Kalimari Desert is a race course in Mario Kart 64. It is the fourth and final race of the Mushroom Cup. The name of the course is a pun of the real life desert, Kalahari in Southern Africa. The course's most notable feature is the two trains that go through a mesa.
How/where the machine was acquired
Kalimari, a Kelvinator KWH62HRE, was ordered online about a week after Antarctica decided to die. In the meantime the machine room managed to survive nicely, despite it being the middle of summer.
It arrived at UCC during the middle of a 3 hour committee/policy meeting in January 2015 .
UCC machine history
After the meeting it was installed by [BG3] and [JDN]. Some members of the committee were unhappy about the name so at the following meeting Strzelecki and Mojave were put forward as alternative names. Mojave won, but not being the people that put the air conditioner in, they were ignored and the name Kalimari remained.
It worked and ran through three full summers and failed on 2018-03-05. Surprisingly, not midsummer and on a mid-30's day? 35C? Although the plan since Antarctica was "eggs in one basket", "highlander - there can be only one", "just have one big aircon and be ready to replace it at the first sign of trouble", we did attempt to exercise the 5-year warranty, and getting the replacement, Meyer (also a Kelvinator KWH62HRE), took a bit longer than expected.
appliancesonline/Kelvinator/Electrolux did not make the warranty and repair process straightforward, they attempted to invoice us for inspection and transport, however we ended up with a repaired "cold spare" by 2018-09-21 - thank you [LDT]!
However, when Meyer started to fail (after six full summers!) with "E1" errors; starting on a mild 29C? day on 2024-03-17, then with rapidly recurring "E1" errors on hot days 2024-11-24 at 36.7C, 2024-12-07 at 32C... Kalimari was reinstalled. It ran for 11 days 2024-12-11--2024--12-22 before starting to fail, likewise with "E1" errors. (Those are possibly mean "miscommunication between the front panel and the condenser?")
Mojave, a replacement Kelvinator KWH60CRF ($1106) was ordered on 2024-12-23. Arrived as scheduled on 2024-12-30, installed and Kalimari+Meyer evacuated by [GPO][NTU][ROY][I2N][MTL][LCY].
Current machine tasks
Cooling. Being cool.
Current software configuration
Assembly code?
Hardware configuration
- 6000W Kelvinator KWH62HRE Window/Wall Reverse Cycle Air Conditioner with remote control, auto swing, modern grille, timer, sleep mode, blue shield fins and auto restart. (6kW cooling – 2.0 stars MEPS 2011)
- Second of a series of Kelvinator/Electrolux windowbox/in-window units
- Chassis dimensions 428H x 660W x 770D mm
- Drawing 6-7 amps when active, on a 15A power plug
Predecessor: Antarctica 5300W, cooling-only
- Successors: Meyer the KWH62HRE; and Mojave the KWH60CRF, cooling-only
Thanks to:
- [BOB] for ordering it, [HTL] and [BG3] for carrying up the stairs and [JDN] for helping [BG3] to install it.
- [LDT] for engaging with appliancesonline/Kelvinator/Electrolux 's warranty "process"
- [GPO] and [NTU] for cleaning/removing/inspecting Meyer
- [GPO] and [MPT] for swapping Meyer out and reinstalling Kalimari
Looking After the Machine
The machine is really heavy at 67kg, so avoid trying to lift it where possible. There are two screws on the outside of the unit behind the machine that need to be removed before you can slide the unit out. They can probably be left off when you put the machine back together in the future.
