AC

Ok, so most of you know, I am not so handy when it comes to things around the house. B on the other hand is pretty savvy. It is always comforting to know we are in good hands! This weekend was a perfect example...

In NYC, most places have window units for their ACs. After a few months, I've started to get used to them. It has been a little tough these last couple of weeks, as it has gotten colder-I've started using them less, but the building also turned the radiators on (producing a ton of heat), so I've had a hard time balancing the two. When Bryan gets here, he tells me how hot it is, so we turn the AC up. These units are not super new and make weird noises often. I have learned to ignore or hit them and then they seem to work just fine. So, around 3am the bedroom unit starts acting up. I pop out of bed and promptly hit the thing until it stops making funny noises. Hop back in bed and fall right back asleep. Bryan on the other hand, can't fall asleep as quickly and stays awake. About 20 min later I hear him up and turning the lights on. This is what we find.

Somehow I had frozen my AC unit...Of course I panic, but Bryan simply turns the unit off and tells me we have to let it thaw out. So, we open the windows and sleep with all the NYC sounds in our bedroom all night, but at least we were sleeping at a reasonable temp!

The next morning the unit was thawed out and was working fine, but I noticed it was very dirty. I then cleaned both units and bought filters for them-maybe this will save us next time.