![]() |
![]() |
#11 |
Supreme EcoRenovator
|
![]() Nokiasixteth,
Hey! How did the board repair go? To answer your question, a 1 ton unit isn't that powerful. No matter what kind of improvement you try, you're not going to save much money. Assuming you are talking about an inverter unit like the repair discussion, there's even less efficiency to gain. Maybe at full speed, in turbo cool mode, you might save a few percent of energy. |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#12 | |
Journeyman EcoRenovator
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Earth
Posts: 348
Thanks: 43
Thanked 14 Times in 13 Posts
|
![]() Quote:
![]() The 2 ton is the one that the grasshopper messed up the 1 ton is my backup 15 seer kozykool . Its like 6 or 7 years old.It still cools like a champ. I mist on the coils when it gets super hot. I dont like to because of the well water i am on. |
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#13 | |
Less usage=Cheaper bills
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Posts: 940
Thanks: 41
Thanked 117 Times in 91 Posts
|
![]() Quote:
..but If it dripped over onto another part and that part wasn't hot enough to solder to, it shouldn't have been able to make a strong solder joint. I imagine a small knock against the unwanted solder blob with the flat blade of a screwdriver or even picking it off with a fingernail often would knock it loose. |
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#14 |
Master EcoRenovator
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: USA
Posts: 543
Thanks: 6
Thanked 44 Times in 38 Posts
|
![]() Or a solder sucker .
God bless Wyr |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#15 |
Apprentice EcoRenovator
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: TX
Posts: 275
Thanks: 2
Thanked 31 Times in 24 Posts
|
![]() The blanket around the compressor is there for sound deadening. If your unit didn't come with one you can purchase one and put it on. They make a tremendous improvement in the sound level.
As said earlier the compressor is cooled by the return vapor line from the evaporator. And yes black absorbs and dissipates heat faster than any other color but it doesn't make and appreciable difference. As for water on the condenser coils. There has been testing done and it shows no improvement in efficiency. In some cases it causes it's own issues with the high side pressure dropping and then the liquid refrigerant isn't pushed as hard through the TXV so now the TXV has to open more and it gets into a cyclic problem. One interesting study showed that light amounts of dirt on the condenser coils actually improves the efficiency due to the turbulence of the air flowing through. |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#16 |
Supreme EcoRenovator
|
![]() Ok so if you have a 20 seer, electronic expansion valve metered, temperature following fan control, prone to expensive eventual control board failure, super bowl ring having air conditioner, water mist or flooding of capacitors won't help you. For the trailer living in, 27 year old, cap tube having, twisty knob perpetually running, window shaking Joe dirt fools, different story.
Translation: if you just spent 3000 dollars on an air conditioner, you shouldn't need misting assistance. |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
|
|