RoBoTeq
May 28th, 2003, 12:32 AM
Since I was the one who first reported this issue and have helped get the word out quickly I would rather it be correct.
Goodman has a new line of commercial condensers, model CKL090** and CKL120** http://www.goodmanproducts.com/productscatalog/prodSeries.jsp?seriesID=6
Some of these units got by with the filter/driers installed backwards. There is a labor allowance for checking them and for turning them around in the field if you have one that got by.
Distributors were notified as soon as we knew and most of these units have already been repaired by a manufacturers rep.
The units only have a two pound holding charge in them so if they are caught before installation you can actually make a couple of easy bucks on them.
In contrast to at least one erroneous report the filter/driers being in backwards DO NOT cause disicant beads to run through the system. The units would take several years of operation before any damage would occur from the filter/driers themselves.
If you have bought any of these please check them out for the filter/drier being installed backwards.
The driers are made by Parker and have a triangle indication direction of flow. Most of the units can be determined by looking down from the top. If the black Parker logo emblem is on the left of the drier it is in backwards. It is fairly easy to remove the panel behind service valves to get to the filter/drier for replacement.
If nitrogen is purged during the repair the original filter/drier can simply be reversed.
Goodman has a new line of commercial condensers, model CKL090** and CKL120** http://www.goodmanproducts.com/productscatalog/prodSeries.jsp?seriesID=6
Some of these units got by with the filter/driers installed backwards. There is a labor allowance for checking them and for turning them around in the field if you have one that got by.
Distributors were notified as soon as we knew and most of these units have already been repaired by a manufacturers rep.
The units only have a two pound holding charge in them so if they are caught before installation you can actually make a couple of easy bucks on them.
In contrast to at least one erroneous report the filter/driers being in backwards DO NOT cause disicant beads to run through the system. The units would take several years of operation before any damage would occur from the filter/driers themselves.
If you have bought any of these please check them out for the filter/drier being installed backwards.
The driers are made by Parker and have a triangle indication direction of flow. Most of the units can be determined by looking down from the top. If the black Parker logo emblem is on the left of the drier it is in backwards. It is fairly easy to remove the panel behind service valves to get to the filter/drier for replacement.
If nitrogen is purged during the repair the original filter/drier can simply be reversed.