York Heat Pump will not turn off

On 02 Feb 2009 02:45:41 GMT, jetservice_at_sbcglobal_dot snipped-for-privacy@foo.com (davidjohnson) left spaces for comments ):

The contactor is stuck closed.

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How difficult is the contactor to repair and or replace? I appreciate your help

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If you have to ask, then you need to call a pro

It will be real difficult for you to repair or replace. You are way out of your league here. Better call a pro before you kill yourself and/or your family.

Extremely difficult. To do this job properly it takes many years of supervised on-the-job training.

On 02 Feb 2009 03:19:49 GMT, jetservice_at_sbcglobal_dot snipped-for-privacy@foo.com (davidjohnson) left spaces for comments ):

Its so easy a girl could do it.

A caveman could do it too, if he had the proper certification.

Its really quite simple to repair. First you will need a belt sander. Take the little spring thingy out of the contactor. Now remove the top portion of the contacts. Glue it to a piece of wood with Gorilla Glue. Now run the belt sander with #80 grit paper over the contacts for about 5 minutes Now for the lower contacts. For this you will need some muratic acid. Pour about a cup over the lower contacts. Let this sit for about 1/2 hr. Now be sure and rinse it all off with a hose. Finally, reassemble and set the heat pump thermostat back to heat. Note: This will all work a lot faster if you make sure the contactor has power applied to it at all times. Bring some marshmallows. Bubba

Replace. It's an electrical part, so you'll need some experience with troubleshooting. There may be more than one contactor, and need to replace the correct one. And to get it wired correctly.

I've found that most people who know how to do something.... just go ahead and do what's needed.

I can think of a few people who should never replace an electrical part for any reason. We havn't met the OP, s/he may very well be competent to the job. However, were s/he competent, the job would been done by now.

On Tue, 3 Feb 2009 21:37:28 -0500, "Stormin Mormon" left spaces for comments ):

Yeah, you for one...

So, all in all, you could have said the above with ZERO words. Right?