…maybe the problem is with this coil. It certainly looks like it might not be working right.
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Spike?
What are you doing out here with the camera?
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You want to record what I’m doing for an episode of Twilight Tries?
Uh, Spike, all I’m doing is trying to fix the air conditioner.
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Well, yes, that is true. It’s not like I’ve ever tried fixing an air conditioner before, but that’s beside the point. What I’m trying to get at here is that I really don’t think fixing the air conditioner is going to make for a very interesting episode of my vlog.
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Hmm, good point. That episode where I tried doing my taxes wasn’t exactly all that interesting, was it? And it has been a while since I last did an episode too.
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Eh, what the hay?
Ahem.
Hi, everypony, and welcome to another episode of Twilight Tries!
In today’s episode, I’m going to try…air conditioner repair!
Yay!
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*SIGH*
Look, I know this probably isn’t going to be an especially compelling episode of my vlog, but it is kind of hard to argue with Spike’s point a moment ago. I haven’t done an episode in a while, and I really am sorry for that. But I assure you there’s a very good reason for that, and that reason is because, well, things have been pretty uneventful around here lately.
Seriously. No monster attacks, no friendship problems, no nothing. Honestly the most interesting thing that’s happened recently was that I did my annual book-sort-cation last weekend. I’d actually thought about doing a book-sort-cation episode, but since I’ve done those many times before I would’ve been breaking the cardinal rule of my vlog. And because apparently book-sort-cations are, according to Trixie, ‘about as entertaining as watching paint dry’.
Just what does she know about book-sort-cations, hmm? I’ve never even seen her hold a book.
But getting back to the matter at hoof, the reason for why it is I’m trying to fix my air conditioner should be pretty obvious; it’s not working. And it’s brand new too! I just got it two days ago! Not only that, but of course it just has to be the hottest day of the year when this happens, so every air conditioner repairpony in town is busy fixing other air conditioners.
So, yeah, to keep my castlemates and myself from melting under this scorching heat I’m out here doing what I can to try and get this darn thing working.
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Yes I know the heat doesn’t bother you, Spike, but trust me, if you were a pony it would. I mean, you should’ve seen poor Starlight when I checked on her an hour ago. She was sweating so much I thought she was going to die from dehydration.
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Wait, why would she be all sweaty from spending time with Trixie? I don’t get –
Oh.
Please don’t insinuate that kind of stuff, Spike. It’s going to put images in my brain that I really don’t want there.
We need to get back on topic, fast.
So anywhoo, I’ve been out here for about half an hour now trying to see what’s wrong with the air conditioner, and so far I haven’t found the problem yet.
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Yeah, at first I thought the problem was just that it was out of Freon too, Spike, but I quickly found out that it couldn’t be that. See? The tank is full.
When you came out I thought that maybe it was this coil here that was causing the problem.
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I don’t know, but just look at how twisted up it is. Doesn’t it look like it might not be working right?
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Oh, hi there, Rainbow. How are you today?
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I’m fine, thanks. I’m just trying to get my air conditioner working, but I’m having a bit of a difficult time trying to find out what’s wrong with it.
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Well like I just told Spike, I don’t think the problem is that the Freon is low. If you look over here at the tank it looks like there’s plenty of Freon.
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You think it might be the start capacitor then? Huh, I suppose that could be the problem.
Just one question: Which one of these doohickeys is the start capacitor?
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This one?
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Hmm, I don’t know. It seems to be in good enough shape. It doesn’t look like it’s disconnected or corroded or anything like that.
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Pinkie? What are you doing here?
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Oh, um, yeah. I think I have an extra bag of sugar in the kitchen if you need it. I’ll go double-check after I figure out what’s wrong with my air conditioner.
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Yeah, no, it’s not the Freon. I checked.
Rainbow thinks it might be the start capacitor but I’m not so sure.
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You think it might be the suction line insulation?
Why would you think that?
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Because that’s what was wrong with your air conditioner last year?
Well I guess we can check it out, but from here it looks like it’s fi –
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Lyra? When did you get –
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Well, yeah, my air conditioner isn’t running and we’re trying to –
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Oh for –
It’s not the Freon! That was the first thing I checked!
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You think it’s the A coil?
What the hay is an A coil?!
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Aloe and Lotus? You two think the problem is that the evaporator coil froze over?
Now hold on a minute! How is it that everypony in town knows that my air conditioner isn’t working?! And for that matter, how is it that all of you seem to know so much about air conditioners in the first place?!
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It’s not the Freon, Daisy!
See?! The tank is full!
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Oh joy. Now Trixie wants to give her two bits.
Okay, Trixie, what do you think is wrong with the air conditioner?
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AAAAAH!
FOR THE LAST TIME, IT’S NOT THE FRE - Wait, did you say...Puron?
What’s Puron?
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It’s the refrigerant chemical used in air conditioners these days?
Okay, you lost me, on a couple of levels.
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Oooh. You’re saying that this model of air conditioner uses Puron instead of Freon.
But wait, if this model uses Puron than how come it came with Freon when I bought it?
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Hey, Del’s Discount Appliances is a very reputable shop!
At least that’s what that stallion named Herb told me.
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Okay, well, I guess the problem really was with the Freon all along…just not in the way I’d thought.
S-Sorry about, um, losing my cool with all of you a moment ago!
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And I’m sorry for that lame pun just now too.
But in all seriousness, I’m glad that I have so many friends like all of you who are willing to help me when I’m having a problem. All of your advice truly was appreciated, but maybe next time how about we try just one pony speaking at a time instead of everypony trying to talk over one another?
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Sounds good.
And, um, Trixie. Do you think maybe you could…help me find some of this Puron stuff and get it hooked up to the air conditioner?
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Okay, great! Just give me a minute to wrap up this video first.
Well, everypony, I think that should do it for this episode. It certainly ended up being more, shall we say…lively than I’d imagined, but in the end I think everything turned out all right. I just wish I hadn’t lost my temper simply because my friends were trying to help me.
I think this heat is really starting to get to me.
But anywhoo, as always thanks for watching, everypony, and I’ll see you next time on Twilight Tries!
By the way, Trixie, did you by chance happen to see Starlight before you came out here? I ask because when I saw her earlier she was really sweating up a storm on account of this warm weather and I’m worried about her.
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Wait, the warm weather isn’t why she’s all sweaty? How do you know –
Oh.
Aaand the images are in my brain now. Perfect.