After I called Strand Brothers a technician (John, nice guy) called me back within an hour, showed up at the house in fifteen minutes (he lives in the neighborhood, sweet) and had the thing fixed in another fifteen. Plus the service call charge is good for thirty days so if it goes out again I don’t even have to pay again. The A/C is humming away, cool air is blowing out of the vents, the electric meter is spinning like a top (curse you inefficient A/C) and all is right with the world. For those of you keeping track at home that’s less than two hours from broken A/C in the hottest Austin summer on record to fixed. If I decide to upgrade the system I’m definitely calling them again.