Heat Pump condensate issue
Tony Bimbo
3 years ago
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Comments (3)It is a federal law to reclaim refrigerant properly. It cannot be released into the atmosphere intentionally, so they would have to recycle it. I question the $700 figure. You need to get more estimates, because the repair cost sounds high--I don't care how much refrigerant they have to recover. And no, you don't want to reuse contaminated refrigerant in a system. It needs to be clean, new refrigerant....See MoreBroken Heat Pump Liquid Return Line, Repair or Replace Heat Pump
Comments (2)I would (at least) go with flushing the lines out, adding a 2 way liquid drier and a suction drier. pull a micron vacume to 400, lock the system in the A/C mode and run it a week, then replace the liquid drier and remove the suction drier. Was the cut in the aluminum coil? A repair kit for that will be permanent. I don't know what you mean by damage to the "condensor"- that is the outdoor coil section. It is possible the system ran while it was raining (heat mode) and if a lot of moisture is suspected, checking the oil in the compressor would help make the desicion on which course to take. Many american standards have a 10 year warranty on the compressor and coil, so doing the above first would be my choice. If the unit needs replacing because of moisture contamination and it's that bad, the best route may be to replace the whole system for the long haul. Green oil and clumpy oil in the compressor or lines will indicate this extreme moisture contamination and installing filters driers won't work....See MoreIndoor Heated Pool - Condensation/ Corrosion Issues
Comments (11)Putting an indoor pool in without a commercial size dehumidifier would be a huge, costly mistake that you would surely regret one day. They are extremely expensive to install so it is understandable that you are looking for alternative solutions but the reality is that you need one. Also worth noting is the running costs of these units. They are INSANELY expensive to run. You have not received much info about the rusting / corrosion concerns you have mentioned. You need to make sure that every last metal component in the entire room is on a bonding grid. Everything. Then you need to install sacrificial anodes inline in the pool system as well as mounting anodes basically everywhere to limit galvanic corrosion. You should also consider adding an automation system to regulate your chlorine levels. You do not want an indoor pool that occasionally has way more chlorine than it needs as this will make corrosion issues much worse. Indoor pools are a huge pain, and a huge expense, but if you have money to burn then they are obviously great to own. If you cant afford every protection for your house, such as a dehumidifier from Dectron, then you should not install a pool indoors. Maybe install one outdoors with a pool enclosure around it....See MoreRecent Installation: Exterior Mini Split Heat Pump placement issue
Comments (11)I'm with Stax on this one. It seems like the OP has an issue to deal with but sometimes people lash out at comments people make they don't want to hear. Whether a result of limited information or not doesn't matter. Experience has taught me that you can't turnkey home trade services, especially not expensive major projects. I learned the hard way to only schedule such items when someone could be home. And "being home" for us meant checking in periodically, maybe even hourly, with the conduct of the work, no matter what or where. As just one example, for our last exterior repainting job a few years ago, the painting contractor came to me to say they could "catch up" with their "schedule" by working during the coming weekend. I told him we wouldn't be home and I preferred they not do so. He insisted. I said fine but I would go over their work afterwards very carefully. Not surprisingly, I came home on Monday to find they'd done a poor job, the paint applied had been thinned out too much and it was sloppily done. I insisted that the entire side of the house be redone, at his expense for time and paint. They fell behind rather than moved ahead on the "schedule", it was a fixed bid and it was his problem....See MoreTony Bimbo
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