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Xringer · 11-20-09, 06:47 PM

If compressors really got that hot, it seems like the design would include at least a few heat sink fins..
But, I just took another look at the unit on my operating table and it does seem that
it's positioned near the center of a side input vent for outdoor air.
I've taken out all the screws and the front panel won't pop off.
And the rear sheet metal cover (lip) is stuck inside the unmovable plastic cover!

Mike, would not try to use the main input-output line, since the OD of that line is going
to be large. Not easy to bend stuff.

I've been eyeballing the Taco 007 pump used for the basement zone.
Taco 006 Pump, Taco 007 Pump, Taco Pumps 008, Taco Pumps 009, Taco Pump 0010, Taco Pumps 0011

The basement zone is never used in warm weather.
So if I added some taps and a cutoff, maybe I could substitute my Heat Collector for the basement zone.
I would switch out the normal relay box and use an SS relay to drive
the pump motor, using a speed control.?.

I'm thinking it might have some kind of starter capacitor under that cover.
And I'm wondering if this type of motor would work with a triac speed controller?

11-20-09, 06:47 PM	#30
Xringer Lex Parsimoniae Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Woburn, MA Posts: 4,918 Thanks: 114 Thanked 250 Times in 230 Posts	If compressors really got that hot, it seems like the design would include at least a few heat sink fins.. But, I just took another look at the unit on my operating table and it does seem that it's positioned near the center of a side input vent for outdoor air. I've taken out all the screws and the front panel won't pop off. And the rear sheet metal cover (lip) is stuck inside the unmovable plastic cover! Mike, would not try to use the main input-output line, since the OD of that line is going to be large. Not easy to bend stuff. I've been eyeballing the Taco 007 pump used for the basement zone. Taco 006 Pump, Taco 007 Pump, Taco Pumps 008, Taco Pumps 009, Taco Pump 0010, Taco Pumps 0011 The basement zone is never used in warm weather. So if I added some taps and a cutoff, maybe I could substitute my Heat Collector for the basement zone. I would switch out the normal relay box and use an SS relay to drive the pump motor, using a speed control.?. I'm thinking it might have some kind of starter capacitor under that cover. And I'm wondering if this type of motor would work with a triac speed controller?