Repair or replace?
I've got a RVP Coleman rooftop unit on my 2007 jayco 25z featherlite the model number on the unit is 8333D8764. The compressor is bad. And I'm trying to decide whether to replace the compressor (I can...
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Tyandkate wrote:bagomike wrote:
I'm sorry if that sounded a bit bold, Today, I pitched a good compressor off a 15,000btu dometic that was good, I couldn't find the slow leak in the system, so I scrapped it.I have two coleman 13,500 to check tomorrow, they are 410A. If an easy repair, I will repair, if not I will scrap them, but shipping on a compressor from Ill. to Tx. would be the killer
btw, most of dometic are made of plastic and styrofoam unlike Coleman.
I did, I'm a licensed Hvac contractor. It is pulling locked rotor amps.
the old locked rotor snap trick, with your back ground, I would not tell this to just anybody. while the compressor is trying to start (humming) with a old screw driver, short across the Herm and com connections on the capacitor, just a quick snap, and watch the compressor move, with a little luck, it will start. This puts the compressor in and out of phase, and sometimes free them up. Don't try this at home.
