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David G · Jul 20, 2014

Tom,

Send me an email, let me know how WF issues are going.

VaTom · Jul 20, 2014

Shortly. Immense difference after your help, though they're still sending overnight deliveries to an unoccupied house. 5 hour drive to retrieve the last one, don't have to do that now.

Life is better. With your help.

David G · Jul 20, 2014

Glad to help, been there.

Geo-TH,In · Jul 20, 2014

VATom,
Ever get your water/heatpump working?
George

VaTom · Jul 20, 2014

Did not George. I did find a 300 mfd capacitor to give it a goose. Tried harder to start, but still no go.

I've been tied up in knots over the Wells Fargo mess, am remiss about getting the voltage measurements at various points someone else asked about. The compressor won't latch on, even after I bypassed everything we could think might possibly be a problem, like the pressure switch. Cycles, but will not stay running.

Whatever the problem, it makes the pump cycle with the compressor.

Geo-TH,In · Jul 20, 2014

Sounds like you need a new compressor.

On paper, heat pumps look great. Reality, you have freon leaks, compressors go bad. I can't see how they can really save you anything if you count all the service calls.

Think it's possible, you have a leak, freon leaked out and water leaked in compressor?

It wouldn't take too much to remove freon and see what's happening. I used to smell the freon I removed. Real easy to tell if it has a burnt smell, indicating compressor is toast.
Good luck,
George

VaTom · Jul 20, 2014

George, if I had your compressor experience... I know nearly nothing about these things. Ignorance WAS bliss. My original one paid for itself in 1 1/2 seasons, then lasted all those years longer. This one bounced around a bit, no idea how it was stored but unlikely had water hit it.

Being an oddball item, long obsoleted by the manufacturer, I'm not inclined to pay for unknown service. If I knew someone who could/would replace the compressor, that would be interesting.

A huge attraction was that free dehumidification. Thinking now it might be time to transition to active solar for water heating. I've got almost all the hardware, with spares of everything. 416 sq ft of collectors and 4 heat exchangers. Lifetime supply of pumps.

Might re-organize my to-do list to experiment with passive dehumidification via an "air well". Not the point for others (they want water), but what they're also getting is dry(er) air. As usual, I'm looking at a byproduct.

But I could use another water source for a fish pond on top of my mountain.

Geo-TH,In · Jul 20, 2014

Just be careful with warm moist air hitting a cold surface, condensation, then mold.

VaTom · Jul 21, 2014

Exactly right George, which I've not seen addressed by those who have used air wells. Entirely possible they ignored that as the interest was collecting water.

Earth tubes have the same potential and they don't seem to have much problem so long as they're drained. My recommendation for earth tube users was to budget for an inspection camera. Better to know.

Bigger question is how effective. Earth tubes are often inadequate (by themselves) as dehumidifiers. Real good for low-mass house ventilation, however.

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