So we moved into one of those resort-style places a few months ago. People are still moving in, slowly. The rec center isn’t done. The parking lot is still only half usable. No big deal. We were among the first to move in.
Yesterday, a neighbor in the building across from us complained that our HVAC compressors are stacked too high. A security guy came over and told us we had to move one of them.
I cannot figure out how what takes place on my balcony, unless I’ve got some overweight friend out their dancing in a thong or something, would affect someone else’s quality of life. I mean, what the fuck? Do people not have better things to do with their lives? Everyone else has their skanky laundry hanging from a pole on their balcony. Is that better looking than a neatly contained compressor?
Anyway, we were told by the builder, before we moved in and before we installed our A/C, that what we did was fine vis-a-vis the community bylaws. We’re going to go back and have another look at said bylaws to make sure we’re in compliance.
I’d just like to know who complained and, in a perfect world, I’d be allowed to ridicule him to his face and possibly administer a giant wedgie without consequences to me.
Some communities do have rules on this sort of thing, where and what you can put on your balconies. Nothing to do with by-laws but more to do with what is deemed exceptable - so in your case skanky brown stained whities may be acceptable, therefore wrap up HVAC in big pair of whities
Really though… just nod and tell the security guy you will look into it, till the next time he bothers you and then tell him the same thing again.
Doubt they can evict you or legally remove the HVACs, so just nod and say sorry, you’re whiny neighbour will tire after a while
On the up side, at least your neighbour acknowledges your existence. I’ve been living next to mine for around 4 years now. Never got a greeting out of any of them. Their little son is the family’s spokes person… the extrovert. He goes for English classes at a buxiban. Every time he sees me, he points and says loudly … “wei gworen”. :s
Well, there are codes or rules or bylaws for the community. Bylaws was my translation of what my wife and brother in law were talking about.
I went out on the balcony to have a smoke and took a careful look at the building across from us and, sure enough, there are three other apartments (about 20 have people actually moved in) that have their A/C compressors set up like we do.
So I won’t doing a damned thing about it. I think poor security guy was getting harassed by some limp-dicked little swine and had to do something about it. Next time limp-dick yells at him, he can say he already talked to me. TNT’s advice is good advice. Smile, nod, ignore. Repeat. Problem should go away.
Yes saw those to, open space at rear facing side of apartment that can also accommodate washing machine, dryer etc. Now the only problem I found with this set up was poor air circulation and ventaliation, meaning the compressor would not be dissipating heat as good as if it was just sitting in the open air. Heat released from the compressor may through conduction or convention creep back into the apartment, espically if the air is being directed or blown towards the patio/balcony door
Think though as long as you are not hanging the A/C units off the walls or visible façade, or the A/C units are not protruding over the side of your balcony then it should not be such an issue
[quote=“Tomas”]Yesterday, a neighbor in the building across from us complained that our HVAC compressors are stacked too high. A security guy came over and told us we had to move one of them.
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What’s Taiwan coming to when neighbours complain about AC compressor units hanging out of the balcony. It would be like America without baseball, England without fish and chips, South Africa without car-jackings and Australia without the Waugh brothers!!
Simply unthinkable. Ignore him.
Then again, being Taiwan, it may just be a round about way of making friends…
They are on our private balcony, well-contained within the space we own. That is why I don’t really understand this complaint. Other people have all manner of odds and ends on their balconies, and while some of them are pretty ugly, I wouldn’t even consider complaining about how someone else uses his/her private space, as long as there is no direct impact on the quality of life of another resident.
Our compressors are stacked one on top of the other, with the top one extending over the top of the balcony guard rail about 40 cm. ADDED: Our A/C units are NOT extending OUT. They are contained within our balcony area, just taller than the rail by about 40cm.
How about adding some plants to hide them from view? Like a row of planters atop the rail, with plants hanging down the rail, or some tall plants on the balcony just behind the rail. You could suggest this to the neighbor and see if that makes him happy, then everyone saves face.
I am surmising that my neighbor (whom I have never met and is not even in the same building) is suffering from limp-dickedness, pointing to his probable winkie problems as a causal factor in his harassment of me. I have no prejudice against those who can’t create a kickstand effect.
