Is Verizon or the electric company shooting on me?

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Or both.
Under the "things that only happen when I'm in China.
The drain from the AC for clogged, baked up into the laundry room and the switch that is supposed to shut off the AC when the drain water backs up didn't shut it off.

So my wife shuts it off and texts me about it.
Easy fix, but she won't do it herself.
This was a coupe days ago. She didn't search on it or anything.
Today she starts getting calls from local service providers saying they were responding to calls from her regarding the AC. But she never called anyone.
Either the electric compoany saw the drop in usage, since it is summer, assumed it was an AC issue and preemptively contacted service providers or Verizon is reading our text messages.

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was this referenced any other "online way"? Facebook, Snapchat, etc.?
 
If you have a shop vac, hook it up to the drain line outside the home, vacuum the clog out,
could be insect(s) or just sludge.

Some cut off switches use a short piece of foam, the foam deteriorates from the heat in the attic,
and will not stop the system.
 
I have a friend that lives in Kernersville that she can call to find a good repair place if you need.
PM me and I'll give you his number for her to call.
He has lived there for close to 50 years, so he knows a lot of people.
 
Your phone will pick things up because some apps are always listening. I actually saw that on foxnews then it did it to me. I was talking to a guy at church about his new Ford Mustang, then Ford Mustangs popped up in advertisements on Facebook about two hours later.
 
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Why don't you start texting back and forth about another kind of problem, like a stoppage in your sewer main. See if she starts getting similar calls. Since there won't be any change in your water usage, you'll know the "help" can only be coming from your cell provider. ;)
 
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Why don't you start texting back and forth about another kind of problem, like a stoppage in your sewer main. See if she starts getting similar calls. Since there won't be any change in your water usage, you'll know the "help" can only be coming from your cell provider. ;)
Brilliant idea.
 
Or pick something like gushing to each other about the baby you are expecting. Only do it by text and donā€™t tell another soul. If they are collecting and selling your data this will absolutely get a response!

Sorry that I canā€™t just swing by and fix it for you.
 
Or pick something like gushing to each other about the baby you are expecting. Only do it by text and donā€™t tell another soul. If they are collecting and selling your data this will absolutely get a response!

Sorry that I canā€™t just swing by and fix it for you.
My wife didn't want to jinx anything we actually owned.
So she is going to text me about a leaking pool pump. :D:D:D
 
How new is your system? If it's new enough, it may have a control system that reports back to the mfg and/or installer when things are out of whack
It is from around 2014. The flippers put it in. And they chose a unit that has a non standard filter size too. So I have to order them on line.
The flippers did everything as cheap as they could, as we are finding out. No way they would have put a unit in the reports anything.
Heck they put an over range microwave in on a shared 15A circuit when the unit draws 13A all by itself. We took that thing out and put a high flow range hood in place.
 
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My wifeā€™s always complaining about getting ads for crap that she was talking about. I think itā€™s her iPad listening to her. Except on the stupid Fruit (apple) devices which don't support it (argh!) I use heavy ad and script blocking on all my browsers so I donā€™t get much of that crap.
 
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Crap.
It is not the AC drain that backed up.
The drain for the showers and toilets is mostly clogged, draining very slowly.
Probably due to hair from the ladies in the house.
Why does this stuff happen only when I'm inn China?
Now she has to call a plumber to deal with the drain.

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Tell the ladies of the house you can't afford to call a plumber.
They will need to get a screwdriver and a pair of needle noses to clear it.

:):p:p:p:eek:
Let us know how that works out.
unfortunately the clogged is in the main pipe between the house and septic now.
Backs up and comes out the low point, that being the downstairs toilet.

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My wife is headed to to Wal-Mart to get some now.

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Make sure she DOES NOT put anything other than the Drano down the drain until she flushes it out VERY well.
Mixing chemicals in a drain pipe is BAD JU JU.
 
in the main pipe between the house and septic now.
Tree root, vine maybe?

if something gets in, it's Plant Heaven!!! A continuous stream of fertilizer & water. Once a root starts to grow, any paper products or anything that floats & gets into the line to the drainfield gets snagged en route and makes a dandy clog.
 
Do not call a plumber! I've watched enough porn to know the only pipe being cleaned is his.

Wait. You're still in China?
Yes. 40 day trip.
By the time I get home, it will be less than 1 month total at home since February 14.
I think they are actually just trying to prevent me from being able to interview.
As a precautionary measure, I changed the root password on the server. I Just need to figure out how to set the boot password too.
My only little hostage ware to ensure they don't withhold the 2+ months of vacation time owed. I haven't taken a full week of vacation since starting because they seem to expect me to be in call at all times.
So I end up working. They get very upset when I made plans and told them I could not change them. [emoji38][emoji38][emoji38][emoji38]

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Tree root, vine maybe?

if something gets in, it's Plant Heaven!!! A continuous stream of fertilizer & water. Once a root starts to grow, any paper products or anything that floats & gets into the line to the drainfield gets snagged en route and makes a dandy clog.
This happened to my wife and I. Luckily we were renting at the time so we didnā€™t have to pay for it.
 
I think I like Webster and Son Plumbing. They actually told my wife what she can do first see if a plumbing visit was not actually necessary rather than just saying "be right out." They suggested the draino thing too and pumping the tank. Last time was in 2014 just before move in.

Nastiest case of locked main pipe I ever experienced was when I lived in a basement apartment. The main pipe blocked up during the day. I came from work to 3 apartments above worth of foulness. Called Rotorooter. The guy said he could only get a half blade down the pipe. He cleared only the first block.
Two days later, after having steam cleaned the carpet myself because the landlord refused to pay for professional cleaning, The pipe clogged again. I had to run up stares to every unit and tell them to stop using water to flushing toilets.
A different rotorooter guy came to fix the screw up. That meant the first guy had to pay him. Rented a cleaner again.
Landlord refused to even consider replacing the sewage infected carpet. I used bleach and then other disinfectants to clean the carpet. Move a few months later.
 
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