Your existing air handler coil may not be compatible with R410a, which runs at higher pressures.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of > Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2020 7:41 PM > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Cc: Kaleb Striplin <ka...@striplin.net> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] The rental house AC > > This is a 15 year old simple R22 unit. If the compressor is bad I am not sure > it > would be cost effective for them to try and replace that rather than just > replacing the whole unit. But as long as it works I don’t really care > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Sep 2, 2020, at 6:35 PM, Scott Ritchey via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > Sounds like the repair guts didn't really troubleshoot so the fix will take > several return trips until they finally replace the right part(s). > > Often, the same capacitor (dual unit) supports the fan and compressor and > capacitors do fail. Fan motor failure is not unusual after, maybe, 10 years > but > the compressor should start up anyway as soon as it sees 24v on the "Y" wire > (unless it's in timeout, typical for 5 min after shutdown). > > Most units have low and high pressure cutout switches (a possible problem > source too). The high pressure cutout is immediate but the compressor and > fan should run for a couple minutes before they shut down for low pressure. > > If the compressor is bad the fix is a difficult and costly but less than > > replacing > the whole condenser. > > The old (on or off) style units are pretty simple and most parts are generic > except the control board. But there are newer inverter (variable speed) and > dual speed types that have unique parts and designs. > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of > >> Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > >> Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2020 5:26 PM > >> To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > >> Cc: Kaleb Striplin <ka...@striplin.net> > >> Subject: Re: [MBZ] The rental house AC > >> > >> They said they were ordering a new one from Trane. Hopefully that is > >> what happens. I’m still wondering if the fan quit working and it > >> burned up the compressor. You would think they would habe checked > >> that because it’s not like compressor kicks on then shuts off later > >> if pressure gets too high. It just does not kick on at all. > >> > >> Sent from my iPhone > >> > >>> On Sep 2, 2020, at 3:40 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> Make sure they replace it with a real fan and not a cheapo "rescue" > >>> motor. > >>> > >>> I was away once and the fan motor went out (this is the condenser > >>> cooling > >> fan) and the guy came and put in a new one, was like $500, my wife paid > him. > >> Fan goes out again less than a year later, I call the guy, he comes > >> out and finds a rescue motor instead of the real deal. So I tell him > >> we paid like $500 for this, why is it a substandard unit? He hems > >> and haws and tells me he can put in the right motor but he'll have to > >> charge me $75 for a visit. I tell him how about you do what your guy > >> was supposed to have done, and you charged us for, and I won't see > >> you in court. He got all pissy but put in the right motor. His > >> wife, who ran the books, called me 2-3 times wanting the $75 and I told her > to bugger off, she finally stopped calling. > >>> > >>> Turns out his guy was doing this to everyone, billing for the real > >>> motor but > >> putting in a cheapo and pocketing the cash. He got fired but the > >> business owner was still trying to charge me for his guy's fraud, > >> probably everyone else too, to get a little back on what he was screwed out > of. Go figure. > >>> > >>> --FT > >>> > >>>> On 9/2/20 4:22 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: > >>>> Inside unit comes on but outside unit doesn’t. When it’s turned on > >>>> you hear > >> a semi loud click. That sound was the contactor pulling in. Put in a > >> service request with the warranty people. They came out today. Fan > >> was bad, ordering a new one. I guess if the fan is bad it prevents > >> the unit from kicking on so it doesn’t burn up the compressor? > >>>> > >>>> Sent from my iPhone > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________ > >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>>> > >>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>>> > >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>>> > >>> -- > >>> --FT > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________ > >>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>> > >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>> > >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
