04-21-2023, 09:38 AM
The line voltage comment is interesting. And a big indicator that something is amiss. I totally agree with you on hanging the ammeter on the compressor leads to see what the what.
When I had those units, I had two issues that were intermingled. Both were high resistivity causing heat than consequent shutdown. The first was the wire nut connections previously mentioned. The second was a failing relay on the circuit board. As best I remember, there is a cube relay on the board, and the hot leg for the compressor plugs into the top of the relay. Kind of a different setup, but OK. I ended up replacing at least one of those relays. Both connections I speak of are in the silver box on top of the evap units.
How did you determine the charge weight when you repaired the leak?
When I had those units, I had two issues that were intermingled. Both were high resistivity causing heat than consequent shutdown. The first was the wire nut connections previously mentioned. The second was a failing relay on the circuit board. As best I remember, there is a cube relay on the board, and the hot leg for the compressor plugs into the top of the relay. Kind of a different setup, but OK. I ended up replacing at least one of those relays. Both connections I speak of are in the silver box on top of the evap units.
How did you determine the charge weight when you repaired the leak?
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