Recent content by jrchandler

The company sent someone else out. It is the thermal expansion valve. $1000 to replace. Will likely replace entire unit.

Is there any way to check or replace the internal bypass? How does it function?

The power supply is 230 single phase. You’re correct about the contactor. It welded shut and the compressor would not turn off unless I flipped the breaker. The technician checked the capacitor at the time (about a month ago) and said it was fine. He also checked the pressures and they were...

I recently bought a house with a small in ground pool with a Rheem M6350 heat pump. The contactor went bad causing the compressor to not be able to turn off. I had a local HVAC company fix that and it worked fine for a few weeks. Now, when the compressor tries to turn on, it makes a weird...