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AlxM
Reviewed in Canada on August 11, 2024
The contractor that came installed on the outside AC unit failed, it was replaced with the spare that the installer had, the contactor failed due to earwigs clogging it up, a covered contactor was installed I would think that’s a better option than this one, but hey I’ll use my spare in a pinch!
Chief Kurtz
Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2024
Easy swap out. Pro tip, take photos of the one you're replacing first, so you know where the leads go. This listing says 'frequently returned item.' Here's why: when your unit is kaput, it's either the contactor or the capacitor. You typically need one or the other, so if you order BOTH, and it's the capacitor, you don't need the contactor. This item works for my unit.
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2024
Worked great
Ed L.
Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2023
Exact fit for my 2 1/2 ton Goodman condenser. 10 minute installation.
Reviewer
Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2023
This works as expected.
Gus
Reviewed in Canada on November 29, 2023
It did the job ,very satisfying.Now it works…👍🌬️
Patrick F.
Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2023
For those Do It Yourselfers ..... Always, always, always, replace like for like. This item is a 2 pole contactor. Will it work? Will the system run? Sure. But what they are not telling you is that if you replace your single pole contactor with this double pole contactor, you will stop your compressor from heating when it needs to be. You could still use this in place of a single pole contactor, but you will need to shunt one side so there is always current going to the compressor system to heat the compressor when needed.Many brands power the crankcase, (the compressor motor), heater constantly and shut it on and off with a thermostat, often mounted on the discharge line. Heating of the compressor, which is automatic when needed, is necessary when its cold outside to keep the oil and gas from pooling inside of the compressor motor when the system is off. This means if you replace a single pole contactor, wire for wire with a two-pole contactor, the crankcase heater will never work. Pooling can cause early compressor failure and does cause unnecessary strain to the compressor motor which will lead to compressor motor failure. $$$$$Though I ordered this, and thinking it was single pole, I am not using it. And I'm not returning it. Cheap enough. I found my problem was caused by a wire shorting inside the compressor unit. A wire was resting against a vibrating coil when the system was running which eventually rubbed the away the wire's coating and made to the copper conductor shorting out the system and popping the 5 amp low voltage wire fuse in the air handler.And yes. Professional HVAC technicians will use, and always carry, 2 pole contactors. However, if they are replacing a single pole contractor, they will always shunt the compressor side to maintain power for the compressor heating system.Do It Yourselfers .... beware.
Philip B. Davison
Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2020
I was a bit worried as this was replacing a single pole contactor in my three year old goodmans but it fitted perfectly just follow the wiring on the original. Fitted it in, replaced the breaker and it powered up as soon as I activated the a/c controls, no problem. The reason I did this is that the contactor gets a bit burnt and pitted on the main contacts especially in the hotter states so i usually just clean them up but as this was such a reasonable price it was easier, less hassle just to swap out a new one, keep the old as a back up just in case.
Sam A
Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2018
Before replacing anything on your ac outside, turn off your main power and use voltage meter to test a few times before doing this. You are dealing with 220w.I'm writing the review after a few months of testing this. My ac died during peak summer and I couldn't figure out why. I called a few contractors and they wanted to charge $180 per hour or $100 to diagnose the problem. After talking to a few friends they recommended I check the contactor and see if its burnt. Sure enough, when I checked, the contactor was burnt with burnt copper. I ordered this and replaced it and boom!! it worked.Old one died because a bug got in-between the magnet which triggers this on/off from your thermostat. This contactor has a cover around the magnet which protects from all the bugs. This also looks more heavy duty than my previous one.
Michael John
Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2017
Relay is a good unit, but gave only 4 stars because of misleading advertisement . This will replace a 1 pole relay, but it is 2 switched poles. Not truly a good Idea on a Goodman heat pump. The non switched shunt side needs to be 40 amp and the contact side should be 30 amps.
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