rtsi2000
07-14-05, 09:02 AM
For the past two weeks, my AC unit has not been able to get my inside temperature lower than 78 degrees. I finally got an HVAC company to send a tech yesterday to examine my unit.
He hooked up his electric meter and gauges and proceeded to check out the system. The breaker was good, the capacitor was good, the fan was good but the compressor had shutdown. It was hot and would not start. The tech put towels on top of the compressor and then ran cold water over it for about 30 minutes until he heard a beep from his electric meter which told him the compressor had opened back up.
The tech then started the compressor and checked his gauges. He said the freon was low so he attached a freon tank and proceeded to add freon two or three times over a 10 minute period. The compressor, fan etc was all running at that point. All of a sudden, the entire outside unit shutdown. After more testing, the inside 220 breaker had popped. We turned the breaker off and then back on. When he restarted the outside unit the 220 breakerk popped again. He put a boster capcitor on it but it still would not restart. At that point, the tech said the compressor was bad.
His company wants $1585 for a new compressor, $1985 for a new outside unit, or $7485 for an entire new inside and outside unit. My current inside unit is a 35 year old Chrysler system and the ouside unit is a 12 year old Amana 10 Hi Efficiency unit according to the tech.
I tried the outside unit the morning. The fan runs and the compressor makes an erk sound then makes no sound. A minute or two later, it will erk again and then no sound for another minute or two. After a few erks, I decided to shut it all back down again.
The inside temperature of my condo today is 90 degrees. Due to my financial condition, I can not replace the entire system until next year. What would be the best for me to do to get this AC unit running until next year?
How much should I expect to reasonably pay to get this system running?
Thanks
rtsi2000
He hooked up his electric meter and gauges and proceeded to check out the system. The breaker was good, the capacitor was good, the fan was good but the compressor had shutdown. It was hot and would not start. The tech put towels on top of the compressor and then ran cold water over it for about 30 minutes until he heard a beep from his electric meter which told him the compressor had opened back up.
The tech then started the compressor and checked his gauges. He said the freon was low so he attached a freon tank and proceeded to add freon two or three times over a 10 minute period. The compressor, fan etc was all running at that point. All of a sudden, the entire outside unit shutdown. After more testing, the inside 220 breaker had popped. We turned the breaker off and then back on. When he restarted the outside unit the 220 breakerk popped again. He put a boster capcitor on it but it still would not restart. At that point, the tech said the compressor was bad.
His company wants $1585 for a new compressor, $1985 for a new outside unit, or $7485 for an entire new inside and outside unit. My current inside unit is a 35 year old Chrysler system and the ouside unit is a 12 year old Amana 10 Hi Efficiency unit according to the tech.
I tried the outside unit the morning. The fan runs and the compressor makes an erk sound then makes no sound. A minute or two later, it will erk again and then no sound for another minute or two. After a few erks, I decided to shut it all back down again.
The inside temperature of my condo today is 90 degrees. Due to my financial condition, I can not replace the entire system until next year. What would be the best for me to do to get this AC unit running until next year?
How much should I expect to reasonably pay to get this system running?
Thanks
rtsi2000