Jan
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MortgageGuy asked:
have a 4 year old builder grade Payne heat pump, lets start with the Air Handle, the filter and coil were extremely dirty and could not provide heat (changed filter & cleaned) unit worked great for two days.
have a 4 year old builder grade Payne heat pump, lets start with the Air Handle, the filter and coil were extremely dirty and could not provide heat (changed filter & cleaned) unit worked great for two days.
Once again no heat, air handler okay, checked the circuit breaker and it was tripped, after reset, tripped again (replaced). Breaker continues to trip, I have removed the slow blown fuses for the condenser and will replace them to try to isolate what could be the culprit…any suggestions would be helpful…Thankz
Question posted courtesy of: Jane
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The unit is out of freon it still kicks off otherwise disconnect the htr again if the unit is out of freon it still kicks off otherwise disconnect.
The compressor.
An electrical problem in the heat pump page at my source.
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Turn off the ac condenser (outside unit), take off the cover to the electrical panel, be careful the capacitor (looks like a large battery with wires attached to the top) will still be holding a charge. Look at the contactor - becareful with the coil voltage line - probly yellow - they will still be hot - most likely 24v) to see if the contacts are burnt or if their are ant inside the contacor (they are atracced to the chattering). If the contacor doensnt look good this may be you problem. Repalce the contacor - turn off inside unit at the breaker to turn off coil voltage - the number you need will be on the side. The bad conection will cause high amps and trip the breaker. If the contactor look ok look at the compressor - the should be three wires going to it. take the cover off and check the wires terminals, they may be burnt or stuck together- if burnt strip bad wire and replace the soilderless terminals.