Carrier Home Ait Cond. System Question

Like Paul said... find somebody who knows WTF they are doing.

$800 - $900 is half price... what corners is he cutting?? A new system can run from $4000 - $25000.

Well, Steve. Sounds like it's time for my favorite diagnosis, you think?

Ask the company to send out the 9.00 per hour tech.....not the 7.00 per hr tech

Burnt parts, tripping off with the overload protector. I'd sure say that the outside unit isn't properly releasing the heat. Time for my favorite diagnosis. Yeah, the nine dollar an hour tech might find out what's wrong.

Sounds to me like that compressor has some shorted windings causing it to draw too much current resulting in burnt wires before the internal overload can open. Average lifespan of the unit is 12 years upward.. Average warranty is 10 years. If that system has burned or has acidic oil and cooling gas.. It will require a good clean up it the compressor is replaced. That is time consuming and expensive.. Plus additional filters need to be installed. If such is the case. Replace the entire system with a more efficient on with the newer so-call environment friendly Gases. Funny thing..When I was a kid, I damn near didn't! ;-p

Buy a large can of smoke and replace that, which has gotten out of the unit.

Well thnaks for all the bantering. Today I will know more and I will post the findigns here for you all to see. Since the I have the furance in my garage and the heat exchanger/heat pump is at the oppsite end of the house. You would think that I would get a small break as all the duc work is in and they would not have to intall that plus the eletric is already in place.

Thanks aga> Our Carrier home air cond. system has started acting up. =A0It is doing > the following.

I was thinking dirty condensor. Retains the heat. Drives the head pressure and amperage up. My first thought is to chemical clean the condensor, so it can release heat. Also has the advantage of being a much easier and cheaper fix than compressor change out.

From what you've written, the outdoor unit is packed with dust. The tech should take the fan off the top. Spray some water based chemical on. Wait a while, rinse with the garden hose. It will take two or three or four applications of chemical (wait three to five minutes before rinsing, to let the stuff work).

Please let us know what happens.

That's your standard *WRONG* reply.

Your standard reply is once again WRONG!!!!!!

The tech called and said he spoke with the carrier people. They said it is maybe a bad bearing in the compressor. He said I need a new system. 900.00 for new compressor plus install fees if I wnat to go that route or I can go with a new system by york for $2800.00.+

My cousin lives near Dayton OH, and I'd been thinking to come down and visit some time. I'm in NYS. I like pepperoni and sausage. Don't bother shoving the sprayer wand up my wazoo.

Six vital signs? Sounds like I should bring my defibrillator to Ohio. I'm serious about coming down to visit. I do have some work this week, but my cousin Eric and his family would love to have me visit. He's got AC, also, that can use service. My grand parents lived in Ohio, while they were alive. I won't be that far south.

From what I know of AC, the only way to know it's a bad berring is to clean the condensor. Let it dry thoroughly. And then check a bunch of temperatures, amperage, and pressures. If you just jump to the "bad berring" then you might end up yanking out some perfectly good equipment with minor problems.

Anyhow, let me know. The gas to cinci is cheaper than a new compressor. Right up the road is a restaurant named Young's which serves fairly good food.

I'd throw flowers to the adoring crowds, but it's a bit too dark to go out and pick them.

Nine c'notes buys a lot of pizza. And my cousin would love to see me.

He wants the unit fixed... that doesn't mean, he wants you to make things worse!

Is there anything as a home owner I can do as far as the cleaning of the unit as the other guy said? I do not see where there is dust in anything other than the normal dirt and grim from it setting outside.

I think I will call the carrier people and have them come out and have a look at it...