York Heat Pump will not turn off

Posted by Bubba on February 2, 2009, 5:17 pm

On 02 Feb 2009 03:19:49 GMT, jetservice_at_sbcglobal_dot_net@foo.com
(davidjohnson) wrote:

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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

Its really quite simple to repair.
First you will need a belt sander. Take the little spring thingy out
of the contactor. Now remove the top portion of the contacts. Glue it
to a piece of wood with Gorilla Glue. Now run the belt sander with #80
grit paper over the contacts for about 5 minutes
Now for the lower contacts. For this you will need some muratic acid.
Pour about a cup over the lower contacts. Let this sit for about 1/2
hr. Now be sure and rinse it all off with a hose.
Finally, reassemble and set the heat pump thermostat back to heat.
Note: This will all work a lot faster if you make sure the contactor
has power applied to it at all times.
Bring some marshmallows.
Bubba

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Posted by Stormin Mormon on February 3, 2009, 9:47 am

Replace. It's an electrical part, so you'll need some
experience with troubleshooting. There may be more than one
contactor, and need to replace the correct one. And to get
it wired correctly.

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wrote in message

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

Posted by amdx on February 2, 2009, 2:08 pm

>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?

This is not the group you want!
HVAC technicians are the Rodney Dangerfield of technicians.
They feel they get no respect
Almost everyone here has a Rodney Dangerfield complex.
This causes them to withhold every tidbit of information away from any
DIYer with a question.
It even causes some of them to post incorrect information. I'm not sure why
they
do that, they don't get to see the end result, so I don't see the thrill.
Maybe it
makes them feel powerful.
Look somewhere else for your answer.
Mike

Posted by Jim Dandy on February 2, 2009, 3:40 pm

>>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?

> This is not the group you want!
> HVAC technicians are the Rodney Dangerfield of technicians.
> They feel they get no respect
> Almost everyone here has a Rodney Dangerfield complex.
> This causes them to withhold every tidbit of information away from any
> DIYer with a question.
> It even causes some of them to post incorrect information. I'm not sure
> why they
> do that, they don't get to see the end result, so I don't see the thrill.
> Maybe it
> makes them feel powerful.
> Look somewhere else for your answer.

I don't need your respect. I have your worship!

Posted by zero on February 2, 2009, 4:56 pm

a.. One time a heckler called out to Rodney Dangerfield, "Hey Rodney, what
do you do for a living?"
a.. to which Rodney replied, "I find men for your sister!".

> It even causes some of them to post incorrect information. I'm not sure
> why they
> do that, they don't get to see the end result, so I don't see the thrill.
> Maybe it
> makes them feel powerful.
> Look somewhere else for your answer.
> Mike

So what's your sisters up for this week?

:o)
-zero

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