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Posted by DRS.Usenet@sengsational.com on August 2, 2007, 6:48 pm
When I came home today the blower was on in the house, but the air
wasn't cool. I turned off the unit on the thermostat and waited an
hour or more (ate dinner, actually). I flipped the thermostat back to
call for cooling, then I walked outside to check the "load control"
indicator, which said the appliance was enabled (ok). While I was
standing there (the fan had been "on" the whole time), the fan stopped
for about one second, then it started again. The blades never spun
down to a stop, but the hum quit, and it was obvious it was "off"
momentarily. The load control indicator remained unchanged, so I
don't think it has anything to do with that. It seemed to me like some
kind of internal reset. But it was ineffective: no cool air in the
house, and no warm air expelled from the condenser unit. I tried
powering the condenser unit off for 5 minutes and then on, but it
didn't help, same symptoms (no heat expelled, pauses every minutes or
so).
This is a 14 year old unit, by the way, and as far as I know the only
repair or maintenance was that a capacitor was replaced. That was a
couple of years ago, or could have been last summer, I guess.
What does this sound like? A bad compressor?
--Dale--
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Posted by on August 2, 2007, 7:01 pm
On Thu, 02 Aug 2007 15:48:53 -0700, "DRS.Usenet@sengsational.com"
>When I came home today the blower was on in the house, but the air
>wasn't cool. I turned off the unit on the thermostat and waited an
>hour or more (ate dinner, actually). I flipped the thermostat back to
>call for cooling, then I walked outside to check the "load control"
>indicator, which said the appliance was enabled (ok). While I was
>standing there (the fan had been "on" the whole time), the fan stopped
>for about one second, then it started again. The blades never spun
>down to a stop, but the hum quit, and it was obvious it was "off"
>momentarily. The load control indicator remained unchanged, so I
>don't think it has anything to do with that. It seemed to me like some
>kind of internal reset. But it was ineffective: no cool air in the
>house, and no warm air expelled from the condenser unit. I tried
>powering the condenser unit off for 5 minutes and then on, but it
>didn't help, same symptoms (no heat expelled, pauses every minutes or
>so).
>This is a 14 year old unit, by the way, and as far as I know the only
>repair or maintenance was that a capacitor was replaced. That was a
>couple of years ago, or could have been last summer, I guess.
>What does this sound like? A bad compressor?
>--Dale--
Sounds like you ignored it for 14 years, zero maintenance, and
now it's broke and you need to call someone to fix it or replace it.
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Posted by on August 2, 2007, 7:27 pm
On Thu, 02 Aug 2007 15:48:53 -0700, "DRS.Usenet@sengsational.com"
>What does this sound like? A bad compressor?
>--Dale--
No, your compressor is fine. The operator is just a dumbass.
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Posted by Bubba on August 2, 2007, 9:35 pm
On Thu, 02 Aug 2007 15:48:53 -0700, "DRS.Usenet@sengsational.com"
>When I came home today the blower was on in the house, but the air
>wasn't cool. I turned off the unit on the thermostat and waited an
>hour or more (ate dinner, actually). I flipped the thermostat back to
>call for cooling, then I walked outside to check the "load control"
>indicator, which said the appliance was enabled (ok). While I was
>standing there (the fan had been "on" the whole time), the fan stopped
>for about one second, then it started again. The blades never spun
>down to a stop, but the hum quit, and it was obvious it was "off"
>momentarily. The load control indicator remained unchanged, so I
>don't think it has anything to do with that. It seemed to me like some
>kind of internal reset. But it was ineffective: no cool air in the
>house, and no warm air expelled from the condenser unit. I tried
>powering the condenser unit off for 5 minutes and then on, but it
>didn't help, same symptoms (no heat expelled, pauses every minutes or
>so).
>This is a 14 year old unit, by the way, and as far as I know the only
>repair or maintenance was that a capacitor was replaced. That was a
>couple of years ago, or could have been last summer, I guess.
>What does this sound like? A bad compressor?
>--Dale--
Im sure its your thermostat. Change it out with a new digital
programmable model. Make sure and change the low voltage wiring with
it to make sure it matches up correctly.
After that, pay attention to everything Stormy says. He is one "smart
sunz-a-biatch"
Bubba
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>wasn't cool. I turned off the unit on the thermostat and waited an
>hour or more (ate dinner, actually). I flipped the thermostat back to
>call for cooling, then I walked outside to check the "load control"
>indicator, which said the appliance was enabled (ok). While I was
>standing there (the fan had been "on" the whole time), the fan stopped
>for about one second, then it started again. The blades never spun
>down to a stop, but the hum quit, and it was obvious it was "off"
>momentarily. The load control indicator remained unchanged, so I
>don't think it has anything to do with that. It seemed to me like some
>kind of internal reset. But it was ineffective: no cool air in the
>house, and no warm air expelled from the condenser unit. I tried
>powering the condenser unit off for 5 minutes and then on, but it
>didn't help, same symptoms (no heat expelled, pauses every minutes or
>so).
>This is a 14 year old unit, by the way, and as far as I know the only
>repair or maintenance was that a capacitor was replaced. That was a
>couple of years ago, or could have been last summer, I guess.
>What does this sound like? A bad compressor?
>--Dale--