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Posted by Noon-Air on September 22, 2007, 8:02 am
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>> >> So you're (aka "the homeowner") ready to buy that Goodman A/C system
>> >> on the sole fact that its the cheapest unit you can find.
>> >> Keep this in mind. You will most likely be using their CAUF evaporator
>> >> coil. I just changed one last year in Aug due to refrigerant leaks. It
>> >> just barely made the 5 yr warranty period. Just today, I went back and
>> >> found that the coil I put in back in Aug of 2006 is now also leaking!
>> >> It seems Goodman has quite a problem. This coil in particular is a
>> >> CAUF3636.
>> >> Ahhh the money this builder must have saved on this $350K+ home 6 yrs
>> >> ago by having a 80% Goodman furnace and 10 SEER Goodman A/C
>> >> installed.
>> >> Bubba
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>> >2 evaps... damn man, what is it, a meth house?
>> >
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>> Funny you mention that :-)
>> Jokingly, I asked the homeowner if she or anyone in the home was
>> running a meth-lab or spraying brake cleaner around in the home.
>> Yes, it was a joke. No such thing. Upscale neighbor hood, normal
>> residential stuff.
>>
>> Whats even more fun is today I had ANOTHER Godman coil refrigerant
>> leak. A CAUF048C2A. This one I installed in July of 2006. The coil had
>> a 2005 date code on it. Both coils leaked in the same place. All
>> around the bottom row of coils. Neither would show up with bubbles.
>> Only found it with the electronic. 2 lbs of R-22 in each to get them
>> going again and Monday they each get new coils.
>> Nothing like warranty work.
>> Bubba
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> Seems like it doesn't take much environmental conditions to ruin today's
> coils. :-(
It may not be environmental.....2 questions need to be answered first.....
1) Were the coils in air handlers?? or with furnaces??
2) Did the drains have proper traps in them??
If the coils were in air handlers, and didn't have traps in the drains, then
thats a completely different issue.
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