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Sure that is an option, but every day the supply of R12 refrigerant dwindles, gets more costly and nobody will call me to warn me I should before he runs out, now so to speak, so to me better to be...

I bumped into a technical paper that suggested it did quite well in the cold, but not all agree apparently.

Good tip to know if it came to needing one and not being able to find.

Wonder if Embraco is really the issue or maybe the installers (you guys always remind us about the sign on the truck matters most). I see that they are OE with Sub Zero recently so how bad could the...

The cap tubes for sure, the dual condensing unit has been kept very clean, not even sure if one can get an oriiginal new.

Not 404a for both? I see where 134a is apparently leaving town at some point.

Sure thing, no problem. Discussion of equipment reliability such as for compressors, what manufacturers OE's use etc. allowed I imagine?

OK, I have heard of Tecumseh for sure. They should have two applications for my 561 I assume?

Not a good record from such a huge company, especially how big in Europe.

What brands seem to provide the best track record in your experience?

VTP99 - What would be good compressor...

The main parts would be the two compressors, no? A couple of new Embraco's not as good as what is in there?

Greetings to Lawton, by the way. My "home" (away from VT) mid 60's thanks to Uncle...

The fridge is operating ok right now. Had a defrost timer stick last week, but ok now. It has had one evaporator and one of the two compressors replaced 15 and 23 years ago. I am wondering if it is...

Of course I am not doing myself, just need to be sure I can spec the job for someone and that he puts in the right parts in the right way.

Exactly! Here is photo attached. This is a 36" 1991 and now SubZero has discontinued this size and there is no space to increase as you can see. What do I mean as a layman? Legal reclaim of the...

I have a question regarding R12 and R134a refrigerants/refrigeration and hope you guys will allow as it is maybe not super-strictly HVAC.

As R12 is disappearing out, folks whose old refrigerators...

Squirrel cage type and hard to get at but a good idea. Looked ok visually with mesh filter not letting much grease go by. I can also tell because I can see in the area between the filters and the...

Not a question, but rather something I stumbled upon that may help others. We have a fairly powerful (about 600 cfm I believe) extractor over our cook tops and grille. For same, we have make-up air...

I am sure that is the case. Makes you guys special in my book!

Once again I would like to extend a note of thanks to all the pros who work this site and do so for nothing in return. This site has helped me and tens of others avoid costly errors and keep our...

No, neither she nor I are happy with 30 days....and it was actually more than 30 even. Yes, two days max would have been decent.

Thanks for your input. I certainly prefer incompetent to crooked, though both land you in the same place....

This is what you said:

It requires a hand-on session - but no; that would not be my first guess based on the visual inspection we've had so far.

You seemed to be referring to the capacitor as...

Well after a lot of BS and chicanery, she finally got the unit fixed. As a number of you guessed, it was a simple matter ot a faulty capacitor. (Curious why Poodle Head thought it might be something...

That is the question of the day, maybe week and month. He apparently was concerned it was not exactly right size (yes, a 2 minute test with 5 mfd more, really no risk at all) and left, stating he...

No, not up and running. The contractor did not install the used one he had. And she is on her 4th guy or so at this point as yes, as soon as the "phone diagnoser" weighed in, she moved on to...

This morning, she had a visit from another tech. He saw the bulging right off stated the cap needs to go and went to his truck. The one in there is a 40/5, but on the truck he only had a "used 45"....

Meant to add she stated that when the breaker is closed, stat set to call, the center of the fan grille gets very, very hot and there is a humming sound. Compressor not running as far as she can...

See 2 photos.

We are an importing company, not an HVAC outfit. She would not want me fiddling with it, believe me! Meanwhile she sent me another photo. What a lousy wiring job (not done recently she states) with...

Thanks, guys. As always, good advice! Probably a good idea to get all the leaves and crap out of there. Wonder if a spider has also made a home in the contactor, so guess that needs a good shot of...

Thanks, but no new motor has been installed at all. It is original and the unit ran great all summer. Here is spec plate. She showed me a photo after removing service cover (breaker pulled!) and the...

My bookkeeper is struggling with an AC issue. As a minority female I think she may be being taken advantage of. This 1998 build York AC (H1RA048S06B) was serviced a month ago and checked out fine,...

Wouldn't a serious low air flow issue likely bring a freeze up situation?

Well, I am back with the results. Teddy Bear rocks! We are now a good 10 percentage points lower on the humidity scale at the office and able to run a higher temp for equal or better comfort which...

That turned out to be a good move from another standpoint: The factory setting was high and now set to medium-low one does not feel such a blast of air out of the round ceiling vents. The...

Great thoughts, much appreciated! At home, we pull in 5% fresh air into the system from outside year around. (Not so at work, sadly.) That was the home installer's idea and an excellent one. Will...

Thanks for weighing in, Steve! The home unit actually manages those 70 degree 90% humidity days fairly well. One of our best purchases was a humidity gauge for outside and inside humidity...

What’s the cost of cooling an extra 4-5 degrees in 90+ degree weather? Here is a tale of two systems, one at home and one at work. At my office, the system is oversized, cycling often even at the...

You are right. This is a 3 speed furnace, though decent 92 AFUE. I am already on lowest speed but with a 4 ton blower that is a lot. Listen, it is not really bad and a new unit will have a crap...

I think seer back then was for the dogs for the blind only (:grin2:
Been a super unit but must guzzle.

What did you think of the cooling performance (degree drop) over the 7 hours? Might be...

Thanks for the tips guys. 16+ seer pricier than 14 probably(?) so wonder if the rebate and kwh savings pay out with only 25 running days/yr for the AC here (some summers even fewer days than that.)...

Thanks, JB. Load calc done. 54K heat, 29k cool. Would have moved on new system earlier, but still a great working system and we did not want contractors around so much during covid as my wife and...

Those of us who do not use too much AC in a typical New England summer are seeing some "test results these days". I recorded some numbers and wonder if they sound decent in the sense of whether the...

Turns out my tech located the part as still available. Not a flange but a pipe with flange mounting. He does not recommend fooling with the original design by bringing the sched 40 into the...

Thanks, BL. I had a closer look at this. The sched 40 connects at this point (flange). The flange is plastic and lasted 19 years so no complaint, but I looked at the layout of some newer furnaces....

This morning I serviced my furnace filter and, as I normally do, pulled the bottom cabinet door off to insure there were no surprises in there. What I saw was a small amount of water at the base of...

Once again, I would like to extend a heartfelt "thank you" for all those pros that work this site and help so many like myself. Remarkable when in this climate especially, they certainly have other...

I think you are probably right. Maybe squeeze a couple more years out and clean house. Much appreciate all you guys chiming in!

Sounds like maybe not, but to your other point I do not, nor will I be doing any of this kind of work myself. Changing a filter is about as far as I go. I understand rules and have always abided by...

Thanks, Fellas! Maybe skip the HE (Heat Exchanger), do both blowers, burners, gas valve? And given that the GLUA 60 uses the narrower cabinet, will these parts mate up with my wider one is another...

I imagine some of you pros will think this a bit strange, but I wanted to bounce this off you anyway: I have terrific Conquest 90 (Heat Controller) GLUA-75E4A, Installed 18 years ago. Had it gone...