smaller than one for a traditional AC unit? And do you also have a furnace, or does the heat pump heat your whole house? |
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