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Carrier heat pump air conditioner making loud whining noise in outside unit?

Aug 22, 2008 by Troy D | Posted in Maintenance & Repairs

The piece is a carrier heat pump and recently started to make a unusual ostentatious whining noise when the air conditioner is on. The unit still cools the line normally (from what I can tell), but the noise is very noticeable. A closer inspection of the module sounds like something loose in the fan area. At least that's my paramount guest. Any ideas? Also, the unit is no longer under promise so I would like to know who to call to service that won't cost a arm and leg only to check it?

Thanks,
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HELP PLEASE! Carrier Heat pump outside compressor just buzzing and won't start?

Jul 21, 2008 by JL | Posted in Maintenance & Repairs

I noticed when I opened up that there was a lizard that had crawled between the contacts on the start-up capacitor? He was electrocuted but I'm not true that's what's causing the damage? The air handler, t-stat, and starter contacts come up to be working but the outside fan and compressor won't recoil on. Just makes a sickening buzzing sound. I have it off now. Thanks for any suggestions.

bill your start-up capacitor and see if it is leaking or bulge at the top,i conceive of your find that it is bad.hope that helps.

HELP! Any way to bypass a startup capacity on a Carrier heat pump?

Jul 22, 2008 by JL | Posted in Maintenance & Repairs

I imagine mine went bad but I'm not sure. Sure would be delightful to just temporarily run this thing til I get a new one. Is this part necessary? Can I do some testing without it? Thanks!

You imperil burning out your motor and could overload your electrical system (above all I mean fry a circuit breaker). It will sell for you a lot more in the long run. The capacitors are fairly inexpensive, and suggestible to change. I suggest you take the safe route.

How do you remove the capacitor in a carrier heat pump?

Jul 20, 2008 by mcristo210 | Posted in Maintenance & Repairs

Package entity? Split System? Model #?

10 year old carrier heat pump?

Jul 13, 2008 by hers6 | Posted in Maintenance & Repairs

compressor is locked up. two choices $1000. to change compressor or $4600. to replace entire heat pump clandestine and out? what would be the best? are these quotes average?

Another way to look at it.

If you only replaced the compressor AND...

If you invested the change of $3,600 and got 10% in stocks it would pay that $1,000 in three years. After that you are rake-off rich ahead. AT a 5% return, in say a CD it would have to last 6 years before the whole works needed replacing and you would be at the.

BUT if you put it on a credit card and it is costing you 20% it only has to last 18 months to be shekels ahead (unless you pay off the credit card then you are back to the first floor plan.

A third way to look at it, if you are replacing a complete system at $4600 every 10 years it payment you $460 a year, purchase price. So if the new compressor only lasts a apart year, you got $460 worth of use and are only out $540 and are almost even in two years.

So financially unless there are other reasons esteemed for replacement doing only the compressor seems best.

Tolerable Luck.