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Mitch_4
Mitch_4 Member Posts: 955
in A-C, Heat Pumps & Refrigeration
a cased coil, or uncased with a home made baffle?

If it was an uncased, look at the baffle to make sure it is put together tightly. Too often I have seen guys use 4 separate pieces of tin, and then not screw them together to make a solid base. Then one will start to vibrate in the air stream as metal fatigue starts.

I agree with the professor. It is unlikely the a coil. A simpe chack would be to run the fan only.. if the noise is there, its not the cooling system, but induced by airfow.

Mitch

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  • Mark_7
    Mark_7 Member Posts: 123
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    A-coil

    Customer complaining about noisy a-coil. Has orfice,can't find any problem in system all pressures are good any ideas. Thanks Mark
  • Eugene Silberstein 3
    Eugene Silberstein 3 Member Posts: 1,380
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    Blower Noise

    Since the A-coil is located in the air handler and the coil has no moving parts to rattle or create noise, I would not be surprised if there is a blower noise annoying the customer.

    I would check the blower and motor bearings for unusual wear.

    There could also be an issue with the ductwork flexing when the blower starts or stops.

    If the unit has a belt driven blower assembly, have you checked the belts for wear.

    Keep us posted when you locate the problem.
  • Mark_7
    Mark_7 Member Posts: 123
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    A-coil

    It's a refrigerant flow niose from metering device, pressures seem to be ok.
  • Eugene Silberstein 3
    Eugene Silberstein 3 Member Posts: 1,380
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    System Pressures

    You mentioned that the system pressures seems okay... Just curious, how about the evaporator superheat? Have you measured it and if so, what was it?

    A certain amount of noise is normal/acceptable when a fluid is flowing through a pipe, especially when the system first starts up.
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