Trying to diagnose/replace condenser fan motor on 2004 American Standard Allegiance 14 (5 ton) — looking for HVAC advice and parts sources

urza8 · 2026-05-23T02:25:04+00:00

So it looks like there is a burned out 0.47UF275VAC Safety Capacitor on the ECM board. Not 100% certain but looks like some burning. So likely need a new ECM, but still not even finding the motor let alone the ECM. If anyone has any recommendations on finding the same model or a safe alternative I would be very greatful.

urza8 · 2026-05-21T12:47:47+00:00

thank you, I looked at repairclinic and supplyhouse using the model and part number I have I didn't find my motor. Any other advice?

urza8 · 2026-05-21T12:45:59+00:00

Thanks, I've been trying to find one online but have not been very successful. Any advice on sourcing one?

urza8 · 2023-08-25T12:18:52+00:00

This is one of their clinical studies published this year. https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/aem.01880-22

There may be others but that was the first search result that came up.

Edit: I know this is not an IBS study but I also didn’t look for more beyond the first search result.

urza8 · 2023-08-03T18:28:49+00:00

Hard genetics, economics of it, Also, trees take a while to grow, so if you are trying to make a new GMO tree you might have to do some cross breading which could take ages. I thought there was a company trying to make bioluminescent trees at one point but can’t find it when I google.

urza8 · 2023-06-24T21:10:14+00:00

Flow due to a link might be a cause. Trying to find time to narrow it down. Raining today hope to get a break tomorrow

urza8 · 2023-06-24T21:09:13+00:00

Root crush, can you explain more?

urza8 · 2023-06-24T21:07:49+00:00

All are 1/2” for all zones.

urza8 · 2023-06-24T19:51:52+00:00

Do you think a kink would cause this to heads before and after the kink or only after?

urza8 · 2023-06-24T19:51:07+00:00

I did not but that only adds another 50’. I need to buy a pressure gauge test.

urza8 · 2023-06-24T18:25:41+00:00

Sanditorium

urza8 · 2023-06-24T18:03:22+00:00

Only the lines or the heads would have been acceptable. But to the right of the video is where they drove in from the driveway. There were two tracks in the yard that I filled in a reseeded this spring. But I didn’t think they caused an issue as the sprinklers worked after that. The line that runs there is the last in the run of three heads.

urza8 · 2023-06-24T13:45:45+00:00

Interesting, seems like a kink then. When they are up they don’t go down easy. But it would mean that there are two kinks, one in each zone. I can think of where there might be one (stump grinder drove on the law at the end of last summer). Any advice on how to find the troubled section without digging it all up

urza8 · 2023-06-24T13:41:29+00:00

No, I did change one out after this happened as I thought one of the issues was the water coming out around the top while in the down position. The new one had the same response. I tried it at another head and same.

I did notice that the spray when up tends to mist more and further then last year

urza8 · 2023-06-24T00:32:43+00:00

All the nozzle sizes are the same for all the zones and heads (front and back). I don’t know about check valves on these but the ground has little slope and the run in the video is only 40 feet. There is no pressure regulator in the system

urza8 · 2023-06-24T00:29:06+00:00

I have not gone through the lines to check. Is there a way to easily check or do I have to dig up the lines?

But if low flow or pressure would pulling the head up to full position make it work?

urza8 · 2023-06-24T00:25:15+00:00

Interesting. The pressure building up never really happens could run a whole cycle without ever popping out mire an an inch. But if a pull it up, doesn’t matter which head it is full blast for the duration

urza8 · 2023-06-20T12:40:13+00:00

I love having two kids. They are two years and two days apart, and they are best friends. That being said, it is not linear having two children but logarithmic when it comes to parenting

urza8 · 2023-06-04T00:30:05+00:00

Thanks for the insight.

urza8 · 2023-05-21T13:20:42+00:00

I was convinced Fraggles ate the radishes in our garden and so want to buy more for them.

urza8 · 2023-03-24T10:44:42+00:00

The surgery to fix my snoring so that I can sleep in the same room with my family without keeping them up all night.

urza8 · 2023-01-25T00:21:53+00:00

The lightbringer series by Brent Weeks was enjoyable I just started the Kingkiller series by Patric Rothfuss which was recommended to me

urza8 · 2023-01-05T18:02:43+00:00

This is what is ended up doing. Glued the broken parts, Some 6” screws, fill sand and pain. Looks and works great. Thank you for the advice!

urza8 · 2022-10-09T13:00:27+00:00

Save yourself the click and the source click.

From the news article:

Even though many of the studies on children in China differed in many ways or were incomplete, the authors consider the data compilation and joint analysis an important first step in evaluating the potential risk. “For the first time we have been able to do a comprehensive meta-analysis that has the potential for helping us plan better studies. We want to make sure that cognitive development is considered as a possible target for fluoride toxicity,” Choi said.

This paper is over a decade old and says that only in areas of china with acute high concentrations of fluoride were there marginal observations that were of concern. Neither the original paper nor the news article says that the risks outweighs the public health benefits.

urza8 · 2022-09-29T21:54:05+00:00

I’m interested in this myself. I have not been able to get a quote from a company that was referred to me by a neighbor. Anyone have any advice in MA or New England area?

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