Aboutjohn t. borgman Expertise I work days, so I can only answer early in the day or later in the evening, I live in Oregon. I have been so good at all the other area's of hvac, I am probably the only hvac guy that does not know oil. ( lol ) I am very well versed in gas, electric and heat pumps and will only answer residential applications. I have been known the past decade or so, by my employers as the guy you send when no one can figure it out. Trouble shooting is my special. I understand the physics behind air flow, refrigerants and electricity. I understand programmable t-stats, zone controls, economizers, fossil fuel kits and the engineering thought process in the wiring and construction of residential equipment
Experience I was lucky enough to start in this field over 25 years ago as an installer, for a company that installed the best duct systems I have ever seen, even to this day. The best ,as far as understanding the way air really flows through a duct system, from the return air to the very last supply register . They also had great pride and the duct work was put in, not only to last 50 years, but to look exceptional. Then as I started doing service work, I was again fortunate that I found a 3 year engineering class being put on be a man that was the educational director for the Entire united states for a society called " the Refrigeration Service Engineering Society " And for the next 3 years I schooled at night and practiced what I learned during the day, a great advantage over schooling and then trying to remember it years later.. Versed in duct design manual J heat gain/loss calculations. Also experience in wine rooms and indoor swimming pool hvac & humidity controls
Publications I have 2 inventions that have gone through the process and been recorded at the National Institute of Standards and Technology from start to finish and thus been invited to national innovation workshops by the dept. of Commerce and the dept. of Energy. They are waste heat recovery devices that N.I.S.T approved as valid and am currently looking for marketing partners to get this product into the hands of consumers and make a BIG difference in Energy savings for every Household and Eatery and take a big bite in the the peak hours power consumption that face our Utilities companies.
Education/Credentials factory training in Lennox ,Rheem, Ruud ,Trane, Tempstar ,Carrier, Day&Night, Payne, Bryant, Coleman, Intertherm, Ultra boilers, Unico, Mitsubishi,Sanyo, Taylor, Nicewonger, . Associates degree in Refrigeration Engineering. Certified with Energy Department, Check-me Program, have N.A.T.E. certifications in gas, a/c & heat pump. Teach and apprentice at every company I work at.
I have a Rheem heat pump. model no is RMPC-024JAZ. when call for heat or cooling, the compressor work 2 seconds, and the outdor fan motor hum, but they don't start.
the contractor is from Honeywell. what's wrong with this outdoor unit? i am quite sure the problem is outdoor unit, the indoor unit is ok.
thanks and best regards,
Yves
Answer Yves,
It sounds like you either have a bad run capacitor or you have a power problem. Next to the contactor there is a run capacitor that in that unit is slid down an oval hole in the electrical box and held down by a couple screws with star washers at the top flange of the capacitor. It is silver in color with three sets of spade connectors. Look to see if the top, where the wires connect is flat or if it is bulged up in the middle like a balloon. Not going to be any thing to find over the weekend if it is bulged up. Needs to be replaced with the same rating one. It is probably like a 5/35 mfd. 370 volt. it will say on the side of the can. If you try and do it yourself, make sure you have a meter to check voltage and have the breaker off when changing it out.
