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Rob Garcha
Rob Garcha Member Posts: 12
in THE MAIN WALL
My wife is about to kill me!! I'm not an A/C guy but I know that alot of you are. I went to turn on my A/C for the first time this year and....nothing. I went and chased some wires and found that on my condenser (Rheem Classic XII, Model RAJB-042 JAS) there is a part under a cover (24volts) on the top of the compressor that the silicone seal had broken and water got in and the part(?), one of the leads corroded and was shorting. What is the part? What is the part#, where can I get it!! I took the part into the local R.E. Michel's and they were less than helpfull. HELP. See attached photos. Thanks for any help you guys can give.
Rob

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    Flag Member Posts: 17
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    A/C

    Rob,

    What are you doing trying to fix your own A/C system?!! Leave it to the pros. Give me a call tomorrow and I will take of it.

    -Steve

    PS How's the new job?

  • DanHolohan
    DanHolohan Member, Moderator, Administrator Posts: 16,535
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    what

    a good guy you are.
    Retired and loving it.
  • hot_rod
    hot_rod Member Posts: 22,189
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    with the way he drives, he'd be there before you could hang up the phone!

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    Bob "hot rod" Rohr
    trainer for Caleffi NA
    Living the hydronic dream
  • Rob Garcha
    Rob Garcha Member Posts: 12
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    You Are The Man

    Steve, I am tooooooooo danm proud. I hate to ask anyone for help on something that I know that I "think" I can handle. The key word is "think". I'll give you a call in the A.M.. Thank god for the thunderstorms coming in that are bringing in some cooler air. (The Wife's not complaining too much).

    The new job is GREAT!! I'm going to be the first builder in the local RPA chapter.

    Life is good (if not a little warm)
  • Steve Thomas (Foley Mechanical)
    Steve Thomas (Foley Mechanical) Member Posts: 20
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    Rob,

    That part that you posted is a thermal switch that most scroll compressors used to have instead of or in series with a high pressure switch. Tie the two wires together that you disconnected from the thermal switch and you will have ac tonight. Be carefull it may have failed for a reason. Check your coils indoor and outdoor and your filter. Give me a call at home 703-754-9137 before you proceed.
  • Mad Dog
    Mad Dog Member Posts: 2,595
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    Don't feel bad Rob, I just had Central a/c installed in my house

    that I thought I was going to do myself. I had several well-meaning friends promise to help me, but it always fell through. I even got some of the material, but soon realized that I would be putting me and my friends out. Life's hard enough, I'm a plumbing and HYDRONIC heating guy not an a/c man! rather make money or relax with the family, than struggle with something I don't really know how to do, and don't really like anyway - I'm a pipe man, ducts don't turn me on! Mad Dog

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