Blower heating up when off
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 11:31 am
I have a Nordyne model# C3QA047UB serial # C30970562823 blower. The A coil is on top of the motor and heating elements. It is all electric. Condensation does run down and fill up the area where the elements are. We have had them replaced 3 different times. We finally gave up the heating part and got a wood stove for heat. The problem we have been having is that the blower feels hot even when the AC is off. For the last two days, the AC has run non stop trying to cool the house down. The copper pipes surrounding the A coil got freesing cold, but as soon as it came out of the vents it felt barely cool. Last night we turned off the AC and opened the windows. This morning I went to check to see if by some miracle the AC might work, but I found that the closet area had heat just coming off of it. The copper pipes were hot to the touch and the motor was hot. Even the A coil felt warm. I immediately shut off all the breakers to the area, but I need to know what it possibly could be and what can I do to fix it. We live in Texas, so it's mighty hot outside. Oh, yeah, and we have had this unit for 10 years.