Compressor Failures

[monkey spanners]

Anyone else see a lot of failures lately? Haven't fitted one fro months but in the last two weeks have had five fail!

Four semi's and a scroll.

[jdunc2301]

I had a copeland scroll seized from manufacturer, guessing shipped on its side

[cadwaladr]

strange how things happen,me and another tech used to say its compressor week then t/stat week comp failures over here are due to the fluctuations in our climate thats my guess.

[Brian_UK]

strange how things happen,me and another tech used to say its compressor week then t/stat week comp failures over here are due to the fluctuations in our climate thats my guess.We don't have climate we have weather​.

[jdunc2301]

We don't have climate we have weather​.

2% snow
88% grey/wet
10% blistering heat wave

[mikeref]

2% snow
88% grey/wet
10% blistering heat wave

As a comparison for my area
1% frost
60% No cyclones and tourist friendly environment
39% Crematorium temperatures.

[cadwaladr]

ha ha its compressor week ! went to a call yesterday low on gas capillary line to l/p leaking fixed that topped up gas not cooling very well,returned today off with its head {prestcold 3hp semi} gave it a quick switch on/off low and behold one piston moves the other has fell out with the con rod! but when it was running not noisey at all so whoever started the post its money making time!