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  1. 02-23-2013, 06:06 PM #1
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    Looks like your overload relay caused a small fire

    This is a Humiditrol for a Pool area at a sports club. The blower motor shorted, and caused the overload relay to burn up. Which in turn caused a "small" fire in the electrical compartment. This was a fun one. I'm one and a half days in on the rebuild so far. I will post pictures when I'm complete with it. Just wanted to share the destruction pictures primarily.Name: 1.JPG Views: 2488 Size: 171.0 KBName: 2.jpg Views: 2422 Size: 70.4 KBName: 3.jpg Views: 2425 Size: 49.5 KBName: 4.jpg Views: 2396 Size: 58.2 KBName: 5.jpg Views: 2410 Size: 64.5 KBName: 6.jpg Views: 2392 Size: 67.9 KB
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  2. 02-23-2013, 06:22 PM #2
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    Dang! Looking much better ... Nice clean up

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  3. 02-23-2013, 06:49 PM #3
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    Good job
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  4. 02-23-2013, 10:04 PM #4
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    That's a impressive repair
    " dirty filter??!!! Buts its only 2 years old" You never learn everything you need to know is this industry
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  5. 02-23-2013, 10:17 PM #5
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    Nice job... Beautiful work

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    That's obviously some kind of retrofit and not a very good one at that. I would have been embarrassed to leave such sloppy wiring in any unit. I think you did them a favor. Somebody or something let the smoke out. You put it back in, awesome job bro!
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    Beautiful repair, man. That's a quite a bit of wiring you've done, nice and neat too. Good work.
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    I did a burnup rewire on a makeup air unit on a massive Bingo building roof in -20F with 30mph wind. Much less wiring damage but I'd do mine over again to avoid what you had!

    Nice job!
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    Great work. I honestly would not know where to begin with that. I honestly do know that I would not want to get that bill though.
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    OMG! I'm going to have nightmares tonight that I was your helper and you just went away...

    Looks great. Wait! Where are you going!!!???
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    Small fire? Yikes! Nice work on the rebuild!
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    Quote Originally Posted by hipsterdaddyo View Post
    This is a Humiditrol for a Pool area at a sports club. The blower motor shorted, and caused the overload relay to burn up. Which in turn caused a "small" fire in the electrical compartment. This was a fun one. I'm one and a half days in on the rebuild so far. I will post pictures when I'm complete with it. Just wanted to share the destruction pictures primarily.Name: 1.JPG Views: 2488 Size: 171.0 KBName: 2.jpg Views: 2422 Size: 70.4 KBName: 3.jpg Views: 2425 Size: 49.5 KBName: 4.jpg Views: 2396 Size: 58.2 KBName: 5.jpg Views: 2410 Size: 64.5 KBName: 6.jpg Views: 2392 Size: 67.9 KB
    looks dam good to me! i had a similiar situation but not as bad like a year ago but i rewired with all black mine was blaaah. but after seeing yours im curious was it under warranty? and if so do they give you the wiring also i noticed there were alot of pink wires or did you pick up a roll somewhere if i remember right lennox likes to use the pink coloring?
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  13. 02-26-2013, 07:54 PM #13
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    Thanks everyone!
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