Two injured as ten year old air-con explodes at Chiang Mai shop

[webfact]

Two injured as ten year old air-con explodes at Chiang Mai shop

 

 

Spring News reported that two people were injured when a an air-conditioner exploded at the P. Wiwat shop near the Thung Siaw market on the Chiang Mai to Hod Road. 

 

It was being serviced by engineers at the time. 

 

 

San Patong police and forensics at the scene found blood on a compressor, flip flops (thongs), bits of a compressor and a damaged gas tank. 

 

Spring News said the unit was more than ten years old but gave no other details. 

 

Source: Spring News

 

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2019-06-12

Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info

[WinnieTheKhwai]

Air compressor you idjits, not an air conditioner.  Jeez. 

[johng]

I wonder what on earth they where filling it with ?   propane ?

[NanLaew]

49 minutes ago, WinnieTheKhwai said:

Air compressor you idjits, not an air conditioner.  Jeez. 

What air compressor?

 

The condenser (external) unit of a large air conditioner appears to have exploded.

 

[taotoo]

How do you aircondition a shop with no front.

[monkeycu]

2 hours ago, taotoo said:

How do you aircondition a shop with no front.

Expensively 

[monkeycu]

4 hours ago, johng said:

I wonder what on earth they where filling it with ?   propane ?

Probably, Ive seen it used in car a/c units, it gives a colder discharge till it goes bang

[Ebumbu]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

San Patong police and forensics at the scene found blood on a compressor, flip flops (thongs), bits of a compressor and a damaged gas tank. 

 

It's all that was left of poor Mr Doh. Services are to be announced. 

[hotchilli]

20 hours ago, webfact said:

Spring News said the unit was more than ten years old but gave no other details. 

 

 

20 hours ago, webfact said:

It was being serviced by engineers at the time. 

Nuff said !!

[NanLaew]

20 hours ago, taotoo said:

How do you aircondition a shop with no front.

You don't.

 

But you can air-condition the enclosed living spaces above an open ground floor shop house.

[pkspeaker]

I just had new aircons installed in my condo (LG Dual Inverter) model and the new refrigerant that it uses is R32 and it is flammable, there is the the triangle flammable symbol on the compressors.

[pkspeaker]