A/C gone bad

DADoES · 2021-08-28T18:56:14+00:00

My 17+yo Carrier heat pump has gone kablooey. Service says a couple+ small leaks on the evaporator and the (scroll) compressor isn't pumping properly, probably worn out. It has been horribly noisy for ~14 years but continued to perform OK until now. They added 2 lbs of R22 10 days ago. I (and they) hoped it'd be reasonable for a couple/few months until fall weather but it's doing essentially nothing since yesterday evening so I shut it off. Previous bit of re-up on refrigerant was in 2010 (different servicer). Problem with replacement now is choices are limited. I've always thought 5 tons is a bit oversized for this house (2350 sq ft) ... which premise is kinda supported by a borrowed 6K window unit covering the kitchen, living room, dining, office room, hallway & 1/2 bath area (not the master BR/bath wing or the 2nd full bath and two bedrooms) had attained 76°F in the early morn hrs and is currently managing 77.7°F in early afternoon. The HVAC outfit thinks 5 tons is correct, although there hasn't been further discussion of it. RJ has a spare 18K window unit (Whirlpool, serial May 2004) from one of his rental refurbs that probably will be swapped in later today or tomorrow. He already has a homemade extension to run it off a dryer outlet from use a couple times when his system was down, needs to be extended on length to reach from my dryer outlet to the target living room window (not as far as it sounds).

A/C gone bad

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