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Posted by .p.jm on June 20, 2008, 12:12 pm
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>> That's really strange. On the central AC units I've serviced, the
>> condensor
>> fan and the compressor are on the same relay, so they turn on and off at
>> the
>> same time. If the condensor fan turns off, then the compressor would
>> overheat, in very short ammount of time. I had to replace an outdoor unit
>> one time, for a guy whose condensor fan would run only if he pushed it
>> with
>> a stick.
The stick Stormy gave him on the PREVIOUS service call.
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>You're really showing your ignorance the last few days...
>Compressors don't rely on the condenser fan for cooling purposes!
>I suppose you never saw a Rheem unit were the compressor is to the
>side??????
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Posted by new jersey on June 20, 2008, 7:55 am
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> On Jun 19, 8:34 pm, "Stormin Mormon"
>> I've never seen a thermostat on a freon line. May we have some more
>> information? Line bypassing the thermostat? New one, to me.
>> It sounds like a controls, relay, and switching problem.
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> Maybe I didn't explain the problem clearly enough. I meant to say that
> no matter what the temperature setting of the thermostat inside the
> house is, the compressor will still run, while the condenser fan will
> stop once the preset temperature inside the house is reached.
> Basically the compressor does not respond to the thermostat setting,
> while the condenser fan does, and as soon as the fan stops spinning, I
> see ice forming around the line that goes inside the house to the
> evaporator. This is what I meant by saying "bypassing the thermostat".
> I agree with you about the nature of the problem, and I was hoping
> that somebody else had experienced something similar and could be
> more specific about what to look for.
>> Thanks again for any help/suggestion.
Alex Are you in heating mode is this heat pump
or as PJ put it line contactor welded
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Posted by Gary on June 19, 2008, 10:54 pm
On Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:57:40 -0700, alexpio wrote:
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> Hello,
> I just realized that my home heat pump compressor keeps running
> and freezing the line by bypassing the thermostat. I believe the
> thermostat itself is still in good working order because if I set it
> to a temperature lower than the outside temperature, compressor and
> condenser fan come on, and when it reaches the preset temperature, the
> condenser fan stops spinning while the compressor keeps working and
> freezing the line. Any idea of what is wrong?
> Thanks in advance for any help/suggestion.
>
> Alex
I'm just guessing but it sounds like you're confusing the condenser fan
with the inside evaporator fan. It would be very unlikely for the line to
freeze if your outside condenser fan wasn't running unless you were
running in heat mode & the indoor fan was running. You really need to call
a pro before something more serious happens to your system.
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Posted by alexpio on June 21, 2008, 8:35 pm
On Jun 19, 1:57 pm, alex...@yahoo.com wrote:
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> Hello,
> I just realized that my home heat pump compressor keeps running
> and freezing the line by bypassing the thermostat. I believe the
> thermostat itself is still in good working order because if I set it
> to a temperature lower than the outside temperature, compressor and
> condenser fan come on, and when it reaches the preset temperature, the
> condenser fan stops spinning while the compressor keeps working and
freezingthe line. Any idea of what is wrong?
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> Thanks in advance for any help/suggestion.
> Alex
OK, I fixed it. I want thank everybody for your help in solving the
problem. As .p.jm@see_my_sig_for_address.com suggested, it was a
welded contactor. I replaced it, and the ac is running beautifully!
Alex
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Posted by Stormin Mormon on June 21, 2008, 10:32 pm
Don't worry, he will send a bill in the morning for consultation.
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On Jun 19, 1:57 pm, alex...@yahoo.com wrote:
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> Hello,
> I just realized that my home heat pump compressor keeps running
> and freezing the line by bypassing the thermostat. I believe the
> thermostat itself is still in good working order because if I set it
> to a temperature lower than the outside temperature, compressor and
> condenser fan come on, and when it reaches the preset temperature, the
> condenser fan stops spinning while the compressor keeps working and
> freezingthe line. Any idea of what is wrong?
> Thanks in advance for any help/suggestion.
> Alex
OK, I fixed it. I want thank everybody for your help in solving the
problem. As .p.jm@see_my_sig_for_address.com suggested, it was a
welded contactor. I replaced it, and the ac is running beautifully!
Alex
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>> condensor
>> fan and the compressor are on the same relay, so they turn on and off at
>> the
>> same time. If the condensor fan turns off, then the compressor would
>> overheat, in very short ammount of time. I had to replace an outdoor unit
>> one time, for a guy whose condensor fan would run only if he pushed it
>> with
>> a stick.