20 Most Recent Goodman CKL36AR36 Air Conditioner - Page 6 Questions & Answers

What are you trying to do? I do not get the connection between the oil fill tube and the location of the evaporator.

THERE IS 2 BREAKERS FOR THIS TYPE OF UNIT.FIND BOTH ! MARK THEM SO YOU KNOW WHERE THEY ARE NEXT TIME.. EVEN THOUGH THE BREAKER LOOKS LIKE ITS ON, RESET IT ! , CHECK VOLTAGE AT THE UNIT .. SHOULD BE 230-240 AC jay the pool pump motor repair guy longwood Florida

Replace the fan relay in the air handler.

Your best bet because of the age of the unit is to contact Goodman technical support, you will need a model # and serial # for the unit, the number for them is 888-593-9988.
They should be able to E- mail it to you or fax it .
this should help.

The first thing I would recommend is to see if you can get the fan moving. Be careful but a little stick or screw driver should be able to spin it. Just be careful! Sometimes it will start working, which does not mean that your problem is solved, It just tells you that it is either the contactor-relay or the capacitor - dual.

Normally, I always recommend that people replace both at the same time, since they seem to fail around the same time, or as a result of the other component failure.

Here is a good place to order the parts: capactitor - http://www.hvacpartsoutlet.com/GoodmanRoundDualRunCapacitor.aspx

contactor http://www.hvacpartsoutlet.com/GoodmanContactors.aspx

Your system is frozen probably due to the unit being low on refrigerant which means you probably have a leak in the system.

Is the fan in the outside unit rrunning? If not, then it is either the contactor relay or the capacitor.

http://www.hvacpartsoutlet.com/GoodmanRoundDualRunCapacitor.aspx so far this is the cheapest place I have found for genuine Goodman parts.

http://www.encorewire.com/docs/amp%20voltage.pdf is a diagram of what size wire and type you need for different amperage. As you can see the 10/3 recommendation is good for a maximum of 30 amps in copper and 25 in aluminum.

I haven't found the CKL36AR36 installation guide, so I don't don't know which circuit breaker size you need to install. But it should be listed in your installation guide that you got with your unit. Make sure that you have the correct disconnect within 6 feet of the unit to meet code.

Since you have a Goodman now, replacing it with another one is a good option.
The link below, should provide you with valuable information on what you need to choose. Based on square footage of your home, it's energy efficiency, etc.

http://www.goodmanmfg.com/ResidentialProducts/AirConditioners/tabid/1307/Default.aspx

This sounds like a contactor with a bug in it. The contactor controls both sides of
the 220 volt feeding the fan. If you lose one leg due to a burnt contactor or
an insect between the contact points the fan will stop and the compressor as well
Make sure to pull the disconnect and shut off both breakers for the inside unit as well as the outside unit before inspecting the contactor.
If it has a bug in it, you can use a little canned air to blow it out.
The contactor is a square black item, if you are unfamiliar. The contacts are metal
and may show some sooting around them, if this is the case, it should be replaced.
The part is around 20 dollars at most appliance parts stores or heating/ cooling supply.
Photograph and make a wiring diagram before replacing or even better to have the unit serviced professionally. Hope this helps.

No vent is necessary. Just leave the piece that enters your drain pan unglued so you can remove it later for cleaning, make sure you glue the trap in though or you will have a leak.

Hello, if the blower motor runs continuously and does not shut off at tne thermostat then the relay on tne integrated control board is bad. Only option is to replace the control board

The main places that filters are located are:

Return Air Vent or Vents
Inside Coil Box
Underneath Furnace (Will have a small access door)
Filter Box Attached to Return Air System

A lot of people still look for their filters inside the coil box, but more recently installed units will have them in the return grills inside the house. Follow your return air from the vent inside the house back to the unit and it will be somewhere in between there. Hope this helps!

Problem #1:Outdoor condensing fan motor has stopped running. This problem could be caused by a bad motor run capacitor. If your motor capacitor is not the problem, then more than likely you need a new motor. Is the fan blade tight, stiff or hard to turn? If the fan blade is hard to turn then you probably need a new motor. Problem #2: Air conditioner compressor will not start. When power is applied to the air conditioning outdoor unit the fan starts, but you hear a sound like the compressor is trying to start, "UGGG"..., for about 5 to 10 seconds and then all you hear is the outdoor condenser fan run. The compressor is locked and will not start. What is happening is the compressor is trying to start, but because the compressor motor is locked it tries to start for a few seconds and then because of the high amperage being drawn goes off on internal overload. The internal overload protects the compressor windings from overheating and burning up. I see this many times during the start of the air conditioning season. Some compressors just have a hard time starting after sitting all winter long. Some compressors are locked up so bad that I can not start them and must tell my customer that they need a new compressor . Many times I can get the compressor started again without having to buy a new compressor or new air conditioning system by using the device known as a "Super-Boost." I keep two or three of these on the truck. They have saved many of my customers from having to buy new air conditioning compressor. Another good device is called a "5-2-1" kit.

Possibly a bad fan motor run capacitor.

***CAUTION*** Anytimeyou are working on or around electricity you run the risk of shock and ordeath. Please consider consulting an expert before you open an electrical panelor appliance. ***CAUTION*** Capacitorshold a large electrical charge and will discharge upon contact with your skin.This is enough to stop your heart and cause death. If you are not confident ofyour abilities around these devices then please leave any testing or repairs toa professional. The capacitor is inside the unitand you have to remove the cover to see the inside of the electricalcompartment. You will need to discharge the capacitor before you start workingaround it. To do this take a screwdriver or other long metal tool with aninsulated handle and cross the three terminals on the capacitor to ground. Youthen remove the wires to the capacitor terminals, taking note of which wiregoes to which terminal. Capacitors are rated in MicroFarads (marked by a µF symbol) and a dual capacitor, shown in the image below,will have two ratings listed like this "35/5µF" or something verysimilar. You must have a multimeter thatreads micro farads to check a capacitor. You do that by placing one probeon the C or COM terminal and the other probe on the FAN terminal and it shouldread the small number of the rating, for example if your capacitor is ratedlike this: 30/7.5µF then the fan rating will be the smaller of the two numbers.In this case the 7.5µF (seven and a halfMicro Farads). The HERM terminal is the one for the compressor and will berated the higher of the two numbers, I.E. the 30µF on the capacitor. Check themboth and of they are more than 6% lower than they are supposed to be then thecapacitor is weak and needs replaced. If you read 0 (zero) then the cap is badand needs replaced.

Hello, most likely youmhave a bad capaitor or bad fan motor. If you push the fan and it gets going than the capacitor is bad,if not bad fan motor.

if nothing comes on (on the outside unit) when you turn on AC (and the inside unit runs ok) I would check the fuses and/or the breaker for the outside unit. I would suspect a fuse blown or a breaker tripped. It's also possible that your 'low voltage' (24V) thermostat wire has been cut (by lawn mower) or chewed into (by dog). If the problem is the low voltage wire you can easily splice it back together - just be sure all power is off.

get ahold of manufacturer (Goodman) give them model/sn and they will be able to tell you the year the unit was made.

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Check inside the furnace for a circuit board. The board may have a small 3 or 5 amp fuse. Check to see if it is blown. The circuit board may have a blinking light to diagnose the problem. The diagnosis scheme should be right on the furnace front panel.