Recent content by cyras21

Was told that it was not wise to repair a leak in a heat pump that has emptied itself of freon. That the moisture inside couldn't be completely removed and that new freon and moisture would gum up the system. Only option is a new system. Any truth?

Figured out the problem...no freon There is a leak on the very top coil where it looks like the fan blade had been hitting hit, although there is ABSOLUTELY NO damage to any blades. Local business want $600 to fix this, sounds high to me. What do you think?

Ok, tested the low voltage wires leading to the compressor. One tested 13.something and the other 12.something... The high voltage wires coming in tested about the same if I did it correctly.

I haven't yet tested the voltage but someone at work said something about a switch on the furnace in the attic if the spill pan had backed up with condensation or something. Anyway, I went into the attic real quick just to see if there was any standing water or a switch. What I found, and not...

i had a little time today to mess with it and here's what happened. I think it's a relay where the two live wires come in at. There is a button or something in the middle that when you press it the unit kicks on. I was thinking just change that relay out, if that is what it is. The guy that...

Not yet, 12+ hour days since the first posting, I'm gonna have a lil time to take another look on Wed...

I'm not really sure, how would I check? There is air blowing through the vents but no sound what so ever from the outside unit.

First zone is A/C unit and furnace and both work fine... Second zone is a heat pump, not really sure what this means, but I have a fan outside and some other unit in the attic. Last summer I was having issues with keeping the house cool. Just thought it was too hot of a day to keep up and...