Two wires short of paradise!!!!

[digitalwanderer]

An f-ing green one and an f-ing yellow one...

My AC isn't working and it's 95+ in my house. Found the problem, the pups chewed up the motor control wiring from the house to the outside AC unit.

Red/white wires were no problem as there were some red/white wires dangling at both ends, but there are a green/yellow wire that I have no freaking clue where to attach to my outside AC unit.

I followed all the wires back and the green and yellow are most definately used. The green is a ground and the yellow is something else, hooks up to the same terminal on my furnace's mobo as a red power lead from the blower does.

http://www.alpinehomeair.com/related/Goodman_Condensing_Unit_Install_Instructions.pdf

The above is the wiring diagram that is hurting my brain, the single-phase one...anyone see anywhere to stick that yellow wire there?!?!?

 

[Simon F]

An f-ing green one and an f-ing yellow one...

My AC isn't working and it's 95+ in my house.

So that's ~35 in real units. Is that without or without humidity because I wouldn't mind some of that temperature here.

There appears to be a yellow wire going to the compressor but if that was the one the dogs chewed through then, given a dog's ultra-sensitivity to electricity, I'd be suprised that you still had them.

 

[mito]

...the pups chewed up the motor control wiring from the house to the outside AC unit.

they're still pups?

 

[digitalwanderer]

Well, big pups...

EDITED BITS: Got a thread going at EB about this too, I'm picking everyone's brains I can. I'll be posting up picts later, I'll post here again then.

 

[_xxx_]

What's the problem? The yellow wire goes from compressor port "S" to the control box "HERM" and from there to the start assist.

 

[kyleb]

If you aren't sure of what you are doing then I highly recommend hiring a professional, that is unless you are comfortable with the idea of your house burining down and insurance not covering it.

 

[digitalwanderer]

What's the problem? The yellow wire goes from compressor port "S" to the control box "HERM" and from there to the start assist.

What is a "HERM"?

 

[_xxx_]

No idea what they use it for, maybe "hermetic" or something?

EDIT: it's just a capacitor, so the namings are just someone's invention to make it easier for the service people, since "+" and "-" are so incomprehensible... So it's just one of the terminals of the cap, the "+" for the compressor as it seems.

 

[_xxx_]

Look here, Dig. Horrible layout, but lots of good info for you.

 

[digitalwanderer]

Look here, Dig. Horrible layout, but lots of good info for you.

Super boost = start assist, I get it now!

Thanks XXX, that helps me a lot.

 

[_xxx_]

And don't forget to discharge the caps first, they can literally kill you!!!

 

[digitalwanderer]

Red is blue, white is yellow...bb in a minute.

 

[digitalwanderer]

One quick, dumb question...does 12 gauge stranded work for control wiring or is it too fatty?

I'm gonna try regular control wiring, just found some...

 

[KimB]

You can't have a wire that's too fat. If it's too small, it'll burn up.

 

[digitalwanderer]

You can't have a wire that's too fat. If it's too small, it'll burn up.

Damn it, that's what I thought.

 

[digitalwanderer]

GOT IT!!!

The wiring was fine, it blew a fuse I couldn't see on the mobo because all the connections were in the way. Found the fuse today, replaced, all better.