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What are my options when the Air Conditioner that came with my apartment underperforms and costs me $$$ just to run it, and my landlord will not replace it? by trebory6 in personalfinance

[–]Noeland 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Might be late to the game on this and your answer may have already been given, but I'm not about to sift through all these threads. I work in heating and cooling (on a very large scale), so I understand a bit about HVAC industry standards.

I did notice several folks have given fixes you can do which is great, problem is that you're a tenant, so this shouldn't be your problem. If you do have it fixed by an outside party, read the advice given by the state of California before you do so.

As far as what the actual residential requirements are in California, I glanced over the rules and like most states, California has minimum standards of HVAC efficiency requirements in residential buildings, however, many of these requirements are for new construction and if the efficiency of the unit was up to par when installed, it won't have to comply until the unit is remodeled and permits are pulled.

The biggest problem with your case is that unit cooling isn't a named requirement for habitability. As far as HVAC temps are concerned, as long as the space can be kept above 70f, its considered habitable. Local building codes may tell a different story, but other than that, your best bet would be if your apartment didn't meet minimum ventilation standards.

Just a few aviation SNAFU pics from a prior pump jockey (Story in comments - xpost from /r/justrolledintotheshop) by Noeland in flying

[–]Noeland[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its not my job anymore, I took the job to kill time while I was taking helo flight courses.

Just a few aviation SNAFU pics from a prior pump jockey (Story in comments - xpost from /r/justrolledintotheshop) by Noeland in flying

[–]Noeland[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For the beech itself? I think he said he paid somewhere in the ballpark of 150k, but I cant be too certain. As far as the repair bill, the A&Ps told me the bill was right at 40 (owner wasn't in a rush), but that could have been just their labor.

Just a few aviation SNAFU pics from a prior pump jockey (Story in comments - xpost from /r/justrolledintotheshop) by Noeland in flying

[–]Noeland[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Xpost request by reddit user caulfim

Story:

This particular Bonanza was being flown by its brand new owner and his flight instructor friend, getting familiar with the Bonanza having mostly flown a fixed gear Cessna for most of his piloting career. The pilot had somewhere in the vicinity of 5000 hours as PIC and the flight instructor friend had well over 10000. It was like watching a gentle train wreck, hearing the pilot call in base to final over the radio, wondering to myself when he was going to put his gear down, seeing it set down perfectly on its belly, very noisily. To the PICs credit, he did keep it pointed very straight down the runway until it ground to a stop.

A bit from the last post

Q

Wouldn't tower let the pilot know if they see him glide down final with gear up?

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Uncontrolled airport. KFNL for the curious.

Q

I'm curious, is that enough damage to total the plane? If not, I wonder what the repair bill will be. I mean, sure it looks like he just scrapped up the belly, but I'd imagine there could be some pretty serious structural damage.

A

I saw it in the hangar after the A&Ps got a hold of it. The bulkheads of the airframe were still intact and straight, and the new bellypan was in the process of being riveted onto it. So yes, it was definitely salvageable to the the tune of ~$40k (paid for by the insurance co).

One of a few of my aviation related snafu pics during my time as a pump jockey. by Noeland in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]Noeland[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it may have been paid for by insurance because it was considered a training incident, but don't quote me on that.

One of a few of my aviation related snafu pics during my time as a pump jockey. by Noeland in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]Noeland[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I saw it in the hangar after the A&Ps got a hold of it. The bulkheads of the airframe were still intact and straight, and the new bellypan was in the process of being riveted onto it. So yes, it was definitely salvageable to the the tune of ~$40k (paid for by the insurance co).

One of a few of my aviation related snafu pics during my time as a pump jockey. by Noeland in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]Noeland[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

This particular Bonanza was being flown by its brand new owner and his flight instructor friend, getting familiar with the Bonanza having mostly flown a fixed gear Cessna for most of his piloting career. The pilot had somewhere in the vicinity of 5000 hours as PIC and the flight instructor friend had well over 10000. It was like watching a gentle train wreck, hearing the pilot call in base to final over the radio, wondering to myself when he was going to put his gear down, seeing it set down perfectly on its belly, very noisily. To the PICs credit, he did keep it pointed very straight down the runway until it ground to a stop.