Problems with air conditioners, etc

As a C7-C10 holder..I vote for both.

Gunner

The aim of untold millions is to be free to do exactly as they choose
and for someone else to pay when things go wrong.

In the past few decades, a peculiar and distinctive psychology
has emerged in England. Gone are the civility, sturdy independence,
and admirable stoicism that carried the English through the war years
. It has been replaced by a constant whine of excuses, complaints,
and special pleading. The collapse of the British character has been
as swift and complete as the collapse of British power.

Theodore Dalrymple,

Posted by Cydrome Leader on July 18, 2006, 7:42 am

wrote:

>>Ignoramus18860 wrote:

>>>>The last time I calls a "professional," he proceeded to rip the wires

>>>>off all the terminal blocks and then pronounced I'd need a whole new

>>>>unit. When I asked him to instead put it back the way he'd found it so

>>>>I could get a second opinion, he refused, got in his truck, and drove

>>>>away.

>>>

>>> Hm, why did he do it?

>>I assume he hoped I'd buy as he proposed.

> Just goes to show you that there are crooks and asshats in every

> profession. If you get lucky, they out themselves BEFORE you've

> signed any commitments or handed over a big wad of cash.

> But the big decision I'd see in the above situation is: Do I call

> the local Cops and get him arrested for Vandalism, or the Contractor's

> State License Board to cash out his Bond for the damages and get his

> ticket pulled? Or both?

call him out somewhere else. maybe he'd get a flat or something.

Posted by CJT on July 18, 2006, 6:18 pm

Bruce L. Bergman wrote:

>>Ignoramus18860 wrote:

>>>>The last time I calls a "professional," he proceeded to rip the wires

>>>>off all the terminal blocks and then pronounced I'd need a whole new

>>>>unit. When I asked him to instead put it back the way he'd found it so

>>>>I could get a second opinion, he refused, got in his truck, and drove

>>>>away.

>>>

>>>Hm, why did he do it?

>>I assume he hoped I'd buy as he proposed.

> Just goes to show you that there are crooks and asshats in every

> profession. If you get lucky, they out themselves BEFORE you've

> signed any commitments or handed over a big wad of cash.

> But the big decision I'd see in the above situation is: Do I call

> the local Cops and get him arrested for Vandalism, or the Contractor's

> State License Board to cash out his Bond for the damages and get his

> ticket pulled? Or both?

> --<< Bruce >>--

Coulda, shoulda, woulda ... but I was more intent at the time on
getting the thing fixed, and once that was done, I had cooled down
(both literally and figuratively) so he was free to strike again
elsewhere (I'm sorry to report).

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Posted by wyredog on July 19, 2006, 9:17 pm

Hi I just joined the group so please forgive any unintended rudeness on
my part.

Oh and don't let my nickname be misinterpreted as my being any sort of
self-proclaimed electrical genius.....It is a spin on our breed of dogs
..Wire hair fox terriers.

My question is this: I am about to replace the dual capacitor on my
heat pump. I have a vague understanding that it contains a charge that
could be lethal or could otherwise knock me on my @ss. What should I
do/not do as I remove the capacitor.....I know to turn the power off to
the outside unit but beyond that welcome any and all honest advice.

Thanks

Wyredog (fox terrier)

Posted by Ignoramus16532 on July 19, 2006, 9:47 pm

> Hi I just joined the group so please forgive any unintended rudeness on

> my part.

> Oh and don't let my nickname be misinterpreted as my being any sort of

> self-proclaimed electrical genius.....It is a spin on our breed of dogs

> ..Wire hair fox terriers.

> My question is this: I am about to replace the dual capacitor on my

> heat pump. I have a vague understanding that it contains a charge that

> could be lethal or could otherwise knock me on my @ss. What should I

> do/not do as I remove the capacitor.....I know to turn the power off to

> the outside unit but beyond that welcome any and all honest advice.

In most cases, there is a resistor across the terminals of the
capacitor, so that it loses its charge in a few minutes (or sooner)
after being turned off.

You cannot assume that it is the case for YOU without knowing for sure
(ie, seeing and identifying the bleed resistor).

The first thing to do is to identify two terminals of the
capacitor. If you cannot do that, safety considerations suggest to put
everything back and call a "qualified expert". If you see two
terminals, take an isolated screwdriver by its isolated handle
(without touching metal) and make sure that you connect two ends of
the capacitor with the screwdriver.

Most likely (as would be in the case of a bleed resistor), nothing
would happen, but if the cap holds a charge, you can hear a loud
discharge. After you make 100% sure that the cap is discharged, it is
safe to handle it (and if you like to be really careful, you do not
have to touch the terminals anyway).

Why do you think that you need to replace the caps?

i

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