Finding a Shorted Compressor on 15-20 year old Carrier
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This is a customer I’ve visited multiple times, most recently to replace evaporator coil, and condenser fan motor. Today, we found a shorted compressor. Maybe now we can replace this old thing. #hvac #hvaclife #makita #carrier #vetopropac #veto #redfish #shorts
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all right guys this is one y'all have seen me work
on before first i'm noticing that there's
oil
right
there
and
look
at this
we need
to get
to that
compressor
and
on
without
i did
not have
power
that's why
all right
looks
like we
have a
crankcase
heater
we gotta make sure
that's not a problem
before i go
to the compressor
looks like my short is
is no
longer
there
see if i
can't
all
right
so
compressor
is
shorted
um
here's
a tip
um when
you're ohming a compressor to ground you can hold one lead
on ground but you cannot touch excuse me
you can hold one lead to ground like with your thumb
but you can't touch the other lead because
if you're just reading for ohms
that right there will read across your body and you'll pick up
something so just touch one end with your thumb
and then make a solid connection without touching
on the other end i do not know but i don't know
if y'all can see that that is a very oily joint
right there i do not know
but i do believe that's the reason
my compressor has shorted i'm going to
check freon levels real quick i mean just pressure static pressure
on it and see if it has any freon
at all.