Why do we keep blowing fuses?

[Steve Wiggins]

http://hvacloads.com/talkpics/wall/meltedwirebundle2.jpg

Scroll compressor got so hot it melted this wire bundle laying across it.....gotta luv them scrolls :) Bring your wire nuts boys, its gonna be awhile.


http://hvacloads.com/talkpics/wall/butcher.jpg

Same unit, massive butcher job (spaghetti anyone?).....Geeez where do I start?

[Edited by Boss on 12-29-2003 at 08:50 AM]

[spike]

call your next appt to tell them you gonna be a little late?

[moose410a]

where do you find these steve? what part of the country?

[Steve Wiggins]

Originally posted by moose410a
where do you find these steve? what part of the country?

Central Texas - Waco area. I olny take pics of a fraction of what I see. There is much worse out there.

[rdjr64]

In Wacko Texas? Would the next Baylor braniack please stand up?

[commtech1]

hey - I walked into an old carrier 16 ton split system and you know your in trouble when there are jumpers (alligator type) that aree a perminent part of the wiring---the tech who did it even wrote into the wiring diagram--all this for not changing some bad parts. (hp,lp,clo etc.)

[AllTemp]

Thats what you get when you license a zillion bubbas :-)

[cooltransport]

I recognise the unit. It is an old Lennox 2-speed heat pump. In fairness, these had quite a few wire nuts and a messy wiring harnes from the factory. Also, they used those maddening plug-in ice-cube relays. So what some folks did was to chop up the wiring harness and adapt the more standard essex type. The wiring harness on these was a mess to start with, when you retro-engineer it, well you see the results. I understand the frustration of working on something which nearly every part is truly OEM. The oddball mechanical timer, contactors, etc. make working on these a true joy. Honestly, I don't think that many mechanics are up to working on these. Glad they finally found someone to help them out!