- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
We came home from a mini vacation to a really hot house. AC breaker was tripped, and resetting it only works for and hour or so. It's been too dark to poke around and do any more trouble shooting.
Any recommendations on a HVAC company?
- Thread starter Hickey
- Start date
- Location
- Bountiful, land of rocks
We’ve had really good luck with Smedley Heating and Cooling. Wouldn’t hurt to get in touch with Carl Nielsen either. Hopefully one of them is available pretty quickly
RockChucker
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Highland
I just had connect building services replace mine a couple months ago. Fast service and good pricing.
Pile of parts
Well-Known Member
- Location
- South Jordan
Same happened to us on Saturday. We were out all day, came home to a hot house and found the breaker tripped. Went outside to look at the compressor unit and noticed it was wet underneath it. Turns out it was oil and not condensation. This means there was a leak in the freon. The oil and Freon are what keep the compressor lubricated. I'm guessing it seized from lack of lubrication and that's what tripped the breaker.
It's about 92° in the house. We've been sleeping in the basement.
This is a friend I grew up with.
Steve Hill
Hill Heating and Air
801-860-0655
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
I have Aire Expresso coming out this afternoon. They are in the Tooele valley.
The AC ran all night but tripped the breaker once more. It kept the house one degree below ambient temperature and didn't reach the set point until about 6 am. I didn't see any oil or condensation under it when I ran it a few minutes ago, and it doesn't seem to be hard starting. It's the breaker on the main panel that has tripped both times, not the breaker on the outside wall next to the compressor.
The AC ran all night but tripped the breaker once more. It kept the house one degree below ambient temperature and didn't reach the set point until about 6 am. I didn't see any oil or condensation under it when I ran it a few minutes ago, and it doesn't seem to be hard starting. It's the breaker on the main panel that has tripped both times, not the breaker on the outside wall next to the compressor.
SLC97SR5
IDIesel
- Location
- Davis County
Sounds like you have it covered but here's a few we've been impressed with:
Salmon HVAC
Call Climate
Smedley, they did a full A/C install at our previous home.
Good luck and let us know what they find.
How does the air handler/evaporator look? Any codes (flashing lights) on the board?
What's the temperature split between the register and return?
Salmon HVAC
Call Climate
Smedley, they did a full A/C install at our previous home.
Good luck and let us know what they find.
How does the air handler/evaporator look? Any codes (flashing lights) on the board?
What's the temperature split between the register and return?
- Location
- The Village of Kay
If you need more options, call Zak. 801.497.1288.
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
No flashing lights on the board, but I think mine only shows the furnace codes on that board.
I have no way to measure the temp split.
SnwMnkys
Registered User
- Location
- Orem, Utah
Can you hear the compress kick on when it calls for AC? The fan will be spinning but you should be able to tell if the compressor itself is running. May be as simple as a blown capacitor if the compressors not kicking on.
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
I think I'm hearing it. It seems to be cooling some, but not enough to keep up with the rising temps outside.
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
@SnwMnkys FOR THE WIN! Guy came and went, and it was the capacitor.
Jinx
when in doubt, upgrade!
- Location
- So Jordan, Utah
SnwMnkys
Registered User
- Location
- Orem, Utah
How was his price?
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
$306.25
That's about what I was hoping for. It's gotta be about their busiest time if year.
SnwMnkys
Registered User
- Location
- Orem, Utah
Probably a pretty competitive rate during the peak season. I wont tell you what a capacitor costs.
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
Oh I looked. It's done though, and I leave town for 4 days tomorrow morning. The knowledge will save my neighbors some coin.Probably a pretty competitive rate during the peak season. I wont tell you what a capacitor costs.
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
Well shit. The breaker tripped again and the house is at 78 degrees.
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
The tech said something about the new capacitor being a 45 amp unit but my breaker is a 40 amp. One side of that 40 is getting hot after cycling it back on. Think I should swap in a 50 amp breaker?