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Both air conditioners stopped working Walter R. 07-16-2006
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Posted by Walter R. on July 16, 2006, 11:58 am
I had 2 air conditioners (Rheem 3t) installed last
October by a reputable company.

Last Friday the first one bit the dust and Saturday the other one failed
completely. How is this possible with independent units??

While the a/c were running, they stopped dead: The fans (separate circuits)
keep running but the condensers just sit there, dead.

I checked the fuses at the compressors, I tripped and reset the circuit
breakers,
I waited an hour and tried again, to no avail. There is full power (235v)
right into the condenser units.

Could this be a freon problem?

What can cause 2 units to stop working at nearly the same time? We are
right in a heat wave with temps around 105. Is there
anything I can do before the service people come out on Tuesday?

--
Walter
www.rationality.net
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Posted by B-Hate-Me on July 16, 2006, 12:13 pm

> What can cause 2 units to stop working at nearly the same time? We are
> right in a heat wave with temps around 105. Is there
> anything I can do before the service people come out on Tuesday?

Stick an ice cube up your ass.

Stormin Mormun told me that it works great and afterwards
you can drop it in your lemonade.



Posted by Walter R. on July 16, 2006, 12:32 pm
Thank you for your courteous and generous help. No doubt, based on your own
experience.

--
Walter
www.rationality.net
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>
>> What can cause 2 units to stop working at nearly the same time? We are
>> right in a heat wave with temps around 105. Is there
>> anything I can do before the service people come out on Tuesday?
>
> Stick an ice cube up your ass.
>
> Stormin Mormun told me that it works great and afterwards
> you can drop it in your lemonade.
>



Posted by don on July 16, 2006, 2:19 pm
Dear Walter

The compressor units may have tripped on its high pressure cut out
switches which resets automatically after the pressure comes down thats
why they start after some time. This also explains the reason both
compressors are tripping

In short:
Your A/c's have more Freon than required, check Freon Gas pressure. If
you are not trained do not try to check on your own
Pls write back if u still face problems

Regards
Donald


Posted by Walter R. on July 16, 2006, 2:53 pm
Thank you, Donald

They did not reset automatically over night, even after I tripped and reset
the breakers again this morning.

This is as far as I want to go. Since the units are under warranty, I will
let a qualified technician resolve this mystery. Maybe it has too little
Freon. There is probably a low pressure switch that prevents the unit from
self destructing. In that case it should/would not automatically reset
itself.

Thanks again for your kind help

--
Walter
www.rationality.net
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> Dear Walter
>
> The compressor units may have tripped on its high pressure cut out
> switches which resets automatically after the pressure comes down thats
> why they start after some time. This also explains the reason both
> compressors are tripping
>
> In short:
> Your A/c's have more Freon than required, check Freon Gas pressure. If
> you are not trained do not try to check on your own
> Pls write back if u still face problems
>
> Regards
> Donald
>



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