Duffers
04-02-2011, 03:27 AM
I'm into my third summer with an Airwell/Emailair Ducted GC34RCC (outdoor) and DS35RCF (Indoor) system. Its OK heating in winter (Although the
compressor is very noisy)
First summer - thermal cutouts when it got hot, fried capacitor in the indoor unit fan motor, remote receiver IR receiver component caput.
Replaced failed units and got it working.
Second summer - thermal cutouts, Indoor unit failed. Transformer on STORM2 PCB failed (would you believe it) replaced it with another from
an old cassette player. Got it all working again.
Third summer - thermal cutout - compressor trips when ambient gets above 40. Increased the air flow to the unit which was not great
by raising the roof in the car port where it lives. It's always tripped out previously but I would like to fix it, even if its just
for a few months. Any suggestions? Thus far my thoughts are:
Maybe I need to have the gas charge checked since the cut out may be a high pressure/high temp trip?
Maybe I need to clean the outdoor unit heat exchanger element.
How do I know its calibrated correctly - i.e. it may cut out at 50C for all I know. Maybe I should monitor the temp in the unit whilst running.
ANy suggestions gratefully received.
compressor is very noisy)
First summer - thermal cutouts when it got hot, fried capacitor in the indoor unit fan motor, remote receiver IR receiver component caput.
Replaced failed units and got it working.
Second summer - thermal cutouts, Indoor unit failed. Transformer on STORM2 PCB failed (would you believe it) replaced it with another from
an old cassette player. Got it all working again.
Third summer - thermal cutout - compressor trips when ambient gets above 40. Increased the air flow to the unit which was not great
by raising the roof in the car port where it lives. It's always tripped out previously but I would like to fix it, even if its just
for a few months. Any suggestions? Thus far my thoughts are:
Maybe I need to have the gas charge checked since the cut out may be a high pressure/high temp trip?
Maybe I need to clean the outdoor unit heat exchanger element.
How do I know its calibrated correctly - i.e. it may cut out at 50C for all I know. Maybe I should monitor the temp in the unit whilst running.
ANy suggestions gratefully received.