York Heat Pump will not turn off

Posted by davidjohnson on February 1, 2009, 10:19 pm

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The King wrote:

> On 02 Feb 2009 02:45:41 GMT, jetservice_at_sbcglobal_dot_net@foo.com
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>>I need some help. I have a York Heat pump unit with a Honeywell
>> basic
>>thermostat (unit also serves as an AC in summer). Evereything has
>> been
>>working fine until this weekend when we discovered that the outside
>>compressor unit would not turn off. Nothing I would do to the
>> thermostat
>>would make the thing turn off outside. I ended up pulling the
>> disconnect
>>at the pigtail outside to get it to shut off.
>>Any ideas on troubleshooting this or should I call a professional?
>> The contactor is stuck closed.

How difficult is the contactor to repair and or replace? I appreciate
your help

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Posted by Steve on February 1, 2009, 11:03 pm

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>

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> :
> -------------------------------------
> The King wrote:

>> On 02 Feb 2009 02:45:41 GMT, jetservice_at_sbcglobal_dot_net@foo.com
>> (davidjohnson) left spaces for comments ):

>>>I need some help. I have a York Heat pump unit with a Honeywell
>>> basic
>>>thermostat (unit also serves as an AC in summer). Evereything has
>>> been
>>>working fine until this weekend when we discovered that the outside
>>>compressor unit would not turn off. Nothing I would do to the
>>> thermostat
>>>would make the thing turn off outside. I ended up pulling the
>>> disconnect
>>>at the pigtail outside to get it to shut off.
>>>Any ideas on troubleshooting this or should I call a professional?
>>> The contactor is stuck closed.

> How difficult is the contactor to repair and or replace? I appreciate
> your help

If you have to ask, then you need to call a pro

Posted by Stormin Mormon on February 3, 2009, 9:48 am

I've found that most people who know how to do something....
just go ahead and do what's needed.

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
.

> How difficult is the contactor to repair and or replace?
> I appreciate
> your help

If you have to ask, then you need to call a pro

Posted by Jim Dandy on February 1, 2009, 11:46 pm

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> :
> -------------------------------------
> The King wrote:

>> On 02 Feb 2009 02:45:41 GMT, jetservice_at_sbcglobal_dot_net@foo.com
>> (davidjohnson) left spaces for comments ):

> How difficult is the contactor to repair and or replace? I appreciate
> your help

It will be real difficult for you to repair or replace. You are way out of
your league here. Better call a pro before you kill yourself and/or your
family.

Posted by Bipolar Bear on February 2, 2009, 12:00 am

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03-.htm

> :
> -------------------------------------
> The King wrote:

> > On 02 Feb 2009 02:45:41 GMT, jetservice_at_sbcglobal_dot_net@foo.com
> > (davidjohnson) left spaces for comments ):

> >>I need some help. I have a York Heat pump unit with a Honeywell
> >> basic
> >>thermostat (unit also serves as an AC in summer). Evereything has
> >> been
> >>working fine until this weekend when we discovered that the outside
> >>compressor unit would not turn off. Nothing I would do to the
> >> thermostat
> >>would make the thing turn off outside. I ended up pulling the
> >> disconnect
> >>at the pigtail outside to get it to shut off.
> >>Any ideas on troubleshooting this or should I call a professional?
> >> The contactor is stuck closed.

> How difficult is the contactor to repair and or replace? I appreciate
> your help

Extremely difficult. To do this job properly it takes many years of
supervised on-the-job training.

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