Doing Your Own Research Really Helps

Status
Not open for further replies.
Feb 26, 2004
23,075
Catalina 34 224 Maple Bay, BC, Canada
Many tanks to this section. My condenser fan wasn't working. Instead of asking the proverbial "What's wrong with my unit?" question, and requirng the host to answer the same question that had already been asked and answered, I read all the past threads, did the forensic work on my own as suggested by earlier articles and traced it down to a faulty fan. Now I don't have to worry about my electronic module, I know the type of refrigerant I have, I know the tye of compressor and all sorts of other information in addition to the owner's manual's data. Do your homework first, it really helps. Thanks again for a very helpful series of pertinent information. One additional suggestion: Many Catalinas have been provided with a 15 amp fuse in the panel, rather than the 10 amp fuse recommended by A/B and as installed on the unit. I suggest that you check the fuse or breaker at your panel to make sure it is a 10 amp to match the fuse in the Cold Machine.
 
Jul 1, 1998
3,062
Hunter Legend 35 Poulsbo/Semiahmoo WA
Good Work!

It's really good that you were able to figure out what the problem was by consulting the archives, and I'm sure, by applying some good reasoning. There is a tremendous amount of information in the archives and probably 90 percent of new problems that get posted have been covered in detail numerous times before. Thanks for the input about your experience to the forum and hopefully this will encourage others to do the same.
 
Feb 26, 2004
23,075
Catalina 34 224 Maple Bay, BC, Canada
Followup

Installed the fan the other day. A bit of a bear to get the fan cowling screws out, had to use an angled screwdriver on the unit in the aft lazarette, but managed to do it without dropping anything. Fan works great, evaporator chills rapidly and all is well. Thanks again to Adler Barbour, who put me in contact with their local refrigeration representative, and shipped the fan to him within a few days. Doesn't get much better than that! Now I can have a cold one for them!
 
Status
Not open for further replies.