The new Friedrich 16 SEER 1 ton 120 VAC mini split we installed in our bedroom , last spring , quit a few weeks ago .
When it warmed up a little , I pulled the top off the outside unit ( indoor unit was giving an error code that meant comm error .
There is only one board in the outdoor unit . A component blew . Do not know why , unless we had lightning or power flicker / surge during a snow storm ? The schematic shows a surge suppressor in the power input side .
Went to Johnstone & they ordered a board . Took a couple of weeks to arrive . We bought the equipment on sale , so it turned out the purchase price ( sale ) for the outdoor unit was close to the price for the board . I was not impressed with that .
Luckily , the equipment has a 5 year warranty , so the board was in warranty . I paid for the board up front . Went home and swapped out the board & started it up . I wanted to do it one wire at a time .
Praise the Lord ! Seems to be working fine . :-)
Took the old board back to Johnstone and they refunded my money , back to my cars . Thank you Johnstone . :-)
That is probably one advantage of purchasing locally .
Hope you have good luck finding a board at a reasonable price . Is yours in warranty ? If not , check on the purchase price of a new unit ?
God bless
Wyr
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