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 Aug 4 2008, 02:44 AM
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Experienced Member  Group: Advanced Members Posts: 1,086 Joined: 16-January 04 From: Chandler AZ Member No.: 130  |
Just need some info/guidance on "maintenance" versus upgrades. Once of our AC units quit last night and I had the company come out today to diagnose/repair. They are just under 5 years old and we are the original owners.
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Aug 4 2008, 02:04 PM
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Experienced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 1,197 Joined: 13-February 04 From: Hudson, Colorado Member No.: 197 |
I have to say, my home units have never needed that. I had a leak once, but other than that they have been basically maintenance free. What brand do you have? I've found the Trane units to be very good. It's possble that you have some very dirty power in your area. If these capacitors are dying, maybe they are under sized?
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Aug 6 2008, 11:24 PM
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newbie Group: Advanced Members Posts: 18 Joined: 29-December 06 From: Buckeye, AZ Member No.: 1,564 |
QUOTE (00 SS @ Aug 4 2008, 07:04 AM)  It's possble that you have some very dirty power in your area. Yep. We had a new Trane unit installed when we remodeled our house in Buckeye (APS power) back in 2002. In less than a year the controller board fried. Chas Roberts (the installers) sent several techs out to look at the unit because they hadn't experienced this particular failure before in such a short period of time. They repaired it and installed a surge protector... no charge. Two years later during a monsoon storm, the surge protector fried (I guess it did its job). Some of the same techs came out and after some more head shaking and a call to APS... they replaced the surge protector, again free of charge. A month or so later, APS replaced the transformer across the street from our house. We haven't had another problem since then... |
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Rob Hood Any home heating/AC people here? Aug 4 2008, 02:44 AM
00 SS I design commercial HVAC system, but I may be abl... Aug 4 2008, 03:43 AM Rob Hood The tech said we needed a start capacitor, which w... Aug 4 2008, 04:06 AM
cccbock QUOTE (Rob Hood @ Aug 4 2008, 12:06 AM) T... Aug 4 2008, 02:26 PM Rob Hood Units are from Carrier -small one is model 38CMC02... Aug 5 2008, 03:38 AM z28tt http://dnr.louisiana.gov/sec/execdiv/techa...ep/hv... Aug 6 2008, 08:05 PM Blainefab QUOTE (z28tt @ Aug 6 2008, 01:05 PM) star... Aug 6 2008, 10:02 PM 00 SS Placement of the unit can effect how well it rejec... Aug 6 2008, 11:08 PM Rob Hood Don't think we have dirty power, otherwise my ... Aug 7 2008, 05:24 AM |
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