Recent content by Rocker4x4

Tango was right, Got it pulled out last night, looking at it harder, I can see where it had been dropped. where the compressor was bolted to bottom, it hit there, and compressor is at a slight angle, also there is a line that comes off top compressor that was bent down and touching/rubbing side...

One other thing I should note, I noticed also the condenser fan wasn't blowing very hard, not like it normally does. Now I know the air wont be hot air coming off of it if the compressor is not working properly. But my little bit of research showed the compressor and condenser fan run off the...

I'll have to check, it should just look like a reg capacitor right? I should be able up check the ohms correct? This makes a little more sense if this is whats wrong, it worked great one day then not the next, a slow leak would be a gradual problem not over night, Think a start capacitor could...

No, lucky I didn't pay that much. When it first worked, yeah it was blowing 20* difference. I couldn't believe how well it cooled.

So I bought a brand new leftover from last year 28,000 btu Frigidaire for my well insulated garage. It cools it down awesome!! I've only ran it about 7 days (not continuous) It worked GREAT until today. When working like it should, you turned it on and could hear compressor kick on and "load"...

This may open a can of worms here, but I think there should be a pretty straight answer, I am putting in some machines that have three 10hp motors, (3phs). I do not have 3phs power at my place, I have to run things on phase converters (electric company quoted me $150k to get 3phs) In my other...

it may be better if I just use a contactor. I have a place near by that sells used electrical stuff, I can prob get one there cheap. I was just trying to get by without using one. but I guess its no big deal to use one. I guess I could use the relay I have to send 110 over to pull the contactor...

That's not what I needed to hear, lol. So I still may have a problem using this relay for this motor then? The Motor says 15A. I haven't checked it with meter to see what start up or working amps are. I just figured 40amp relay would maybe handle 80% of FLA so I could run about 32amps on it...

Well fellas that did the trick, wired a temp light bulb up,, works perfect!! Guess my fault for being lazy and not wiring it all up to try, just thought I could bench test it this way. I guess the relay needed the resistance of something in order to work? I'm kinda happy with myself I was able...

I changed polarity, no luck. I change terminal 1 and 2 on relay block, no good. The motor I don't have wired up yet, I've just been using a volt meter to check the load side (1&2) terminals on the relay. Yes, as soon as I apply 120v to ether one side 1 or 2 on relay, it instantly makes other...

I thought I was doing this right, Thinking I remember seeing this done this way, but I must be doing something wrong or bought the wrong relay. I'm trying to turn 120v motor on using a 12v push button. I wired this up on the bench to test, and its not working like it should. See drawing...

Well I went ahead and ordered a Roku premier plus. Guess i'll try this first as a easy route. If not satisfied I need to look into dtv options

So I looked on ebay, wow can't believe how cheap a dtv dish is.. So all I would need to do is buy one, run rg6 cable from dish to inside to a 2nd receiver and that's it? I'd have to call dtv to add the 2nd receiver, I understand that, but it can run off a different dish? How hard is it to set a...

X2 almost a habit now

I was told NEVER spray foam against metal! Mine is stick built so I cut 1/2 closed foam board and nailed inside of 2x6, that left a air gap moisture barrier between metal. I then use wet cellulose due to fire resistance. Even larger pole barn builders like Morton will not warranty any metal that...