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10 year old Central AC and Heating Home Unit
Digitaldiaz
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in Gas Heating
I read a post here that a AC technician came out and said that the electric heating unit is leaking oil. I had the same thing happen to me the technician showed me a picture of a puddle of oil under my heating unit that is located in my attic. So I been researching on how to fix it. But I do not see any oil reservoir on my unit and the motor only uses small dash of oil. The technician said if I do not replace the motor it will stop working. The fix was $$$$$ but not sure if it is true the my Tran unit has an oil reservoir since I am not an ac technician.
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An air handler with electric heat would not have any oil in it. Most blower motors now are sealed.
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If your Trane air handler is 10 years old, then then blower motor is permanently lubricated. There are no oil ports. And it's probably a constant torque motor, so that makes it smarter than the tech.
I'd say the "oil" is some kind of funky condensate pooling. Can you post some pics?0 -
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There is oil in the refrigerant system, it's possible that it came from there—in fact, finding refrigerant oil is a common indicator of a refrigerant leak.
Any issues with the AC not keeping up, or icing over, or frost on a pipe when the outdoor unit is running?
Did you verify it's oil & not water (condensate)?
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Can you post this picture?0
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