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Is there anyone around the Palm Coast Florida area that knows about the AC units.. I'm dealing with A holes around here.. I think I know more then them and really don't feel like paying them 80$ to come over and stand there and then start guessing..and my favorite part.. hearing them start an expense list of what parts might cost.. I've already had a couple of "mechanics" cough cough, actually try and make up car parts .. seriously not trusting anyone in the area..
hello, this afternoon noticed a weird smell in house. Smelled like a drill or something like a power tool smells when it burns up. Almost like a electric burn smell. I did not think much of it. Tonight noticed ac was not working. SO figured the smell was coming from the vents. Any ideas what it might be on the outside unit>? Thanks
Air does not pass through the outside compressor unit. If an odor is from the vents, there would be a problem in the air handler. There's not much in it except a transformer [for the T-stat], a blower fan, fan capacitor and a blower fan sequencer relay. One of them got fried, stopping the fan from operating.
My ac is not working, there is a buzz sound coming from the condenser unit out side.The fan won't turn on. ( also has a heatpump)A repair man put 22lbs of freon in it and replaced the capacitor on Tuesday. It kicked on but never really pushed cold air. He suggested I changed the thermostat. I checked the unit before i touched anything, buzz no fan. So i replaced the thermostat, still same buzz no fan . Tried the stick test fan spins freely both directions with power. Inside the house the blower fan works. I need to get this fixed, asap got a kid due anytime now.
A residential system won't work correctly with a 22 lb charge. Are you sure it wasn't charged with a few lbs of "R22"? Post the details listed on the invoice.
I'd get a more qualified company out to take a look. Turn it off until the visit.
It was r22, he wrote it where the lbs was supposed to go. I had to call him to find out. He couldn't remember how much he put in though, said it wasn't a whole lot.
The 24v control voltage source is independent from the condenser power and comes from the furnace or air handler, goes thru the thermostat and eventually pulls in contacts by creating a magnetic field at the condensing unit turning on the cooling equipment. The "buzz" is the contacts being pulled in/closed, so the thermostat was never bad.
Closed contacts but no operation means that the condensing unit power is missing...tripped breaker or blown fuse. Why the CB or fuse blew is what the tech needs to figure out. Amp draw is too high from either a failed motor, a failed capacitor, a short to ground, a voltage drop across dirty contacts, open circuit, or the system short cycled (on/off too quickly) causing the compressor to temporarily lock up.
Most contractors charge refrigerant by the pound, so if the guy didn't know the quantity, how did he know what the bill amount should be?
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