Air Conditioning - Going from 1 pole to a 2 pole

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dawgslife
02-01-06, 08:00 PM
I'm changing my contactor from a single pole to a two pole and i need to make sure a wire it the right way can anyone help me out (i using a furnas 2 pole and its a rudd unit ) :wall: thxs...

Grady
02-01-06, 08:29 PM
I don't advise changing from a single to a double pole contactor. Many compressors use one leg of the 240 volts, constantly thru the windings as a heater to keep the compressor warm. If the unit was factory equipped with a single pole contactor, that is what should go back in.
Jay11J
02-01-06, 09:18 PM
I agree with Grady on this. I know lot of older Trane uses this set up as a crankcase heater.

dawgslife
02-02-06, 02:47 PM
Thanks for the help i'll do that....
shank
02-02-06, 03:19 PM
You could just hook the wire feeding it to both side of one pole and it will be fine.