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If you tilt a air-conditioner will it keep it from coming on
If you tilt an air conditioner to any position other than normal, compressor oil can migrate into the refrigerant lines. This prevents high pressure refrigerant gas from passing through the lines ...
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Rust on outdoor ac fan motor? Tech recommends replacement?
GET A NEW AC GUY!!!
Most motors have a external laminated iron core and cast end bells. This metal when outside may rust that is what happens to the iron.
We do paint motors when we rebuild them to ...
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Wiring single-phase A/C to a 240V 'wild leg'?
Primary issue: there are no 240V straight rated single pole breakers in the QO line
Your first problem is that you can't just use a single pole breaker for this job, as all single pole QO(B) breakers ...
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Should the door be open or closed between two separate HVAC systems?
Having lived in a similar type arrangement, the efficiency of each unit shouldn't drop any significant amount. Any registers should be aimed away from the door in question. I think you'll fine there's ...
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Whole House Fan Emergency Shutoff / Limit Control
I would recommend using a device designed specifically for your concern. Here's an "attic fan fire safety switch" (from Home Depot). No, it's not resettable. No, you don't want to "...
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A/C Evaporator Coil - Water dripping from unknown fitting
(From OP) I found this image online, which I believe is what I have in my coil box:
If the primary drain (right outlet) gets clogged or partially clogged, the condensate inside the evaporator will ...
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Air handler condensation draining problem
So one more tidbit related to the comments above...
I had a clogged line and decided, while unclogging, to install a hose connection for easier flushing next time around. My horizontal pipes were 2/3 ...
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A/C Evaporator Coil - Water dripping from unknown fitting
It sounds like you need to treat your condensation drip pan with a algae blocker, I call them black gunkies they build up and restrict the flow then at high flow times some of the condensate water ...
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Can I set a portable AC unit back in a dormer window?
I've seen many AC units with outside support brackets, but I've seen many more without them.
Since your window sounds like a replacement window where the tracks encroach on the opening instead of ...
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Found a 2"x4" hole in return duct
It sounds to me like someone was planning on installing a return into the bathroom. A return is NEVER to be installed in a bathroom, so there wouldn't have been one, and you said there were also no ...
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Musty smell from furnace
I believe the source of this smell is this. If you have any drains like this in your basement, pour some hot bleach water down them.
I believe we don't smell it as much here during the winter because ...
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What is a Non-automatic AC Disconnect
A "non-automatic" disconnect is a molded case switch in a box
All fusible and most non-fusible AC disconnects are of a type known as a "pullout disconnect" where there are fuses or ...
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What is a Non-automatic AC Disconnect
Non automatic disconnect is a switch that requires a person to disconnect (no fuses).
There are really inexpensive one that has a shorting bar that is pulled out. This is the most common type in use ...
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AC blower unit stops working intermittent
So this ended up being the run capacitor. The capacitor was tested and it was found to by below spec/faulty. With a bad run capacitor you dont get smooth power to the blower motor. The motor works ...
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Does any manufacturer make a fused 240 V 60 A steel AC disconnect with GFCI receptacle?
Typically, the mandatory A/C service receptacle is fed from a different and unrelated circuit. Usually this is an "outdoor outlet" circuit that is already there, and already has GFCI ...
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Why would a fusible AC disconnect require a bonded neutral when a non-fusible disconnect only requires the equipment grounding conductor?
A fused disconnect can be a main disconnect and if used as a main or service entrance disconnect the neutral is required to be bonded by code.
A non fused or safety disconnect requires over current ...
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Goodman AH2429-1A
You're after the light blue wires
According to the wiring diagram and photo posted, the light blue wires in your setup are the C wires. You may need to use a "piggyback" tab crimp terminal ...
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Can I set a portable AC unit back in a dormer window?
trim (or adjust) the legs so that they reach your roof, if you roof is some fragile material (most are). trim them further and put a horizontal stick of pressure treated timber at the bottom to ...
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Is there a safety issue if my window AC causes lights to dim?
NO. You have a serious wiring problem.
The behavior of the motor and the failed starts indicates voltage is plunging very, very low - and I would expect the UPS to be kicking in to protect your ...
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Is there a safety issue if my window AC causes lights to dim?
As already answered by others, this is quite typical due to the total power usage.
I'm on a 15amp circuit with lights, and a home office behind a UPS-battery.
I have a similar situation. In my case ...
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Is there a safety issue if my window AC causes lights to dim?
Is there a safety issue if my window AC causes lights to dim?
Not usually, no. This is normal with high draw startup items like A/Cs, vacuums, and microwaves.
The bigger issue is having sensitive ...
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Is there a safety issue if my window AC causes lights to dim?
A 12000 BTU AC unit will, depending on its efficiency, consume 1200-1500 Watts. At 120V, which I assume you are using here, that will take 10-12.5 A more or less.
Since your circuit is rated for 15A ...
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Musty smell from furnace
The source of the musty smell probably exists between where the furnace is and where the ductwork for the furnace and A/C join together. Since the smell only results when you switch from A/C to heat, ...
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Can I set a portable AC unit back in a dormer window?
I've had a similar problem: the window was too tiny to fit a window AC unit.
The problem with portable AC units is they have only one pipe to the outside. A normal window AC unit has one airflow ...
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How to Interpret/Calculate HVAC Load Impact from Rerigerators
The reach-in refrigerators will add exactly their operating wattage to the room, and no more.
Wait. What about all the heat they're removing from the interior of the refrigerator? Aren't they adding ...
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How to Interpret/Calculate HVAC Load Impact from Rerigerators
The reach-in refrigerator will add all the heat it's removing from the cooled space, PLUS all the waste heat generated by the motor and compressor that's not contributing to moving heat from the ...
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Honeywell 5-wire zone valve wiring
In the spirit of trial and error, I removed the jumper wire today. The valve stopped relaying the call for heat to the boiler. So I suppose the jumper completes a circuit in the valve to transfer the ...
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Can I pigtail a "C" common wire to power a Smart Thermostat to the 24v wires coming from the outside AC compressor?
I was able to answer my own question here. By knowing what wire from the outside compressor is connected to the wire going to the "Y" on the thermostat (in my case it was the white wire ...
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Ecobee 3 Lite / Fan Center for Fan Coil / Aquastat
Here is a diagram of how your fan control should be wired:
Note that all three boxes on the right are contained in the fan control. The middle box represents the terminal block on the front of the ...
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Why is my Google Nest Learning Thermostat (3rd Generation) not getting power?
Turns out I had blown the 3-amp fuse in the air handler when installing the thermostat (I crossed some wires).
In case it helps someone in the future, the printed figure at the top is a 3 to indicate ...
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Gain access behind Daikin ductless air conditioner indoor unit
Call a qualified technician. There is no slack in the copper piping. Those pipes are bent in place and are fairly rigid. A small mistake will create a refrigerant leak, collapse a pipe, stretch the ...
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Identify pipe connecting to nothing in basement (fireplace/hvac/unsure)
Best bet: an incomplete fresh outside air intake so that your fireplace wouldn't be sucking heated air out of your house. The "outside" part of it does not seem to have been done if it just ...
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Why does my furnace blower turn on when the thermostat is turned off?
Sounds like you have an intermittent short-circuit affecting the "call-for-heat" wires, or a problem on a circuit board with the same effect as that.
Intermittent faults are generally ...
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How to seal this type of window for portable air conditioner?
Based on other answers here, I managed to find a company manufacturing the required covers:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/132726549898?var=432075788374
"quentin_bc" is the seller name on eBay ...
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Wiring low voltage at old AC split system unit
Given the wiring, it looks like you have the American bog-standard "forced-air furnace, with basic air conditioning unit bolted on" (in fact, an outdoor unit + an evaporator in the furnace ...
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Is a fused disconnect essential for mini-split outdoor unit?
Code requires 3 things:
Circuit breaker or fuse protection appropriate to the unit, but that could be anywhere.
A disconnect (fused or unfused) near the unit so maintainers can know it's off - same ...
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Is a fused disconnect essential for mini-split outdoor unit?
When I was installing my outdoor condenser I asked my journeyman electrician friend about fused, unfused disconnects, and breakers. His reply was as follows:
A fused disconnect is a single point of ...
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What is this box on my HVAC duct?
It appears to be a motor mounted to the duct work to control a damper that will open or close to allow more or less air to flow through the duct. This is likely to control temperature in a "zone&...
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Can I add an extension to an air intake for apartment central A/C? Is this a health or code violation?
If the air conditioning is not properly drained, the condensation will drip down into that section underneath which can cause mold.
I also notice a hot water tank in the area. Another source of ...
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Is a fused disconnect essential for mini-split outdoor unit?
The instructions for mine (also Mitsu) say nothing about requiring a fuse - just minimum circuit ampacity and maximum overcurrent protection. Installed by approved Mitsu installers, who were just fine ...
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How to seal this type of window for portable air conditioner?
A sheet of plywood. Most better lumber yards will sell you a cut piece to your specified dimensions that will sit inside the notch on the inside. You can then cut the openings exactly as you need ...
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How to seal this type of window for portable air conditioner?
Ignore the window. Seal a flat sheet of something to the window frame on the room side, with a 6" hole in it for your duct.
Something - Plexiglass or other clear plastic sheet if you want the ...
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Is this boiler noise normal?
I had a repair tech replace the gas valve, which solved the problem.
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Central Air and very hot upstairs, AC guy said no way to increase the small vent pipe going upstairs. How can I get it cooler? Floor vent?
Installing a window fan would just end up blowing cool air out the window. I think your best bet would be to get a level to level fan that could be mounted through your floor to the ceiling below and ...
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Better to run air conditioner fan on high or low speed?
Everyone here seems to have forgotten the real purpose of an AC in it's original journey. The cold flowing air is simply a benefit of this magnificent dehumidifier that was named AIR CONDITIONING, ...
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