Re: help for troubleshooting


"greenhvactech" <candyharrykids_at_yahoo_dot_com@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I have a 2 ton amana that the condenser is not powering up but the
contacter and capaceter and 24 v transformer is been replaced I have power
to t-stat but not to the condenser can anyone help i think the troble is
in the wiring
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Your description doesn't give any helpful information. The condenser is not
powering up, but some parts have been replaced. Were the parts bad? You need
to check the contactor at the condenser. First see if it has 240 volts on
the line side. If not check the feeder, disconnect, and circuit breaker
feeding the unit. If you do have 240 volts at the line side of the
contactor, check for 24 volts at the coil terminals. if you do have 24 volts
at the coil, and the contactor is not pulling in, you have a bad contactor.
If you do have 24 volts at the coil and the contactor is pulling in, there
is a problem with the condenser motor. If you don't have 24 volts at the
contactor coil, you need to trace the low voltage cable back to the air
handler and find out why


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