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Ruud AC Unit Not Cooling cybercat 05-06-2008
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Posted by cybercat on May 6, 2008, 9:09 pm

> Our RUUD blows one of the fuses on the outside disconnect almost every
> year upon initial startup. Make sure they don't charge you an arm and a
> leg and just replace a fuse.
>
>

Now this is helpful, thank you! When it blows a fuse, what happens? Does the
fan stop
running, or does it stop cooling, or what?



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Posted by S. Barker on May 6, 2008, 10:04 pm
the indoor fan still operates, but the outdoor (condensing unit) does not
run and no cooling.

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>
>> Our RUUD blows one of the fuses on the outside disconnect almost every
>> year upon initial startup. Make sure they don't charge you an arm and a
>> leg and just replace a fuse.
>>
>>
>
> Now this is helpful, thank you! When it blows a fuse, what happens? Does
> the fan stop
> running, or does it stop cooling, or what?
>



Posted by ransley on May 6, 2008, 10:50 pm
> Our RUUD blows one of the fuses on the outside disconnect almost every yea=
r
> upon initial startup. =A0Make sure they don't charge you an arm and a leg =
and
> just replace a fuse.
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> s
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>
>
> > Hi folks!
>
> > No-nothing type here, trying not to get hoodwinked by the AC guys coming=

> > out tomorrow. Any help in understanding the issues at hand is much
> > appreciated.
>
> > The unit is a RUUD Acheiver 10 "SCRO11 Inside" is what one of the labels=

> > says. We bought the house ten years ago, and the inspector said the unit=

> > was about 2 years old at that time. The house has 2200 square feet, well=

> > insulated, all finished.
>
> > Last year the thing stopped cooling. The fan blows fine, but it is just
> > not very cool. We have NOT had the thing serviced yearly as the
> > manufacturer suggests, but have been good about changing filters under t=
he
> > house.
>
> > We don't want to replace the system yet, if we can avoid it.
>
> > Do any of you have any experience that might help me know what to expect=
?
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> > Thanks.- Hide quoted text -
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> - Show quoted text -

If it does nothing see if it is getting power first.

Posted by cybercat on May 7, 2008, 12:15 am


>If it does nothing see if it is getting power first.

It does everything but cool! ;)



Posted by Kenneth Udut of Naples, FL USA on May 6, 2008, 9:02 pm
I don't have experience yet, but I will on Thursday.

We had a guy come in a couple of weeks ago to clean the system. Well, he
couldn't clean our closet AC unit (5000 ton) RUUD because it needs to be
pulled out to be cleaned. He quoted $900+. Forget that.

Found a RUUD dealer. They'll charge $378 to pull and clean the evaporator
coils. That's more like it.

If you've never had the inside coils (evaporator coils) cleaned, do it.

I suspect that's our problem here. I mean it works but it only cools the
house 10 degrees, not 20 like we were used to. The other guy said that it
has tons of dust and hair in it and mold (which I dare not tell the others
in the house).

So perhaps with a good cleaning and getting a really THICK THICK filter
for the intake (like 6-8 inches thick, instead of the little paper one
that you get at the stores), it'll solve this problem.

I'll let you know. Pop me an email in a few days and remind me and I'll
post my findings to the group.

Kenneth Udut of Naples, FL
http://spock.com/Kenneth-Udut
http://free.naplesplus.us

cybercat wrote:

> Do any of you have any experience that might help me know what to expect?

> Thanks.






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