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Posted by Jack Sandweiss on June 21, 2005, 12:23 pm
cowboy wrote:
> whoosh is normal - not a problem
> compressors don't "squeak"
> but blower fans do, and so do condenser fans, when bearings are failing or
> out of lubrication
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>>I'm very naive on this issue. I just bought a home with a Corsair AC
>>which intermittently squeaks loudly (never when the AC person is here). It
>>always cools. It tends to squeak more often when just starting or
>>stopping, but sometimes continually. Sometimes, when it squeaks while
>>stopping, there is a "whoosh" sound at the end.
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>>Is there any way I can tell if it's the blower fan or the compressor? What
>>will eventually happen in either case?
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>>Jack
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The unit is 4 years old. The blower fan is "self-lubricating" if this
helps. Where is the "condenser fan"? Would that be in the attic or the
unit outside?
Jack
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