Welcome to the Lighter Side gallery for October-November 2023.
Flick through the gallery below, then select your favourite in the poll underneath. For more information on all the photos, take a look at HVAC&R News magazine online, or pick up a copy from your local outlet.
On holiday in Chamonix, France, Natalie spotted this mysterious condenser mounted on the back of a sign at a bus stop. 
Ryan in Perth snapped an R22 unit that had been trapped behind a wooden fence. It ran like this for more than 20 years. 
Ryan in Perth snapped an R22 unit that had been trapped behind a wooden fence. It ran like this for more than 20 years. 
“My apprentice gave it his all tightening a heating hot water valve,” says Andrew from Geelong. 
Up in Far North Queensland, Ross and Warwick got called in to quote on an ice‑cream freezer with a broken frame heater. 
“The tyre marks show they wanted to keep going,” says Simon, who sent in this snap.
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