Yes it certainly has been “warm” at some point. It’s cooked some of the deadner right off that blanket. That old girl doesn’t owe that household anything. Good luck on the replacement Theodore . 👍👍🇨🇦
Yup York. Worked on Borg Werner units and York. Remember the Tomb Stone York LOL I saw on the other day. I don't care for York but 30 years is respectable.
My Old YORK condenser AC unit still running after 37 years.... but we have to Upgraded. It was paired with Trane gas furnace and it has been Out/Down for 14 years Already
that seemed like a rather relaxed "buzzing" for a locked compressor, almost like upstream wiring/power supply has been fiddled with, unit only getting 120volts. fan seemed a bit slow, but hard to judge that in video and the other construction noise covered up much of the unit's sound. lol, either way, she's been well cooked and past it's prime.
3:04 I imagine you already dont do this regularly, but I've almost gotten bit by a black widow blindly reaching my hand under one of those panels before!
They rarely bite, unless you try to handle them directly. The venom doesn't bother most people. But, you know doesn't hurt to look first. Could be a snake up in there too I guess.
If the condenser is still good is there a reason not to just replace the compressor? Or does the condenser get loaded up with debris when the compressor blows?
I just became a subscriber. I came across your videos while searching the proper way/ways to unclog a condensation line. I became hvac certified about 15 yrs ago and worked as a maintenance man for around 5 yrs for 3 different apt complexes. Unfortunately 2 of the 3 apts had very old and wore out units so all that I did at those apts was replace the units which I got good at that but did very little trouble shooting. The 3rd place I worked at I was the makeready guy so I didn't get much ac action while I was there. I did however learn a lot in the winter fixing heaters. So I learned a little but haven't use the knowledge in a long time. Another reason I lost the knowledge is because I didn't learn much in the school I went to when I became certified. It was 2 yrs of info crammed into 28 days 10 hours a day. Mon-Sun. I don't know how anyone could learn much doing it that way. My interest of being able to work on units maybe for just myself and family and friends has gotten me wanting to learn this stuff again but at my own pace so I can retain the info. I came across your videos and several others and liked your approach and how you explained what you were doing and why. After watching a few of your vids I decided to subscribe and so here I am. Thank you for sharing your years of knowledge with me and I look forward to watching and learning much more!
Hey Ted, I’ve been subscribed a few years. Have you ever at least felt a tingle when you deal your fingertips across the capacitor terminals? How about an actual ZAP??? I hope none of the following jinx me!!! 38 year old Miller package 3 ton,AC only on Dbl. wide modular home. Never had a refrigerant leak. I’ve replaced the drain pan twice, along with new refrigerant and filter/drier at same time. One blower motor and a couple of fan motors. A few capacitors, one or two contactor. The coils have never been filthy or plugged. The last 2 years the compressor would buzz 2-3 times then finally start on spring first operate. But, this year it kicked right over on first attempt!
They would be going from R22 to R410a I presume. That would be likely a better idea in keeping the power bill down...they could select a 16 ish SEER and maybe save a few bucks in summer weather to be comfortable.
I'd hope who ever installed the air handler checked the compatibility if it's a TXV. I've come across so many jobs where they only replaced the air handler and the TXV wasn't compatible with the refrigerant. Home owner should have just opted to move forward with a whole setup in my opinion. I would say rather than retrofitting and swapping out the compressor, it's time for a new unit. I just see a band aid unit wanting to happen if that were the case.
