On 9/7/2014 4:13 AM, Todd wrote:
Hi All,
To reprise:
Symptom: insufficient or no cooling.
Tests so far:
0) my wife informed me we purchased the unit in late
November 2001
1) found the Condense Fan motor leaking oil and replaced it:
no symptom change
2) all fans are operating normally
3) cleaned out the dust from the coils under the bottom front
left (my left) and any I missed from the back. Went fishing.
No symptom change.
4) whipped the back off again:
A) removed the relay from the condenser. Ohm'ed out
the three pins:
bottom to bottom: ~14 ohms
bottom left to upper: ~10 ohms
upper to lower right: ~9 ohms
B) measured the voltage on the connector that I removed
from the relay: ~115 VAC
5) while fishing, I asked my wife, who has every sound that
goes "bump in the night" cataloged, what the compressor sounded
like when it fired up: "A snap, followed by a motor whoosh".
She also said she hasn't heard it for the last few days.
6) Listened to about two hours of videos on troubleshooting
relays and condensers. Got to listen to the sounds that
Stormin' asked me about on You Tube.
A) the compressor is hot to the touch. (You can leave
your hand on it for a few minutes.)
B) there is no sound coming from it whatsoever. No rattle.
No clunk. Absolutely nothing.
7) figured out that the welding, cleaning out of tubes, and recharging
are over my head when it comes to changing a compressor.
Game plan submitted for you guys approval.
1) change the relay (get some dry ice on the way back
from the parts store).
2) if that does not help, call a repairman.
Just an aside. No one around here carries parts. I have
to drive to Reno to their supplier if I want a part. Go
figure.
If the repairman I call doesn't have a condenser and/or that
weenie tube to the side, I will just have to go get them
myself.
Thank you all for the help.
-T
I'd go with a replacement relay on the compressor.
I've had good results with a Supco universal hard
start.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/SUPCO-RCO410...em4adbba 74b3
Most of the time, this bring a compressor back to life.
You want the one that says 1/4 to 1/3 HP.
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