Since you put the name of the place in another post, I was able to look up the plans and photos of the layouts, and it would be in the HVAC closet, the problem is based on what I'm seeing, you probably won't be able to get a view of it since it's inside of the unit without removing a bunch of screws. When you open the HVAC closet (or look at the unit if it's in the shared space of your washer and dryer) there would be a PVC pipe that comes out of the unit that is routed toward a drain. That pipe is for condensation created by the AC coil, and underneath that metal is where you would see the coil. The pictures online don't show the units. The filter will be either at the main return vent in the apartment if it has one, or in the HVAC closet, you may have to turn the two latches at the bottom where the blower motor is to access it.

Word. I've run into a lot of people over the years that didn't realize this type of thing existed, and if they had something with a fan blowing air through ductwork it automatically meant they had a standard HVAC system.

The only things I can suggest you do is to make sure your air filter is good, and if you can look at the indoor coil of your AC system to make sure it isn't clogged with crap (it being an apartment, it wouldn't' surprise me if it was) as well as the coils on the outdoor unit. If the filter is replaced regularly, the indoor coil should be fine, but if it isn't, pictures of the dirty coil will give maintenance an idea of what they need to do, and give you more evidence that something needs to be done. One thing I have noticed is the coils on the condenser unit outside tends to be neglected by everyone, from homeowners to businessowners, but they should be cleaned periodically (once a year) as pollen, dust, tree and other plant debris, etc. can coat and clog up the fins, making the units rather inefficient. I hit mine up every year after the tree pollen is done with simple green, let it soak for 15 minutes, and then hit it with a hose from the inside out, but if you have access to the outdoor unit and "accidently" spray it with simple green and let the rain wash it off, it might help some if it's really dirty. Just don't tell maintenance that you've done anything like that as they'll blame you for something, since management companies just seem to be like that...

I wish you luck in this fight for proper climate control...

Now, I don't know anything about the building you are in, but if its a larger one there is the possibility that your place is on hydronic heating and cooling (water based). If it is, in the cold months, the system will be hooked up to a boiler and can only provide heat. In the warmer months, it will be hooked up to a chiller and can only provide cool air. If it is that type of system, that "cold air" is really just the fan circulating air in the room. The problem is, you can't just simply switch these types of system from hot to cold in an instant, which is why they'll only do the change once a year. I've been in a bunch of places with these types of systems over the years, and while they are efficient, they suck when there's the unexpected hot days in winter, and really cold days at the end of the summer. I imagine there was some grumblings by the VCU students and staff today about this, since several of their buildings use this type of climate control.

If it is this type of system, your choice is to use a fan to blow the colder air in, or invest in a portable AC unit...

That would be the one ;)

Mine was just under 11% this year in Lakeside...

Just read about this yesterday when I was trying to figure out if my recycling was going to be picked up today, or be delayed because of Presidents Day (it wasn't delayed, but the trash was). I'm happy about it because the way the collectors have tossed around my small bin it's full of cracks. Fortunately, this article answers the question I was going to ask them about what to do with the old bin, and that's to drop it off at the public use areas, or at the government centers so they can be recycled. Because after July 1st they're only accepting things in the bin, I'm guessing they're switching to recycling trucks with robotic arms, much like the county has been using for years...

Just about any retention pond in the area will have them. The one by the old Circuit City HQ used to have a big snapper that liked to sun itself on the road, there were a few occasions where I had to pick that big thing up and move it so it wouldn't end up a speed bump. It's been years, but I hope it's still doing OK...

...side note, if you don't know how to handle snapping turtles, don't pick them up, they have an incredibly long range and will bite you...

For things like this, I like to go with the old saying "It's best to have it and not need it, then need it and not have it". While I have caught some folks doing stupid things like running red lights on the front cam, thankfully I have not needed it for evidence in an accident from those idiots running red lights, and hope I never do...

I have the Rexing V1P, and have been very happy with it. I specifically sought one out that had a front and rear camera so I could at least catch anyone who might rearend me, but so far only catch people "digging for gold" while at stop lights. I also got the power supply that plugs into the fuse box and hid the wires, but that was a pita, and if you're not good with that kind of stuff, you may want to have one installed at Best Buy or some other local car audio shop. What led me to finally get one was when someone decided to make a U turn from the side of an exit ramp into the car I only had for a month, you're not allowed to do that and at least they made it easy for the cop when they admitted that they did that...

If you don't have one already, get a dash cam. They're very useful in the event you do hit someone that fails to yield the right of way, or hits you due to their own neglect, especially the way folks love to ignore the traffic laws in this city...

Their failure is probably tied to the clientele that they were trying to attract. I've been to the cigar lounge near my brother's house down in Jacksonville several times, and it was widely popular and supported by the locals because the drinks, bar food, and cigars were reasonably priced, plus they had a massive selection of cigars to choose from in some very nice humidors. This place was trying to charge country club prices while being located in a working class neighborhood...

Yellow water can be caused by rust in the pipes and sediments that make their way into the water supply from the source (the James). The office I work in will suffer from the former when the building has been in disuse for a long period, such as a long holiday weekend, but eventually will come out clear again. If the water isn't clearing out, and it's like that every day the restaurant's owner needs to have that looked into. The water from your soda fountain should not be affected as it should be on a rather beefy filter system, for the chemicals they treat water with along with other minerals that are naturally in the water can affect the flavor of soda, and a lot of soda fountains and bar guns have a filtered flat water option. But as I type this, I just remembered another potential cause of yellow water, and that is caused when carbonated water makes its way back into the water supply lines, for when carbonated water mixes with copper plumbing, it produces carbonic acid, which is not good to drink, so check to see if the carbonator's backflow preventer is intact (this is why everything past the carbonator has to be stainless steel or plastic).

That's good to hear, so aside from you probably having no insulation in the original part of the house, the electrician should hopefully have no problems identifying your power issues...

>parts of the house aren’t getting power despite replacing the corresponding fuses.

Fuses??? Are you sure it's not breakers, because if your electrical panel is still using fuses that would indicate that your house is old, really old, and part of your high electric bill might be because they didn't really do the best in insulating houses back in the day. For example, my 1930's home, and several other 1950's and earlier houses I've been in have 0 insulation in the walls, and half of them have the original insulation in the attic from when the houses were built, which wasn't that great. Plus, old homes will leak air like a sieve, all of which will cause HVAC systems to operate more frequently (especially if you also still have the original single pane windows. The Department of Energy does have a DIY Home Energy Audit that you can start to get an idea of what to look for while you wait for the electrician. And if you house is indeed on fuses, your electrical system may have reached the end of its life. The asbestos insulation that was used in wires long ago becomes brittle over time and likes to fall off whenever it is messed with (plus, they didn't exactly have ground wires included back then, a necessity for many things these days and while some people will use the metal boxes as a ground, that's technically not an acceptable practice). This is one of the reasons I replaced every wire in my home, that and one circuit (fuse) would control half the house. Unfortunately, because I did this myself with the help of an electrician friend who's no longer in the area, I do not have any suggestions, but I do wish you luck because this has the potential to be a very expensive project...

You can take it to the East Richmond Road Public Use Area to safely dispose of it. They charge $15 to help cover the cost of recovering the refrigerant so that it isn't just vented into the atmosphere where it can deplete the ozone or contribute to global warming. The counties offer similar service as well.

As it's been said, lots of info if you use the search bar, and take the hostilities in some of the answers with a grain of salt because some folks in the forum are getting tired of the questions being asked over and over again.

Overall, the majority of the people in the city are friendly, lots of good food choices and a ton of breweries, and the internet is the internet, your primary choices are Comcast and Verizon, unless you chose a place that has an agreement with one of the providers for service then you're stuck with what they've got. But be prepared to be patient, for the housing market is in a bit of a crunch right now because so many people have moved to the RVA, and while there is new stuff opening up all the time, there still will probably be a wait. Also, be prepared to hear trains, we have a boatload of 'em and you can hear their horns from just about anywhere in the city. On a side note, if you enjoy a nightlife that goes into the wee hours of the morning, you'll have to go back to the DMV for that as there isn't as much of that hear...

"In an emailed statement to CBS 6, Morrissey's office said the state Senator was at the jail attending to Senate business..."

I wonder if this is the same "Senate business" that he conducted when he tried to hit on my friend when she was an intern at the Capital and he was on work release. That was a resounding "No" on her behalf...

First, I'm sorry for your and your mom's loss. If you're not getting a timely response from the DHRM, you might want to reach out to her State representee with your issue, as they might be able to light a fire under their butts...

I know Harbor Freight sells it and usually has it in stock, and I imagine Hobby Lobby would as well...

As they should. The problem right now with interest rates so high and the cost of materials and labor being skewed, the growth of new housing isn't close to where it needs to be to help stabilize things...

While the whole article is satire, there is a bit of truth in the concept of the article. Someone who moved down here in 2018 would likely have come down here for work or school. But since the pandemic, the lower cost of living became attractive to people who could work remotely while still commanding a higher salary, which in turn put pressure on the housing market causing housing prices and rent to increase far beyond the rate of inflation, therefore making it harder for those who were already established in the greater RVA to be able to afford to live here on their incomes that did not grow at the same rate...

Going to Short Pump would be like going to White Marsh. Sure, you can do it, but I'd personally pick somewhere actually in the city to stay if I was coming for a visit...

Still have mine as well. While I like our county's flag, that thing was obnoxious.

It used to be much, much worse, but about 20 or so years ago the State legislature slashed the rate that personal property could be taxed at with the goal of eventually getting rid of it. Unfortunately, the latter part of the goal never came to fruition, and with the value of cars outpacing inflation during that time, we're just about where we were before. Thankfully, most localities, like Henrico, got rid of the stupid tax sticker you had to put in your car next to the inspection sticker about a decade, or so, ago...

As a Skins fan who was converted to also root for the Bengals by one of my oldest buddies, I'll be cheering on from home in one of his old jerseys. Man I miss him...