CrashBandicoot Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 So, I'm pretty sure my air conditioning has broke on me this past week, since the temperature at my place hasn't dropped below 80 for the past few days. I don't really have the money, or time for that matter, right now to fix it; and it's not extremely unbearable so I can tolerate it for now, especially if I buy fans. haha. My concern is my records. Can the current temperature of my house hurt my records, i.e warp the records and or jackets? I just thought of this, and it's worrying me a bit. Anyone have any insight on this happening to them or what I can do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paranoidantroyd Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Have you tried turning the AC off for about 4-5 hours? It sounds like it may just be frozen over. It's pretty common for older ACs to freeze when they've been working their ass off in the summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiefwahoo Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 You have nothing to worry about, your records will be just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbobrando Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 You have nothing to worry about, your records will be just fine. My records were sitting in a hot room in a house with no air circulation for a while. They're fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 my records sat boxed up (we just moved) in our house for about 5 days in the high 90s with high humidity when our A/C went out. I unpacked them a few days after that and they were perfectly fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konk Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 I feel for you. Ours went out earlier this summer from some circuit board catching on fire. If it's frozen, you can also run it on fan only to help defrost. I think you put the heat/ac switch in the middle and the on/auto switch on on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhulud Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Here in Florida, it's common for it to be unbearably hot in the summer. And of course, it's hurricane season. If a storm bad enough hits us, we are usually without electricity from a few days to weeks. When Hurricane Wilma hit us a few years ago, we were without power (and a/c) for about three weeks. All my records were fine as far as I could tell. I didn't exactly inspect each and every one of them. As long as they're not in direct sunlight, they'll be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shitty Rambo Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Could be your freon. I had a leak in my AC and have had to get it recharged a couple times. A few years ago i was about $90, this last time it cost $300 To get the leak identified it would run $1,500, and that's without repair. If I didn't have kids I'd just hang out with margaritas and oscillating fans. Anyways, the price of freon varies depending on the type you need. Your records should be ok as long as they're not in direct sunlight. I learned that the hard way (and then sum ). chefchino 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadreckoning Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Yup, what they said. You should be fine. My records were on the 3rd floor without AC for years and were solid. It's uneven heating/cooling that can do it. Sunlight through a parked car is bad news. For records and toddlers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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