Sunday, April 30, 2017

AC unit does not provide cold air.

We had a few problems before. Moisture was accumulating on the inside coils, it then flooded the draining tray, tripped the overflow switch. Tech came out, drained, reset. This was a few years ago.

  • TN
  • Rheem RPKA-018JAS
  • MFD. 1993

Things I have tried, these are my findings:

  • Inside blower moves air, its neither cold nor warm.
  • Outside gets 25V
  • Outdoor fan spins, air is neither cold nor warm.
  • I believe the compressor runs, it does not seem to be loud. But it does make noise and light vibration.
  • Power in is 240V, Power on the back side of the contactor is 240V As you can see the contactor looks rough.
  • Compressor leads Ohm out at

1.7 across run and common

4.1 across start and common

5.6 across start and run

  • Capacitor reads low resistance and slowly builds to maximum on both FAN and HERM.
  • Compressor feels very HOT (after a few minutes of running) to the touch, the large copper line feels barely cooler than ambient.
  • Compressor has a crankshaft heater ? Its hot when the unit has been off for many hours.

Any ideas why its 80 in here? I have no idea what I am doing. Thank you for taking the time, apologies for my ignorance.

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