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| GE Fridge GBS22HCPAWW - No defrost | 6/30/2009 | Eric Campion |
Q: I have exact same problem as someone who asked the question on 5/8/2007. I have to defrost using ...
A: You have an electronic control board as opposed to a mechanical defrost timer on that unit. SOund ...
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| Air handling unit | 6/30/2009 | Jim Barnhart |
Q: Sir, I have a trane air handling unit in my basement. I came home from a weekend away on Sunday ...
A: David, Your description of your unit is a bit un-clear? I don't now how it's installed? Most all air ...
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| dirty blower fan | 6/30/2009 | Craig HVAC Expert |
Q: i have been told that a dirty blower fan can cause you too lose cfms, i plan on cleaning it this ...
A: Well, the building code for my state does not require it to be hung, joists count as support, it ...
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| Sealing return air vent | 6/30/2009 | john t. borgman |
Q: A neighbor suggested the following tip passed on from an HVAC technician to improve cooling on the ...
A: Raf, Tell your neighbor not to do that, unless somehow( and I would bet not ) they over sized the ...
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| a/c condenser not responding | 6/30/2009 | Craig HVAC Expert |
Q: my condenser is not responding when i turn on the a/c from the thermostat. i know the thermostat ...
A: Someone is going to have to get into the control section of the cond unit and check for both control ...
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| New AC Unit tripping breaker | 6/30/2009 | Howard Livingston |
Q: We have a 14 seer Goodman unit that is 13 months old. On Saturday we noticed there was no cold air ...
A: I would start off replacing the circuit breaker. They can fail like everything else. Did the tech ...
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| New Outside Fan Motor | 6/30/2009 | Bill Brainard |
Q: I am in Houston Texas. I have a 15 year old GE A/AC. Recently the fan outside started making a high ...
A: The way to avoid this problem is to buy an electrical exact replacement. That is not what you did. I ...
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| outside condensar freezes on me | 6/30/2009 | Jim Barnhart |
Q: it vibrates, misses my condensate pan and leaks on the basement floor. How do I seal the metal ...
A: Michael, Again, I have no idea what your doing or what type of system you have? The things your ...
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| TXV Valve install | 6/29/2009 | john t. borgman |
Q: I have a 3 yr old Trane unit that has been diagnosed with a bad TXV valve. The part cost is covered ...
A: Bill, Standard practice is to pump the refrigerant to the other coil , lock it down and re use it. ...
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| central air conditioning | 6/29/2009 | Craig HVAC Expert |
Q: I have a 15 year old CA unit, where the model number is not readable anymore. I have no idea how ...
A: There are other clues. Sometimes the coil will have a tag, the txv if is has one, and the ...
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| airconditioner | 6/29/2009 | Norval Trimborn |
Q: I live in Houston Texas the tempature is around 100 degrees outside if i have the ac set on 70 at ...
A: It depends on sizing practices in your area. If your area has high humidity during most of the ...
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| York AirConditioner | 6/29/2009 | Tim McAuley |
Q: I have a 2 yr 3 month old York air conditioner (new home). A little better than 3 weeks ago we had ...
A: Sherry - If the power surge gets to your unit, it can cause the compressor overload to trip (open) ...
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| a/c question | 6/29/2009 | Norval Trimborn |
Q: i have no low voltage to yellow wire coming from the thermostat or if i test at thermosta only red ...
A: The majority of thermostats do not have a 24v common wire to them. What are you testing the R(red) ...
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| a/c question | 6/29/2009 | john t. borgman |
Q: I have no low voltage to my outside unit.tried the volt test at thermostat from common to red wire ...
A: Doug, Next to your furnace is there a condsensate pump, it has the pvc from the coil dumping in ...
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| Central Air running all the time. | 6/29/2009 | Eric Campion |
Q: My central air comes on mid afternoon 2-3 PM and run constant until 7-8 PM without shutting off. I ...
A: Unfortunately our expertise is with Major Home Appliances only. This would include washers, dryers, ...
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| Iced Pipe on Trane Unit | 6/29/2009 | Howard Livingston |
Q: We have a Trane XL19i Super High Efficiency heat pump that was installed in 2004 that doesn't seem ...
A: Hate to say it but these evaporator coils they make nowdays can start leaking in a couple of ...
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| What kind of info/testing should be done to determine replacement AC? | 6/29/2009 | john t. borgman |
Q: I live in Kansas, where it's hot and humid in the summer, dry and cold in the winter. My home is ...
A: James, Take advantage of the contractors coming to your home, who can see what you have in the way ...
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| Trane XB 1000 air conditioner | 6/29/2009 | Craig HVAC Expert |
Q: We just purchased the house with this unit already installed. I turned it on for the first time and ...
A: The click is likely the contactor, which gets power to work from the air handler. If the outside ...
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| Replacing outside unit of split system | 6/29/2009 | Norval Trimborn |
Q: My system is almost 20 years old. The compressor of outside unit must be replaced. Should the ...
A: Yes the outside unit only can be replaced, but it doesn't make much sense as a 20 yr. old evaporator ...
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| Trane XL1800 condensing unit | 6/29/2009 | Tim McAuley |
Q: Trying to make this unit work with a Rheem AHU conventional unit. I know the XL is 2 stage and theh ...
A: Daniel - Whenever you mismatch units your asking for trouble. Most likely you will not get the full ...
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| airconditiong | 6/29/2009 | James |
Q: I have kenmore window a/c which was working last year but just not that I installed and pluged in, ...
A: Is this a 220vac unit? If so check voltages on wall outlet and breaker in house panel. It may have ...
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| AC not working properly | 6/29/2009 | Craig HVAC Expert |
Q: In the past couple days my AC is not cooling my house I looked at the inside unit and it is freezing ...
A: The two common reasons for a unit to freeze up is low on refrigerant and poor air flow. The air ...
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| SWAMPED PACKAGE UNIT | 6/29/2009 | Howard Livingston |
Q: I probably have a wild question, but I'm looking at 2 International Comfort Package units: ...
A: Look at the serial number for a year date in it. Like 184702432. See the 02 ?? I'd think if they are ...
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| SWAMPED PACKAGE UNIT | 6/29/2009 | Tim McAuley |
Q: I probably have a wild question, but I'm looking at 2 International Comfort Package units: ...
A: Marcos - one of these units is a 5 ton, the other a 7.5 ton. They are both gas pacs and therefore ...
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| SWAMPED PACKAGE UNIT | 6/29/2009 | Jim Barnhart |
Q: I probably have a wild question, but I'm looking at 2 International Comfort Package units: ...
A: Marcos, If the units have been under water You most likely would need to replace any and all ...
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| Drip Pan on furnace | 6/29/2009 | john t. borgman |
Q: Where is it located? Can mold be found in it? We have a new Trane AC unit and a Trane 2 stage ...
A: Fred, John borgman here, got this question out of the question pool, I think in my hurry I ...
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| International Comfort Package units SWAMPED! | 6/29/2009 | Craig HVAC Expert |
Q: I probably have a wild question, but I'm looking at 2 International Comfort Package units: ...
A: My concern would be the fast water causes things to rust and corroded. The other issue is how much ...
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| A/C add-on | 6/29/2009 | Jim Barnhart |
Q: I just received a central air unit but my furnace, a Keep-Rite DC90 ultra high eff. downflow, does ...
A: Bill, If you want to add AC to the heating system you need an inside cooling coil, an outside ...
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| AC fan needs hand-starting, then unit stops after 15 mins | 6/29/2009 | Bill Brainard |
Q: On the hottest weekend of the year (of course) our home's central AC unit decided to go on the ...
A: I haven't got the fogest what unit you have. but In general, the outside fan motors do not have a ...
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| Frost-free freezer has frozen water droplets and making loud buzzing noise | 6/29/2009 | Eric Campion |
Q: I'm leasing a home that has a GE Profile Arctica fridge/top freezer (and the home is a friend's so I ...
A: The model number you have submitted to us is incomplete or not correct for your unit. In order for ...
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| Gas stove | 6/29/2009 | Eric Campion |
Q: I have a Frigidaire Gas Stove Model FGFL79GSA, I keep hearing a sound ever 2 mins sounds like the ...
A: One of your front burner switches is shorted. Check by disconnecting one at a time till the ...
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| Need a new A/C & Heater | 6/28/2009 | Norval Trimborn |
Q: It is time to get a new system. We have gas. There are various businesses out there who can give us ...
A: Most major manufacturers equipment are all comparable. In order to compare apples to apples, "good', ...
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| heil furnace leak | 6/28/2009 | Jim Barnhart |
Q: I have just noticed that their is a small amount of water leaking where the copper pipes enter the ...
A: Tom There are different types of cooling coils, I'm not sure exactly what you have, there was no ...
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| Outside unit | 6/28/2009 | Eric Campion |
Q: We live in the Memphis area, it has been very hot and humid here. I have noticed moisture under our ...
A: Unfortunately our expertise is with Major Home Appliances only. This would include washers, dryers, ...
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| venting attics | 6/28/2009 | Tim McAuley |
Q: Is there a product that can be used to vent an attic that is temperature controlled and is either ...
A: Doug - Attic fans are sold in all home improvement stores. Most of these fans are thermostatically ...
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| is this system overcharged | 6/28/2009 | john t. borgman |
Q: the outdoor ambient temp is 90 the indoor ambient temp is 74 the suction psi is 61 the line temp at ...
A: Then everything is as it should be. Your in a high humidity area and the tstat should be set at the ...
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| Geothermal HVAC systems and problems | 6/28/2009 | john t. borgman |
Q: I am considering replacing my nineteen year old HVAC system with a geothermal system. Would you ...
A: Bob, John Borgman here, got this out of our question pool. Lets start with if you cannot find ...
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| is this system overcharged | 6/28/2009 | john t. borgman |
Q: the outdoor ambient temp is 90 the indoor ambient temp is 74 the suction psi is 61 the line temp at ...
A: Terry, First when asking this question the proper terminology is suction line temp and liquid line ...
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| AC variations | 6/28/2009 | john t. borgman |
Q: My wife has a problem with the bedroom temperature in the summer. She is complaining that our AC ...
A: Alex, The thermostat controlled attic fan will do wonders for the small expense it requires, it ...
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| AC variations | 6/28/2009 | Howard Livingston |
Q: My wife has a problem with the bedroom temperature in the summer. She is complaining that our AC ...
A: I would suggest a new thermostat, like a Honeywell gold round one from Home Depot or elsewhere. They ...
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