I purchased a townhome for my son to go to college. The previous owner had put in a new air conditioner to sweeten the deal and of course the installer was an idiot. I was able to quickly identify and fix the condensate drain.. ( was plumbed to the wrong hole.. yep water everywhere )
The evap fan started to not run. After looking a bit I got a repairman to look at the unit. He quickly noticed that the wirenut to the main leads was burnt. So he replaced it and we went on our way.. ( ok.. at this point I should have known something was wrong.. but no.. did not notice..)
The fan did run.. but that night again quit.. so had to wait a week because I only go and work on the townhouse on weekends.. and this time the repair business owner came out. Yep.. the new wire nut was burnt..
So he rewired it again.. this time putting in some sort of 'bundie'. Fan is now works some.. and doesn't work some..
Last weekend owner came out and put in a whole new fan unit. Those burnt up nuts caused a voltage drop and burned up the fan..
Fan was covered under warranty .. but since it was over a year old .. had to pay labor..
Long story to these questions...
- What is a 'bundie' ?
- Is it safe?
- How in the heck does aluminum wiring even pass code? Unit was built in 1994.
- Would it be a good idea to rewire in copper
Wanting to make everything safe.
The evap fan started to not run. After looking a bit I got a repairman to look at the unit. He quickly noticed that the wirenut to the main leads was burnt. So he replaced it and we went on our way.. ( ok.. at this point I should have known something was wrong.. but no.. did not notice..)
The fan did run.. but that night again quit.. so had to wait a week because I only go and work on the townhouse on weekends.. and this time the repair business owner came out. Yep.. the new wire nut was burnt..
So he rewired it again.. this time putting in some sort of 'bundie'. Fan is now works some.. and doesn't work some..
Last weekend owner came out and put in a whole new fan unit. Those burnt up nuts caused a voltage drop and burned up the fan..
Fan was covered under warranty .. but since it was over a year old .. had to pay labor..
Long story to these questions...
- What is a 'bundie' ?
- Is it safe?
- How in the heck does aluminum wiring even pass code? Unit was built in 1994.
- Would it be a good idea to rewire in copper
Wanting to make everything safe.