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Heat pump fan/relay question Mark 07-31-2007
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Posted by Mark on July 31, 2007, 2:16 am
Hi All,

I was having a problem with my (heat pump) a/c acting up - compressor
and fan not engaging and intermittent system starts inside. A
technician took a look at my system repaired a bad ground wire inside
and replaced the contactor and capacitor in the heat pump. Everything
seems ok except now the outdoor condenser fan *now* runs continuously!
The technician said it's because the relay is also bad, he didn't have
one with him, and it would be replaced shortly. The unit is at least
15 years old, well maintained, and otherwise works well.

Two questions: Does this seem feasible (the relay causing the fan to
run continuously)? And, for a day or two will it be OK if the
compressor fan (which is about a year old) runs continuously?

Thanks for your help,

Mark         

Posted by The Freon Cowboy on July 31, 2007, 7:09 am
I was having a problem with my (heat pump) a/c acting up - compressor
and fan not engaging and intermittent system starts inside. A
technician took a look at my system repaired a bad ground wire inside
and replaced the contactor and capacitor in the heat pump. Everything
seems ok except now the outdoor condenser fan *now* runs continuously!
The technician said it's because the relay is also bad, he didn't have
one with him, and it would be replaced shortly. The unit is at least
15 years old, well maintained, and otherwise works well.

Two questions: Does this seem feasible (the relay causing the fan to
run continuously)? And, for a day or two will it be OK if the
compressor fan (which is about a year old) runs continuously?

Thanks for your help,





so, this guy shows up ,throws a bandaid on it , get's your shit working and
you comfortable,
says he'll be back to finsih the repairs , and in the meantime you sneak in
here
and want to know if he's fuckin up ?

sounds very feasible , and plausible, why dont you just wait a day or two and
see if he comes through for ya , before you come in here and jerk our
collective chain,

if you suspect he isnt worth it, then call someone else,
sounds to me like he did you a favor


Mark


>Hi All,


Posted by Mark on July 31, 2007, 3:52 pm
Fair enough.

I ended up dropping a little over $500.00, and the fan did not run
constantly before he showed, so I figured I would get an opinion.

Looks like I may be fucked as they can't seem to locate a defrost
relay for my older unit. I also don't know how long I can go with the
condenser fan running constantly before I have issues with it, not to
mention the electric bill.

Mark


On Tue, 31 Jul 2007 06:09:51 -0500, ledouxfan-@-insightbb.com (The
Freon Cowboy) wrote:

>I was having a problem with my (heat pump) a/c acting up - compressor
>and fan not engaging and intermittent system starts inside. A
>technician took a look at my system repaired a bad ground wire inside
>and replaced the contactor and capacitor in the heat pump. Everything
>seems ok except now the outdoor condenser fan *now* runs continuously!
>The technician said it's because the relay is also bad, he didn't have
>one with him, and it would be replaced shortly. The unit is at least
>15 years old, well maintained, and otherwise works well.
>
>Two questions: Does this seem feasible (the relay causing the fan to
>run continuously)? And, for a day or two will it be OK if the
>compressor fan (which is about a year old) runs continuously?
>
>Thanks for your help,
>
>
>
>
>
>so, this guy shows up ,throws a bandaid on it , get's your shit working and
>you comfortable,
>says he'll be back to finsih the repairs , and in the meantime you sneak in
>here
>and want to know if he's fuckin up ?
>
>sounds very feasible , and plausible, why dont you just wait a day or two and
>see if he comes through for ya , before you come in here and jerk our
>collective chain,
>
>if you suspect he isnt worth it, then call someone else,
>sounds to me like he did you a favor
>
>
>Mark
>
>
>>Hi All,

Posted by PrecisioNmachinisT on July 31, 2007, 6:04 pm

>
> Looks like I may be fucked as they can't seem to locate a defrost
> relay for my older unit.
>

It should be located within the same compartment as the capacitor,
contactor, etc..



Posted by on July 31, 2007, 6:17 pm
On Tue, 31 Jul 2007 15:04:01 -0700, "PrecisioNmachinisT"

>
>>
>> Looks like I may be fucked as they can't seem to locate a defrost
>> relay for my older unit.
>>
>
>It should be located within the same compartment as the capacitor,
>contactor, etc..
>

        You funny :-)


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