A/C Condenser Wiring ($$CHEAP!)
 
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Old 09-24-2008, 10:14 PM   #1
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A/C Condenser Wiring ($$CHEAP!)

This is outside elevated off the sidewalk about 48". Nice use of the ENT (electrical nonmetallic tubing, aka smurf), and the 1/2" pvc male adaptor. Is this the competition? Yes it is.
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Old 09-24-2008, 10:24 PM   #2
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Re: A/C Condenser Wiring ($$CHEAP!)

Forget the smurf tube. Is that f-ing thing chained in place????

WHO would want to live like that????
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Old 09-24-2008, 10:40 PM   #3
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It's pretty sad when you have to chain up your condensing unit.

CU's used to get stolen daily here but they have been coming down on the recyclers lately.

$1500/$2000 in damage for $30 worth of copper.
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Re: A/C Condenser Wiring ($$CHEAP!)

Well at least we can tell which gang affiliation the condenser is a member of. My dad had an hvac buddy who used to chain his van up anytime he worked in the city of Detroit.
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Old 09-25-2008, 01:22 AM   #5
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Re: A/C Condenser Wiring ($$CHEAP!)

That "smurf" conduit is funny But that massive chain around that A/C condenser is "PRICELESS"!
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Re: A/C Condenser Wiring ($$CHEAP!)

Actually I bet that chain is connected to the truck that is getting ready to drag it away
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Re: A/C Condenser Wiring ($$CHEAP!)

We do work in downtown detroit and the surrounding areas(highland park). I've actually chained a condensing unit to a platform that is 10ft off the ground. It was stolen once previous to that.
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This is in Jersey City on the corner of Coles and 2nd street. Rough neighborhood for sure. Not many people speak english around there either.

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Well at least we can tell which gang affiliation the condenser is a member of.
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Old 09-25-2008, 05:21 PM   #9
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Re: A/C Condenser Wiring ($$CHEAP!)

In DC we use to have to do the same thing it has eased a bit in recent years. We use to pour a slab with thread rod and bolt the unit in place or the build a wrought iron housing around it
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Where's the disconnect? And if you want to get rid of the chain, leave out the ground and wire the case hot.
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Somebody forgot to tell the "chain" installer bolt cutters were invented a long time ago.
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