A Couple of days ago, we went to a customer and who had 150 feet length of line set (Hi and Lo pressure tubing). When we went to do the routine maintenance on the air conditioning systems. We found out the bigger of the two HVAC systems wasn’t working properly. Both Condensers had a full condenser replacement warranty should the compressor ever fail. After speaking with tech support from Rheem, they recommended just changing the unit for another new condenser. Seemed reasonable to us after trying to troubleshoot the problem of compressor not running properly and issues with the reversing valve. So we went back the next day and started recovering the Freon (410A refrigerant). And just for the sake of it, we stopped the recovery and just tried one more time. Especially since the unit was very heavy and needed at least 3 guys to lift it. Unit started right back up. Operation was normal. The Heating worked, the air conditioner worked; it was like magic. Sometimes I guess, when all technicallities fail, sometimes a little chance works best.
Tue, Nov 10, 2009
Cooling, Heating, Troubleshooting