One of mine has suffered some sort of leak from the condenser which now makes a loud buzzing noise. Probably oil, I suppose. Anyway it looks pretty terminal, and the thing is 10 years old, so I started calling to get quotes to replace the entire unit.
So far, of the two companies I've been able to contact, one says they no longer do residential work, and the other says the earliest they can come is next Friday.
OK, so it's cold, and people will be calling about their broken reverse cycle airconditioners - running it in heating mode is after all how I found out that mine had a problem. Even so, I'm surprised at the lack of people making a dash for my door. I'd have thought summer was the time when airconditioning companys would be run off their feet.
Maybe I'll just use a fan heater and wait until October.
Sylvia.