Another Mopar Off My Bucket List - Barracuda Fastback
Yesterday I'd tried buying a window air conditioner here in town. The recent heatwave caused a rush on them and all of the reasonably priced ones had sold the day before. Today I struck out on my Craigslist search. Although there were several advertised, nobody answered or returned any of my calls.
After realizing I'd been pursuing a bunch of dead ends I went online and checked prices at various retail outlets. Even though places like Menards and Walmart sites show a bunch of different models, - in store stock was depleted on most.
Eventually I found a 10,200 btu unit at a Menards but it was the last one they had. The garage could've used one twice that size but I wasn't looking to be comfortable as much as wanting to drop the temperature to a tolerable level.
That puppy was heavy! (and awkward when you're lifting it above your head) According to the manual it was supposed to weigh 75 pounds but I think they left the 1 off of the front of that number.
The bottom of my only shop window is almost 5 foot above the floor. Originally I'd asked Teresa to give me a hand but then I had second thoughts about it. I knew I'd be hearing her scream about how we're both gonna die throughout the process and I didn't want her saying "I told you so" at my funeral.
The tricky part was balancing it as I walked up the step stool. Surprisingly enough I managed to get it into the opening without the need for paramedics. Sucks, but it was too late in the day to make it to the local lumber yard for wood to finish closing off the rest of the window opening. (- It's a crank out window that doesn't have a sliding sash) Tomorrow I'll tackle the rest of it.
I temporarily hung a towel around it and secured it to the frame with a few screws. The garage thermometer showed close to 100' during the installation. A few hours after plugging it in the temp had dropped to 82.
No more waiting for the ice cream truck to arrive when it gets hot!
Yesterday I'd tried buying a window air conditioner here in town. The recent heatwave caused a rush on them and all of the reasonably priced ones had sold the day before. Today I struck out on my Craigslist search. Although there were several advertised, nobody answered or returned any of my calls.
After realizing I'd been pursuing a bunch of dead ends I went online and checked prices at various retail outlets. Even though places like Menards and Walmart sites show a bunch of different models, - in store stock was depleted on most.
Eventually I found a 10,200 btu unit at a Menards but it was the last one they had. The garage could've used one twice that size but I wasn't looking to be comfortable as much as wanting to drop the temperature to a tolerable level.
That puppy was heavy! (and awkward when you're lifting it above your head) According to the manual it was supposed to weigh 75 pounds but I think they left the 1 off of the front of that number.
The bottom of my only shop window is almost 5 foot above the floor. Originally I'd asked Teresa to give me a hand but then I had second thoughts about it. I knew I'd be hearing her scream about how we're both gonna die throughout the process and I didn't want her saying "I told you so" at my funeral.
The tricky part was balancing it as I walked up the step stool. Surprisingly enough I managed to get it into the opening without the need for paramedics. Sucks, but it was too late in the day to make it to the local lumber yard for wood to finish closing off the rest of the window opening. (- It's a crank out window that doesn't have a sliding sash) Tomorrow I'll tackle the rest of it.
I temporarily hung a towel around it and secured it to the frame with a few screws. The garage thermometer showed close to 100' during the installation. A few hours after plugging it in the temp had dropped to 82.
No more waiting for the ice cream truck to arrive when it gets hot!