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Originally posted by bakin7005 View PostWho doesn't check/maintain a filter guys....com' on jeez....Originally posted by Fargus View PostKinda what I was thinking. Mine get changed pretty regular.
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Several causes can occur. Clogged/dirty Evap coils, dirty filter could bust most likely get sucked up into the coil. Most common cause is low refrigerant. Which is caused by a leak in the system. Have someone come out and take a look
Turn the fan on and let it go. Will be defrosted in the morning. Takes a good while to thaw out. Don’t turn it back on bc it freed back up.
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Originally posted by bobc View PostNo trying to hijack, but I am assuming the white pvc in the top pic is the drain, since there is no cap on the top of it. Should I pour some bleach down it as a preventative?
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Ugh
So the tech showed up LATE last night which was great! Looks around a bit, does a few things then attempts to call someone because he is obviously unsure what to make of it. After some conversation he determines that the unit is low on refrigerant (high and low pressure readings were nearly equal at ~165) and goes to get the bottle out of the truck. Despite my telling him over the phone that the installing tech (condenser was replaced a year ago by a company I refuse to use anymore) had used some sort of cross over refrigerant that wasn't r22 or 410a he still brought just a bottle of 410a. Now he has to make a return trip the next day with the proper stuff, 407c.
We discuss the timing of his return and he made it clear that it would be around noon or shortly after. He finally showed up at 5. Now he has a couple different things he wants to look at and now it is the compressor that is bad. He tested the amps and ended up with a reading of 2 when it should have been between RLA 19.8 and LRA 104. With it being after 5 on Friday there is no chance of getting an answer on the warranty and there isn't a parts place open if I wanted to get the compressor on my own then try to get reimbursed.
Mind you, before he had shown up last night and after the thing had thawed out I had turned the unit on and it appeared to be running normal. The copper lines got cold and I had cool air. Unfortunately, I had already called to have a tech sent and didn't think it would hurt to have them inspect it. It was only after he had unplugged some wires and removed the capacitor (despite the fan running fine) all of a sudden the condenser is making a terrible racket.
When I mentioned the fact that the condenser seemed to have run fine when I had tested it prior to him getting there his reply was "Yea, that has me confused as well".
At this point, I am still not exactly sure what is going on. We are stuck without AC until Monday at the earliest.Last edited by Fargus; 06-01-2018, 06:58 PM.
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Originally posted by StrayDog View PostI’m no AC guy but if your refrigerant is really low it would make sense your compressor isn’t drawing near FLA (compressor is doing less work & thus drawing less amps).
I’d call someone else if it were me - cheaper to pay a knowledgeable tech.
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