Sparks, Smoke… and a Second Chance

Not exactly sure what caused that fire in that outdoor unit. Suspect is the contactor overheating and causing a spark, igniting the capacitor to blow in half, which ultimately fried and burned the rest of the wires. Was literally unsure of what it would take to get it repaired or if it could be repaired in this situation. You could have a bad compressor. I mean, we tested the compressor for grounding, wasn't grounded. We even tested the Freon to see if it was burnt. Didn't seem burnt. At that point, the only things that it could be would be the contactor capacitor or a locked compressor. Doing the repair was a little nerve wracking because we did not know what to expect. If we needed to do further repairs, if any other issues were present that we just couldn't tell. Fan motor survived. A whole lot of question marks, but our customer had the trust in us to make sure that we would take care of them and make it 100% right, no matter what the outcome. And just, I'm really glad that it worked out this time. Instead of something much worse. Definitely feels great to revive a unit. Call Medley.