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A/C Not Working

Dimitrios Paskoudniakis

06-05-2008

Re: A/C Not Working

KJPRO

06-05-2008

Zyp

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Posted by Dimitrios Paskoudniakis on June 5, 2008, 10:16 pm

My house in Maryland has two-zone heating/cooling.

Upstairs is heat pump for both heating and cooling.

Basement and first floor are heated by oil furnace, and cooled with air
conditioner.

The basement/first floor A/C compressor is running, but the blower motor is
not running, and I noticed ice buildup and liquid condensate on the coil
just outside the air handler in the basement.

Last winter, the oil company that maintains my furnace replaced the
controller which they said is used for both heating and cooling, so I
thought I'd call them first in the morning, in case it's the controller and
it's covered under warranty.

I'd rather call a HVAC company that doesn't specialize in oil furnaces if
the problem is probably not the controller.

I posted in alt.home.repair and have been suggested it could be I'm low on
refrigerant/leak (based on the ice on the coil), or since the blower is not
working, it could be the controller, a bearing or the motor.

What do the wise folks of alt.hvac think?

Posted by KJPRO on June 5, 2008, 10:58 pm

> My house in Maryland has two-zone heating/cooling.

> Upstairs is heat pump for both heating and cooling.

> Basement and first floor are heated by oil furnace, and cooled with air

> conditioner.

> The basement/first floor A/C compressor is running, but the blower motor

> is not running, and I noticed ice buildup and liquid condensate on the

> coil just outside the air handler in the basement.

> Last winter, the oil company that maintains my furnace replaced the

> controller which they said is used for both heating and cooling, so I

> thought I'd call them first in the morning, in case it's the controller

> and it's covered under warranty.

> I'd rather call a HVAC company that doesn't specialize in oil furnaces if

> the problem is probably not the controller.

> I posted in alt.home.repair and have been suggested it could be I'm low on

> refrigerant/leak (based on the ice on the coil), or since the blower is

> not working, it could be the controller, a bearing or the motor.

> What do the wise folks of alt.hvac think?

I think the folks over at alt.home.repair don't know shit about your
equipment or problem!

First, you *can not* check the refrigerant level on a unit with a faulty
"not running" blower motor!
Nor could you say "it's probably low on refrigerant" due to an icy coil.

The evaporator is freezing up because the blower *isn't* running, Period!

Could the controller be the source of the problem, could be.

But, I ask you this... *why* would you want to call an HVAC company that
*doesn't* specialize in oil furnaces???
Why not have one company that *is* familiar with your equipment, service
it???

Posted by Zyp on June 6, 2008, 2:43 am

KJPRO wrote:

>> My house in Maryland has two-zone heating/cooling.

>> Upstairs is heat pump for both heating and cooling.

>> Basement and first floor are heated by oil furnace, and cooled with

>> air conditioner.

>> The basement/first floor A/C compressor is running, but the blower

>> motor is not running, and I noticed ice buildup and liquid

>> condensate on the coil just outside the air handler in the basement.

>> Last winter, the oil company that maintains my furnace replaced the

>> controller which they said is used for both heating and cooling, so I

>> thought I'd call them first in the morning, in case it's the

>> controller and it's covered under warranty.

>> I'd rather call a HVAC company that doesn't specialize in oil

>> furnaces if the problem is probably not the controller.

>> I posted in alt.home.repair and have been suggested it could be I'm

>> low on refrigerant/leak (based on the ice on the coil), or since the

>> blower is not working, it could be the controller, a bearing or the

>> motor. What do the wise folks of alt.hvac think?

> I think the folks over at alt.home.repair don't know shit about your

> equipment or problem!

> First, you *can not* check the refrigerant level on a unit with a

> faulty "not running" blower motor!

> Nor could you say "it's probably low on refrigerant" due to an icy

> coil.

> The evaporator is freezing up because the blower *isn't* running,

> Period!

> Could the controller be the source of the problem, could be.

> But, I ask you this... *why* would you want to call an HVAC company

> that *doesn't* specialize in oil furnaces???

> Why not have one company that *is* familiar with your equipment,

> service it???

Hell;

Call back the company that repaired the furance recently and have them check
out their mistake. I'm thinking they forgot to hook up the high speed motor
wire, [or it came loose.]

--
Zyp

Posted by Dimitrios Paskoudniakis on June 6, 2008, 7:09 am

>> My house in Maryland has two-zone heating/cooling.

>> Upstairs is heat pump for both heating and cooling.

>> Basement and first floor are heated by oil furnace, and cooled with air

>> conditioner.

>> The basement/first floor A/C compressor is running, but the blower motor

>> is not running, and I noticed ice buildup and liquid condensate on the

>> coil just outside the air handler in the basement.

>> Last winter, the oil company that maintains my furnace replaced the

>> controller which they said is used for both heating and cooling, so I

>> thought I'd call them first in the morning, in case it's the controller

>> and it's covered under warranty.

>> I'd rather call a HVAC company that doesn't specialize in oil furnaces if

>> the problem is probably not the controller.

>> I posted in alt.home.repair and have been suggested it could be I'm low

>> on refrigerant/leak (based on the ice on the coil), or since the blower

>> is not working, it could be the controller, a bearing or the motor.

>> What do the wise folks of alt.hvac think?

> I think the folks over at alt.home.repair don't know shit about your

> equipment or problem!

> First, you *can not* check the refrigerant level on a unit with a faulty

> "not running" blower motor!

> Nor could you say "it's probably low on refrigerant" due to an icy coil.

> The evaporator is freezing up because the blower *isn't* running, Period!

> Could the controller be the source of the problem, could be.

> But, I ask you this... *why* would you want to call an HVAC company that

> *doesn't* specialize in oil furnaces???

> Why not have one company that *is* familiar with your equipment, service

> it???

Good points. Thank you. They are coming sometime today. I can follow up
to confirm the issue.

Posted by Dimitrios Paskoudniakis on June 6, 2008, 6:17 pm

>>> My house in Maryland has two-zone heating/cooling.

>>>

>>> Upstairs is heat pump for both heating and cooling.

>>>

>>> Basement and first floor are heated by oil furnace, and cooled with air

>>> conditioner.

>>>

>>> The basement/first floor A/C compressor is running, but the blower motor

>>> is not running, and I noticed ice buildup and liquid condensate on the

>>> coil just outside the air handler in the basement.

>>>

>>> Last winter, the oil company that maintains my furnace replaced the

>>> controller which they said is used for both heating and cooling, so I

>>> thought I'd call them first in the morning, in case it's the controller

>>> and it's covered under warranty.

>>>

>>> I'd rather call a HVAC company that doesn't specialize in oil furnaces

>>> if the problem is probably not the controller.

>>>

>>> I posted in alt.home.repair and have been suggested it could be I'm low

>>> on refrigerant/leak (based on the ice on the coil), or since the blower

>>> is not working, it could be the controller, a bearing or the motor.

>>>

>>> What do the wise folks of alt.hvac think?

>> I think the folks over at alt.home.repair don't know shit about your

>> equipment or problem!

>> First, you *can not* check the refrigerant level on a unit with a faulty

>> "not running" blower motor!

>> Nor could you say "it's probably low on refrigerant" due to an icy coil.

>> The evaporator is freezing up because the blower *isn't* running, Period!

>> Could the controller be the source of the problem, could be.

>> But, I ask you this... *why* would you want to call an HVAC company that

>> *doesn't* specialize in oil furnaces???

>> Why not have one company that *is* familiar with your equipment, service

>> it???

> Good points. Thank you. They are coming sometime today. I can follow up

> to confirm the issue.

When they replaced the controller unit last winter, they miswired the
cooling circuit. Warranty covered the visit, and the tech corrected the
wiring in two minutes.

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