Do you believe things happen by chance at random or is there some divine hand at work that bless/ help us even ahead of time.
Just few days ago my sister who is visiting from Canada texted to let me know that she'll be spending a few days at our house after cny, which is a nice welcome for us. . She is in spore now and hasn't visited Malaysia since pre covid and I looked forward to spending some time with her.
But the problem is the only 'guest' room was Mike's old room which has a working air cond ( it blows cold) but rather loud as result of some hardened rubber bushing on which the a/cond compressor sits on.
Knowing my sister is very averse to any noise at bedtime I was prepared to change for a new aircond. But the problem being just a week before CNY, all the air condition service ppl are no longer available. My usual air cond guy even on any normal period would require 5-7 days pre booking in advance. Over the phone, all he said was that the bushing which the compressor sits on is hardened and therefore can no longer cushion the vibrations effectively..."change your a/cond lah so old already", but even that had to be .. "after cny"
Yeah, they are that busy !
Thanks a lot, but by then I wouldn't need to as my sister will only be here a few days.
I mulled over this problem.
And I'm am stuck for a solution.
Even ordering for a new air condition at this time ( so near the festive period) is going to be a big ASK for them to install.
Should I go hunting for any a/cond guy able to come at a moment's notice.. suddenly the days to cny seem very short and everyone is just rushing. An air of frenzy everywhere .. they always say the Chinese New year rush starts 10 days before already.
Only a few days ago, I used Lalamove to transport a item. In passing, the delivery guy, an Indian man mentions that he's only doing this part time as he is actually an air con man.
I retrieved his number and took a chance to give him a call and to my surprise he said he'll come to look at it, which is already more than what my regular guy was willing to do.
When he came he took time to open up the compressor, examine the unit. Alas he confirmed both the bushing AND the compressor were the culprit (even though it was blowing cold).
Its just makes a noticeably loud drone sound.
While he was mulling the problem, I mentioned to him I had a spare compressor just sitting idly. Immediately he was keen to look at it to see if we can switch the compressors.
And after taking some time to check that the compressor worked, he did exactly that. He switch the compressors.
(Ppl who are willing do that extra mile are just so precious, few and far between.Today's contractors rather they spend YOUR money purchasing a new air cond instead of taking time to examine a problem to see what is the best solution. (They just want to solve our problem the quickest way for them, holding us at ransom since we need their help).
To cut the long story short he solved my problem! The air cond runs much much quieter now and cold too, and I've won over a situation without having to fork out unnecessary money to get a new one installed.
A new air cond would hv cost at least Rm1300. In the end, he only charged me Rm200. I happily gave him extra, for his uncommon attitude.
Frankly, I think he is God sent.
