Heat pump outside unit not working

cn36131

The 20A fuess in the outside fuses box blown and the inside breaker tripped everytime the heat pump tried to start. I replaced the 20A , reset the breaker and replaced the capacity but still the same issues. please help. What can cause the fuses keep blowing every time it tried to start ?

Marty S.

Compressor or a wire shorted to ground.

dosy777

This is a very bad sign, you have a dead short.....i hate to speculate....but usually when a breaker trips and a fuse blows, its a bad compressor.

cn36131

that means big bill and call the pro? is there anything I can do myself?

dosy777

if your comfortable with high voltage, and you have all the refrigeration equipment needed to diagnose and swap out a compressor, then I say go for it.......other wise yes call the pros

Its not something we can talk you through

cn36131

thank you. any idea of how much this can cause? it is a carrier old heat pump.

cn36131

before it stop working I heard some sound like air leaking so it is more like the compressor problem?

dosy777

depends on the size, if its over 15 years old then it would be a waste of money to repair it.

biggles

shut the disconnect out side remove the control panel is the contactor burnt or badly arked,burnt wires,pop the compressor cover where the 3 wires go in intact or what...last thing go to whee the guages go and burp some freon onto your finger ..do the insulatd line smell it if it smells(burns your nose) burnt the compressor is shot if freon is cooked as with that smell the compressor short did it..complete compressor change freon dryers contactors...be careful some rock and roller will come in an try to seel you a new condenser and or entire system....are you using R-22 if it's a 410A update more money to change out..be careful get many quotes or get screwed

cn36131

the problem is the repair guys charge at least $100 just by coming to check out the unit...

Tator1076

Most company's will prorate what you pay for them to come out to replacement of new system. But 100.00 is cheaper then 500 electric bill

Marty S.

Probably blew the terminals out of the compressor. The money would be better spent toward a new unit instead of sinking $1500 into an old one.

Bigpapi08

Go with a new heat pump not worth doing a compressor change out.

cn36131

Thank you everyone for response. Does a new heat pump use less electricity and eventually save my electric bill? Any good model ?

dosy777

I am especially fond of the newer lennox HP's because they can be solar powered......

http://www.lennox.com/products/heat-pumps/XP21/