Anyone replace an AC unit themselves?
We've just replaced the capacitor for the second time in a little over a year and hope that it will carry us along for a while longer, but thinking ahead if we need to replace our unit...has anyone re...
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Capacitors aren't all created equal. I don't know the grading system but an appliance repair shop should. Basically some are good for more hours than others.
Have you cleaned the coils? Not just the rear one (condenser) that you can see, but also the one in front, under sheet metal (evaporator) that you can't see till you remove some of that metal...
That said, check amps current draw with a clamp-on AC Ammeter. There should be an RLA (Running Load Amps) on the compressor tag or the unit Model/Serial/Amps/Volts etc plate. If it's pulling rated amps, you could well be good to go for awhile.
Oh, I watched a professional mobile RV change one. He and an assistant slid new up an extension ladder in its packing and the old back down the same way....
Have you cleaned the coils? Not just the rear one (condenser) that you can see, but also the one in front, under sheet metal (evaporator) that you can't see till you remove some of that metal...
That said, check amps current draw with a clamp-on AC Ammeter. There should be an RLA (Running Load Amps) on the compressor tag or the unit Model/Serial/Amps/Volts etc plate. If it's pulling rated amps, you could well be good to go for awhile.
Oh, I watched a professional mobile RV change one. He and an assistant slid new up an extension ladder in its packing and the old back down the same way....
