" All the newer stuff seems to
be sealed up tighter and much harder to hack."

Unless it has a remote......

RP


On 12 April 2014 06:28, veegee <veegee@veegee.org> wrote:

> Thanks, I'll disinfect for a couple of days and then disassemble.
>
> The unit is in an apartment building, on one of the top floors, with a ne=
t
> on the balcony to prevent birds from getting near. Inaccessible to frogs
> and other small animals, so I doubt it's that. Highly likely some kind of
> fungi though.
>
> I used to have a 25-year old unit that was built like a tank. Needed two
> men to haul it anywhere, and a solid support on the balcony to prevent
> damage to the window frame. It was easy to disassemble and clean though.
> Obvious where everything went, and the mechanical rotary switch was easy =
to
> hack (to make a temperature controller for). All the newer stuff seems to
> be sealed up tighter and much harder to hack.
>
> On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 8:34 AM, Dwayne Reid <dwayner@planet.eon.net>
> wrote:
>
> > My limited experience with this is that you have mold growth or a
> > dead critter within the unit.  The only sure cure is to open the unit u=
p.
> >
> > You mention that this is a newer unit and that it might be hard to
> > open.  I find the opposite - the newer units seem to be easier to
> > open up than some of the older units that I've worked on.  You just
> > have to look harder for the release points on the covers.
> >
> > Google may help if you pound in the manufacturer's name along with
> > keywords such as "take apart" or "clean" or "disassemble".
> >
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