It's all good as long as it doesn't end up looking like this
LOL, the customer would NOT want the bill to fix that. That would take FOREVER to get the right defrost board and require a new capacitor and contactor... maybe another hard-start kit. Those are usually NOT a great thing to see in a unit in the first place.
All those melted wires on the defrost board would take a LONG service call to neaten up and/or replace. Finding the size of the cap would probably take a while, too. Even that whip looks burnt and should probably be replaced.
I think I would recommend a replacement condensing unit and given this thing was probably installed back when Moby Dick was a Minnow (quoting Steve Lavimoniere), they would be looking at a new air handler, too.
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How long has it been since your last confession?
Is this your only sin?
You have been tempted by impure thoughts and you have consented to them. If you are sorry for this sin, and all the sins of your entire mechanical life, but especially this one:
God the Father of air conditioning mercies, through the strive, struggle, and sweating toil of all who have gone before you, has reconciled the thermodynamic world to himself and sent you and those like you among us for the comfort and happiness of the world's sweaty. So, through the Ministry of the HVAC/R Mechanics, may God give you pardon and peace, and absolve you from this and all other of your working sins.
As your act of contrition - while you are devoutly channeling Saint Jude - you must say three: "That's Good Enough For Now"'s, and at least a half a dozen: "I'll Fix It Right Later"'s.
Now go - and sin no more.
PHM
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Originally Posted by CircusEnvy
Had to do this on the weekend because I swapped trucks to get mine repaired and didn’t realize it wasn’t stocked with capacitors. Luckily I had my box of salvaged parts to get them through the weekend!
You have been tempted by impure thoughts and you have consented to them. If you are sorry for this sin, and all the sins of your entire mechanical life, but especially this one:
God the Father of air conditioning mercies, through the strive, struggle, and sweating toil of all who have gone before you, has reconciled the thermodynamic world to himself and sent you and those like you among us for the comfort and happiness of the world's sweaty. So, through the Ministry of the HVAC/R Mechanics, may God give you pardon and peace, and absolve you from this and all other of your working sins.
As your act of contrition - while you are devoutly channeling Saint Jude - you must say three: "That's Good Enough For Now"'s, and at least a half a dozen: "I'll Fix It Right Later"'s.
From now on Twist off the ends of the wire ties rather then cut!
Blatant Abominations such as that, must Cease!
Hos 4:6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you, that you may be no priest to me. Because you have forgotten your God’s law, I will also forget your children.
"You've got to Stand for Something or You'll fall for anything" (A. Tippin)
Mat_15:24 But he answered, “I wasn’t sent to anyone but the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
You have been tempted by impure thoughts and you have consented to them. If you are sorry for this sin, and all the sins of your entire mechanical life, but especially this one:
God the Father of air conditioning mercies, through the strive, struggle, and sweating toil of all who have gone before you, has reconciled the thermodynamic world to himself and sent you and those like you among us for the comfort and happiness of the world's sweaty. So, through the Ministry of the HVAC/R Mechanics, may God give you pardon and peace, and absolve you from this and all other of your working sins.
As your act of contrition - while you are devoutly channeling Saint Jude - you must say three: "That's Good Enough For Now"'s, and at least a half a dozen: "I'll Fix It Right Later"'s.
Now go - and sin no more.
PHM
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What?!?
No "Three Hail Mary's, Four Our Fathers, & Thirty Six Acts of Contrition"?
Your Grace, .... You have been Merciful to this Sinner.
Hos 4:6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you, that you may be no priest to me. Because you have forgotten your God’s law, I will also forget your children.
"You've got to Stand for Something or You'll fall for anything" (A. Tippin)
Mat_15:24 But he answered, “I wasn’t sent to anyone but the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
Sorry, that's NO sin! That's a SAINT that got the customer running!!
► (Did I ever mention that I am the King of the little village of "MakeItWork"? Yah, right next to that giant city of you're ----ed! Fill in your own blanks on that one!)