Did you look at the evap coils? Low charge sometimes causes bottom 1/3 of coil to ice up or run colder and accumulate pre-icing condensation more than the upper 2/3 of the coil.
What's your SH, SC, and amp draw?
I'm thinking one if not two problems.
1 - low charge
2 - txv powerhead dead, and possible low charge if icing present
Re-read your post and am thinking LOW CHARGE.
SH, SC, Amp draw, rated load amps and locked rotor amps would be good to see.
(LRA divided by 6 can give you close to actual normal operating amperage)
If you are unsure of the charge, why don't you just weigh it out. You said it only holds 6 lbs right? If you have 8 lbs (6 factory charge + the 2 you added), replace power element and liquid line drier. I'll bet you are just low on refrigerant.
If you are unsure of the charge, why don't you just weigh it out. You said it only holds 6 lbs right? If you have 8 lbs (6 factory charge + the 2 you added), replace power element and liquid line drier. I'll bet you are just low on refrigerant.
Ya I think I will add 2 more pounds and see what gives. If nothing then I will be going at the power element first or I mean second after I pull charge. Lennox is telling me I have to sweet in a new valve but it looked like the power element was removable. If it is then I will just switch out the guts.
capillary is snapped and or the power head is shot on charge....the scroll NULLs out if there is no freon coming into the scroll.if the power head is a screw off type your into a quick fix if it is all one TXV..bring a radio up on the roof and your lunch
I had similiar problem 2 weeks ago. I ordered a new powerhead and valve. When the parts came in, the Boss sent out another Tech. I don't know how it turned out.
Today I went back to the RTU. Went armed with a new OEM txv. I had made up my mind to just pull the charge to see where the numbers would come in at. Hit zero on both sides of gage at 7 pds. 6oz. So now we know it was not that much under charged. Name plate at 6 pds I added 2 last trip. Next I went right to the txv. Pulled sensing bulb, txv and equalizer line out of suction line. Power element was not removable so no quick fix. Also had to work behind the blower I added about 2 inches to the txv outlet so I would not cook the new valve. Only had about a 1 inch stub and it had to be welded to a solid brass distributor. I got that in with some nitro flowing. Pressure tested to 150 psig and so far so good. Moved over to the compressor section and replaced filter. Pressure tested once more pulled vac and put back 6 pd charge. Ambient was about 80* and gage read 250 hi side 75 low side.
Thanks everyone for your
Oh and that old txv I could not blow thru and the filter not much better.
Today I went back to the RTU. Went armed with a new OEM txv. I had made up my mind to just pull the charge to see where the numbers would come in at. Hit zero on both sides of gage at 7 pds. 6oz. So now we know it was not that much under charged. Name plate at 6 pds I added 2 last trip. Next I went right to the txv. Pulled sensing bulb, txv and equalizer line out of suction line. Power element was not removable so no quick fix. Also had to work behind the blower I added about 2 inches to the txv outlet so I would not cook the new valve. Only had about a 1 inch stub and it had to be welded to a solid brass distributor. I got that in with some nitro flowing. Pressure tested to 150 psig and so far so good. Moved over to the compressor section and replaced filter. Pressure tested once more pulled vac and put back 6 pd charge. Ambient was about 80* and gage read 250 hi side 75 low side.
Thanks everyone for your
Oh and that old txv I could not blow thru and the filter not much better.
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Originally Posted by nuclear rabbit
I added about 2 inches to the txv outlet so I would not cook the new valve. Only had about a 1 inch stub and it had to be welded to a solid brass distributor. I got that in with some nitro flowing. Pressure tested to 150 psig and so far so good. Moved over to the compressor section and replaced filter. Pressure tested once more pulled vac and put back 6 pd charge. Ambient was about 80* and gage read 250 hi side 75 low side. 
