Payne compressor 8 years old it is cooling house some is that the problem

janiewells Posts: 1, Reputation: 1

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Jun 21, 2010, 08:21 AM

Payne compressor 8 years old it is cooling house some is that the problem

Was not cooling well, but still cool.. tech said that one of the compressors valves were bad it is an eight year old unit. Does this sound correct?

hvac1000 Posts: 14,540, Reputation: 435

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Jun 21, 2010, 09:34 AM

A weak valve is possible.

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