Chiller repair
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I have a 1/4 HP JBJ Arctica with the samething happening, I hired my friend at $30 to chech it out and found out it was the contoler box. Even though the light was blinking and then turned on it wasnt telling the compressor to turn on. So I'm selling mine at $100. I found the control box online at $135
Just got off the phone with JBJ, if it is in fact the compressor, it cannot be repaired. They will not replace the compressor either. I have a cousin who works in hvac. I will have him look at it and see if it's the compressor. If he deems that it's not the compressor, I will take it to JBJ for them to diagnose. It's $40 for troubleshooting.
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If it is the controller, you could always just bypass the controller and wire it up so it is always on. Then, just run it off of a Ranco temp controller, or you could even run it off an Apex, provided that you put it on one of the relay outlets, as they are rated up to 8A, and at 1/4hp, your chiller is probably pulling close to 7A or maybe a little more.
**Update**
So I actually dug a little more to find a reason why it wasn't working. I figured, I have an engineering degree, let's put it to good use. So I plugged it in and started checking the relay, fan, compressor. Everything seemed as though it should be working. I cleaned some contacts, reconnected them, and the chiller came alive. I ran it with a pump and set the temp to 60 degrees. I had it recirculating the same water into a bucket. It went from 90 degrees to 60 degrees in about 15-20 min. The chiller is working great. After I get back from AZ, I'm going to clean out the part where the water goes through. Any advice on what to put through it? Vinegar?
So I actually dug a little more to find a reason why it wasn't working. I figured, I have an engineering degree, let's put it to good use. So I plugged it in and started checking the relay, fan, compressor. Everything seemed as though it should be working. I cleaned some contacts, reconnected them, and the chiller came alive. I ran it with a pump and set the temp to 60 degrees. I had it recirculating the same water into a bucket. It went from 90 degrees to 60 degrees in about 15-20 min. The chiller is working great. After I get back from AZ, I'm going to clean out the part where the water goes through. Any advice on what to put through it? Vinegar?
Vinegar/water mix should be fine. That's how I cleaned both of my chillers and they work great! I was also reading that some people, when draining the chiller not cleaning it, turn it upside down to get out all the crud that has built up in the piping over time. I didn't do that, but when I was running the vinegar/water through the chillers, both tossed out a bunch of crap. So maybe next time ill give that a shot.
