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Posted by Bubba on July 17, 2006, 10:49 pm
On 17 Jul 2006 13:33:58 -0700, ilopata1@hotmail.com wrote:
>I have an 18 month old Trane XB10 air conditioner. It has been
>professionally cleaned and serviced twice since installation, most
>recently about 14 days ago. It has been used for a total of perhaps 10
>days.
>
>This weekend I turned the air conditioning on for the first time since
>it was serviced and it did not work. On checking, I found the circuit
>breaker had tripped and could not be reset. I opened the back of the
>outside unit and was surprised to find an orange cable hanging loose,
>which was clearly supposed to connect to the capacitor. I have a
>second identical unit which I opened and confirmed that the orange wire
>should be connected to the capacitor, so I reconnected it in the
>failing unit. Unfortunately this did not resolve the problem. I was
>able to reset the breaker, the fan on the external unit slowly started
>up, but after about 1-2 minutes the breaker tripped again.
>
>At this point I called out the same company who had performed the
>service. After some testing they concluded that the condensor had a
>ground fault and needed to be replaced. While the unit is under
>warranty, the labor and material to do this will run about $550.
>
>I am having a hard time believing that the loose cable and the failure
>of the condensor are unrelated events. Perhaps I am just unlucky. It
>seems more likely to me that either a) the service engineer left the
>unit disconnected without saying anything because he couldnt get it to
>work; or b) the loose wire actually touched something that then caused
>the failure in the condensor.
>
>I would really appreciate any expert views on whether a) or b) are
>likely or whether I am just unlucky.
>
>Thanks in advance
You fuckin idiot. How the hell should we know what went on in your
unit. Since you seem to have played with both your units I would say
it is your fault. Now stop playing with your "units", suck it up and
pay the man. Either that or fix it yourself.
Bubba
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