HVAC Technician
35 years experience, HVAC
Rick,
Thanks for he reply.
I don't have an ohm meter (and really wouldn't know how to check it anyway) but at least you have put me on to the correct questions to ask. What would shorting to ground vs seizing up indicate? I have a feeling the unit was originally damaged by the miswired defrost cycle and the icing up last year and that this is a continuation of a poor installation problem. It has surfaced on the first severly cold day of each of the two winters since it was installed. Is there someone (a trane regional rep or customer service) that I can contact to have the whole thing checked out properly after they install the new compressor? It is still under warranty, but I don't want problems down the road.