You ever switch out a window AC unit, and think to yourself, Man. You want to be careful with these things. If your fingers slip, the whole damn thing will just overbalance, fall out the window, and smash itself to pieces, several stories below. And then, as you look out the window and down at the scene of the carnage, marveling at the fact that your traveling AC unit somehow managed to hit the grass without actually hurting anybody and/or causing property damage, you’ll hear a sudden roaring from the insides, and you’ll wonder: is that the fan, using up the last of the juice in the internal capacitors?
Or is it the internal cooling gasses escaping, and probably rushing up to meet you? What is in an AC unit, anyway? They’re noble gasses, right? Those are supposed to be pretty safe. :click click click: OK, yeah, good thing you’d have already ducked your head back inside pretty quick to look at your phone, huh?
No? Never had that thought? OK, just checking.
Moe Lane
Can’t say I’ve ever seen that happen ..
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..but I’ve had the thought several times.
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The toxicity of the refrigerant will vary depending on the exact vintage of the unit ..
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R-12 is relatively safe, it was the propellant in Silly String, after all .. the ones after that are more healthy for the environment, but IIRC less healthy for people.
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Don’t be surprised if there’s a quantity of oil on the grass or if a dead spot develops .. there’s often mineral oil or similar in the tubes.
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Glad your daydream didn’t hurt anyone, too bad it’s just a daydream and didn’t get caught on video ..
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Mew
No, but more than 20 years ago while taking one out of the window I pressed the base of my thumb up against the radiator a little too hard and cut 30-40 grooves a couple of millimeters deep. Made my hand look like cube steak.
I still have faint scars from it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rP9dlTornbM
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Reminds me a little of the SCTV opening credits ..
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Mew