“Careful with that weed wacker, Eugene!” Outdoor electrical and refrigerant lines can be fragile.
It’s “yard work day,” and you quickly run out of daylight. “I know I can finish this up so I can have all day Sunday to do what I want,” is running through your head as you reach for the weed wacker to finish trimming. The sun has set behind the trees, and clouds overhead make it darker than
you expected. You are finishing lawn trimming along the side of the house and hear BZZZZ, SNAP, POW!
Unfortunately, you just clipped a line to your outside air conditioner unit. These things happen, even to the most careful and handy of us.
Be extra careful with lawn equipment around your outside units. Keep the area trimmed, clean, and free of debris. When doing maintenance around the area, be extra mindful that refrigerant (Freon®) lines are under pressure and high and low-voltage electrical wires are running nearby. If you have broken lines, don’t try fixing them with duct tape and wire nuts!
