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Replacing evaporative/swamp cooler motor
My cooler motor is about 6' above the ground - need a small ladder to get
at it. It's quite heavy. I'm 79. There are some very ingenious people here. How can I do this alone? If I hire someone it costs more for labor than the notor. Maybe something I could put very close to the installed motor and the ladder at about 6' so that I can place the old motor on it and remove the new motor for installation without trying to carry it up and down a ladder and juggle it to remove and install. I think the flat steps on a second step ladder would be too narrow to hold a motor securely. I suspect a hoist of some kind is not practical. Any ideas? TIA -- You know it's time to clean the refrigerator when something closes the door from the inside. |
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"KenK" wrote in message ... My cooler motor is about 6' above the ground - need a small ladder to get at it. It's quite heavy. I'm 79. There are some very ingenious people here. How can I do this alone? If I hire someone it costs more for labor than the notor. it is often the case these days that labor is more expensive than parts. Maybe something I could put very close to the installed motor and the ladder at about 6' so that I can place the old motor on it and remove the new motor for installation without trying to carry it up and down a ladder and juggle it to remove and install. I think the flat steps on a second step ladder would be too narrow to hold a motor securely. I suspect a hoist of some kind is not practical. Any ideas? A nice neighborhood kid would be an easy solution. All he would have to do is the manpower, and then let you take over from there. |
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On 08/09/2014 11:54 AM, KenK wrote:
My cooler motor is about 6' above the ground - need a small ladder to get at it. It's quite heavy. I'm 79. There are some very ingenious people here. How can I do this alone? If I hire someone it costs more for labor than the notor. Maybe something I could put very close to the installed motor and the ladder at about 6' so that I can place the old motor on it and remove the new motor for installation without trying to carry it up and down a ladder and juggle it to remove and install. I think the flat steps on a second step ladder would be too narrow to hold a motor securely. I suspect a hoist of some kind is not practical. .... The neighbor kid (or variation on a theme from it) is definitely a good idea. No idea what the actual arrangement is, I've managed to do quite a lot by myself with no more than a comealong and some ingenuity on how to rig it...whether you've got any suitable framework at all or not I have no way to know as the intro says, of course. It the outer is taller, it might even be possible to use a regular ladder against it as the anchor point while you stay on the smaller, for example. But, I still like the "let a younger dude handle this" idea... -- -- |
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On 9 Aug 2014 16:54:28 GMT, KenK wrote:
My cooler motor is about 6' above the ground - need a small ladder to get at it. It's quite heavy. I'm 79. There are some very ingenious people here. How can I do this alone? If I hire someone it costs more for labor than the notor. Maybe something I could put very close to the installed motor and the ladder at about 6' so that I can place the old motor on it and remove the new motor for installation without trying to carry it up and down a ladder and juggle it to remove and install. I think the flat steps on a second step ladder would be too narrow to hold a motor securely. I suspect a hoist of some kind is not practical. Any ideas? TIA Don't know. If the motor is bad, I'D likely just toss it on the ground once removed. Put the new one on the ladder ready to be installed? |
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On 8/9/2014 12:54 PM, KenK wrote:
My cooler motor is about 6' above the ground - need a small ladder to get at it. It's quite heavy. I'm 79. There are some very ingenious people here. How can I do this alone? If I hire someone it costs more for labor than the notor. Maybe something I could put very close to the installed motor and the ladder at about 6' so that I can place the old motor on it and remove the new motor for installation without trying to carry it up and down a ladder and juggle it to remove and install. I think the flat steps on a second step ladder would be too narrow to hold a motor securely. I suspect a hoist of some kind is not practical. Any ideas? TIA Call the Mormon missionaries. Ask them to come over on Monday, which is P-day. Ask them not to wear their pros. Mention the word "service hours" and praise them in their youth and honesty and strength. -- .. Christopher A. Young Learn about Jesus www.lds.org .. |
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On Sat, 09 Aug 2014 16:22:01 -0400, Stormin Mormon
wrote: Call the Mormon missionaries. Ask them to come over on Monday, which is P-day. Ask them not to wear their pros. Mention the word "service hours" and praise them in their youth and honesty and strength. I don't know what P-day is. OP could also contact the local Boy Scout troop - those earning Merit Badges. Many communities also have elderly assistance programs. OP could check into that, too. At age 79, and the risk of falling, breaking a hip is not worth the risk - IMHO. |
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On 8/9/2014 4:55 PM, Oren wrote:
On Sat, 09 Aug 2014 16:22:01 -0400, Stormin Mormon wrote: Call the Mormon missionaries. Ask them to come over on Monday, which is P-day. Ask them not to wear their pros. Mention the word "service hours" and praise them in their youth and honesty and strength. I don't know what P-day is. OP could also contact the local Boy Scout troop - those earning Merit Badges. Many communities also have elderly assistance programs. OP could check into that, too. At age 79, and the risk of falling, breaking a hip is not worth the risk - IMHO. Monday is "Preparaton day" for LDS missionaries. The day to wear casual clothes, go shopping, take laundry to the wash, and other etc. -- .. Christopher A. Young Learn about Jesus www.lds.org .. |
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On Saturday, August 9, 2014 4:55:00 PM UTC-4, Oren wrote:
On Sat, 09 Aug 2014 16:22:01 -0400, Stormin Mormon wrote: Call the Mormon missionaries. Ask them to come over on Monday, which is P-day. Ask them not to wear their pros. Mention the word "service hours" and praise them in their youth and honesty and strength. I don't know what P-day is. OP could also contact the local Boy Scout troop - those earning Merit Badges. Many communities also have elderly assistance programs. OP could check into that, too. At age 79, and the risk of falling, breaking a hip is not worth the risk - IMHO. That's what I was thinking too. It's not the cost of labor vs the cost of the motor. It's that if you fall, it could be life threatening. I'm also wondering if he hasn't taken it out yet, how he knows how heavy it is? IDK what size motor it is, but even a 1hp one isn't really that heavy. Also, don't know how it's mounted, but I would think that it's more than just getting it up there. The harder part is likely the juggling, lifting, etc to get the old one out, the new one in. IDK if a neighborhood kid is the best solution for that. Maybe a local handyman type? |
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On Mon, 11 Aug 2014 08:14:44 -0700 (PDT), trader_4
wrote: At age 79, and the risk of falling, breaking a hip is not worth the risk - IMHO. That's what I was thinking too. It's not the cost of labor vs the cost of the motor. It's that if you fall, it could be life threatening. I'm also wondering if he hasn't taken it out yet, how he knows how heavy it is? IDK what size motor it is, but even a 1hp one isn't really that heavy. Also, don't know how it's mounted, but I would think that it's more than just getting it up there. The harder part is likely the juggling, lifting, etc to get the old one out, the new one in. IDK if a neighborhood kid is the best solution for that. Maybe a local handyman type? Typical swamp cooler side view: https://tinyurl.com/mgs5ncw I've all but given up on climbing ladders. Don't have the confidence I used to and I'm younger that the OP. A friend lost his confidence when working, where he stepped flexed just a little under foot. A former governor here left public life, doing DIY on his roof and fell off. IIRC he broke a hip. Short time later he was dead. |
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trader_4 wrote:
The harder part is likely the juggling, lifting, etc to get the old one out, the new one in. The hardest part will be breaking the old rusted mounting bolts. Throwing a 10 pound motor off the roof is easy. |
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On Monday, August 11, 2014 2:44:13 PM UTC-5, Arthur Conan Doyle wrote:
trader_4 wrote: The harder part is likely the juggling, lifting, etc to get the old one out, the new one in. The hardest part will be breaking the old rusted mounting bolts. Throwing a 10 pound motor off the roof is easy. The weight would be around 25lb. Slightly awkward! |
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