Hey Steven, Interesting vid as always! I wonder if the dirty coil killed the compressor with liquid slugging? The evaporator fan being faulty wouldn't have helped much either! Can be worth putting your gauges on these as if the condenser coil has failed the fridge circuit will be full of water as i'm sure you know!
Good find. That dirty coil killed that compressor.. More work for you right? I don't know why people don't have regular maintenance done. It would save them a lot of money and headaches. Have a great Independence day!
I have this model. We have 3 holes in the coil tube that holds the heat exchanger. Can we replace the tube or do we need a hole new heat exchanger? We tried high pressure plumbing tape but that didn't work. Any ideas?
the home owner said its only 5 years old,,,, i am thinking more like 15 or so ,he probley won t like my price to fix it anyway ralph .i told him he should just replace the whole heater . i called a fue supply houses no one had any in stock .or had a price on one eather
the heat exchanger was seperate it was a staniless coil wraped around the compressor no way that the water could get to the refrigerant .. i checked the low pressure switch was made so it had r22 in system i probley should of put my gauges on there just to check .. i was thinking that high head pressure probley killed the unit from durty condenser /faulty fan problem is it was behind the house kinda in the woods so no one payed much attenshon to it
From the looks of the pool PVC piping this most likely was done by a home owner. Incorporated within the pool PVC piping must be a by pass valve to regulate the amount of water that is going through the coil heat exchanged around the compressor. That by pass valve must be set up to factory specifications other wise the system will not last long. Typically for that size system a 6 to 10 degree delta T between the incoming/outgoing pool water is necessary. The factory can supply you with all of that information but that is a typical delta T for those size systems. That system does not need a reversing valve because of the climate it has been installed in. In the deep South from Arizona to Florida pool heat pump that reverse are common to cool pool water down during the many hot summer days. Typically, the pool heat exchanger is made of a cupronickle material so the chlorine and other chemicals do not eat the metal. But there are times when the heat exchanger fails & the refrigerant enters the water followed by the water entering into the refrigeration circuit which comes shooting out of refrigeration gauges. Checking for burn refrigerant can be the difference between replacing components or replacing the entire unit. These units must be set to factory specifications, including the power source, or their life will be shortened greatly.
Hey Steve! That is an interesting beast you have discovered there! The megger don't lie, that one is toast! Was this a pool heater/chiller or just straight heat? I didn't see an RV... What Jon said makes sense: If that coil has been that dirty for that long (and it's the evaporator most of the time) a good deal of liquid slugging has likely occured! Great video brother!
i looked at it quickly it just seemed to be a stainless coil loop but the hot gas must off come in contact some how i showed off looked it over better and video ,ed it .i will next time ..i was to busy trying to get the compressor to start .
Steve, I have an Aqua Therm LS heat pump that continuously heats the pool and the temp display stays at 54 Degrees. Even when I dial down the temp to the lowest (60 Degrees) the heater still stays on? Any thoughts on what this could be? Is there a Thermostat control somewhere on the unit that my have gone bad?
+thedesciscio Thanks Steve for replying to my inquiry. Actually it is an AquaHeat LS unit. (not Aquatherm) I've been noticing that the thermostat is now working intermittently and holding the heat at 71 Degrees (Which I've set), but every now and then, the display will read the water temp between 50-53 Degrees and the heater stays on constantly while the pool filter/pump is running. I called my pool vendor and they state that it could be the heat pump board ($369 plus labor) but I'm wondering if the issue is the stuck contactor as you stated. $500 for the cost of the board plus labor seems a lot, especially now, since the heater when I last checked yesterday, is functioning and turning off/on in conjunction with the water temp setting. Thoughts?
thats up to the homeowner i just fix or service the pool heaters.thanks for commenting@ watching michel
Steve, I hear the capacitor needs to be drained with a screwdriver as it may hold a charge, it that dangerous if not properly done?
thanks fritz the coil was blocked up big time .out back in the woods lol
THANKS MAN HAPPY 4TH to you also
Hey Steven, Interesting vid as always! I wonder if the dirty coil killed the compressor with liquid slugging? The evaporator fan being faulty wouldn't have helped much either!
Can be worth putting your gauges on these as if the condenser coil has failed the fridge circuit will be full of water as i'm sure you know!
thanks for watching
Good find. That dirty coil killed that compressor.. More work for you right? I don't know why people don't have regular maintenance done. It would save them a lot of money and headaches. Have a great Independence day!
I have this model. We have 3 holes in the coil tube that holds the heat exchanger. Can we replace the tube or do we need a hole new heat exchanger? We tried high pressure plumbing tape but that didn't work. Any ideas?
the home owner said its only 5 years old,,,, i am thinking more like 15 or so ,he probley won t like my price to fix it anyway ralph .i told him he should just replace the whole heater . i called a fue supply houses no one had any in stock .or had a price on one eather
the heat exchanger was seperate it was a staniless coil wraped around the compressor no way that the water could get to the refrigerant .. i checked the low pressure switch was made so it had r22 in system i probley should of put my gauges on there just to check .. i was thinking that high head pressure probley killed the unit from durty condenser /faulty fan problem is it was behind the house kinda in the woods so no one payed much attenshon to it
From the looks of the pool PVC piping this most likely was done by a home owner. Incorporated within the pool PVC piping must be a by pass valve to regulate the amount of water that is going through the coil heat exchanged around the compressor. That by pass valve must be set up to factory specifications other wise the system will not last long. Typically for that size system a 6 to 10 degree delta T between the incoming/outgoing pool water is necessary. The factory can supply you with all of that information but that is a typical delta T for those size systems. That system does not need a reversing valve because of the climate it has been installed in. In the deep South from Arizona to Florida pool heat pump that reverse are common to cool pool water down during the many hot summer days. Typically, the pool heat exchanger is made of a cupronickle material so the chlorine and other chemicals do not eat the metal. But there are times when the heat exchanger fails & the refrigerant enters the water followed by the water entering into the refrigeration circuit which comes shooting out of refrigeration gauges. Checking for burn refrigerant can be the difference between replacing components or replacing the entire unit. These units must be set to factory specifications, including the power source, or their life will be shortened greatly.
Hey Steve! That is an interesting beast you have discovered there! The megger don't lie, that one is toast! Was this a pool heater/chiller or just straight heat? I didn't see an RV... What Jon said makes sense: If that coil has been that dirty for that long (and it's the evaporator most of the time) a good deal of liquid slugging has likely occured! Great video brother!
Good job
thanks jorge
thanks zach i will give him a price ..... it need some work for sure
I'm baffled Steven how the heck did exchanger work on this one? :)
i looked at it quickly it just seemed to be a stainless coil loop but the hot gas must off come in contact some how i showed off looked it over better and video ,ed it .i will next time ..i was to busy trying to get the compressor to start .
Steve, I have an Aqua Therm LS heat pump that continuously heats the pool and the temp display stays at 54 Degrees. Even when I dial down the temp to the lowest (60 Degrees) the heater still stays on? Any thoughts on what this could be? Is there a Thermostat control somewhere on the unit that my have gone bad?
+thedesciscio Thanks Steve for replying to my inquiry. Actually it is an AquaHeat LS unit. (not Aquatherm) I've been noticing that the thermostat is now working intermittently and holding the heat at 71 Degrees (Which I've set), but every now and then, the display will read the water temp between 50-53 Degrees and the heater stays on constantly while the pool filter/pump is running. I called my pool vendor and they state that it could be the heat pump board ($369 plus labor) but I'm wondering if the issue is the stuck contactor as you stated. $500 for the cost of the board plus labor seems a lot, especially now, since the heater when I last checked yesterday, is functioning and turning off/on in conjunction with the water temp setting. Thoughts?
+thedesciscio BTW I'm in Massachusetts!! (North Andover) :)
thanks ray for commenting brother
Hey Steve good video!
Switch for a Nirvana pool heat pump.
Top on line on the market.
I do believe they need a new heater
Every time I watch your videos I cringe lol....
You don't even know what wire is the fan motor
I love use Avasva Solutions for that issue.