Loud startup thump from the outdoor unit
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Usually the compressor mounts or a loose service panel rather than the compressor itself. Worth a look before it becomes a diagnostic charge.
This is most common in homes built since 2000. PEX on slab, 200 amp service, builder-grade equipment that reaches end of life across a whole street at once.
You can handle this one yourself. No call needed.
Related
- Ductwork threaded through a house built for floor grates
- One central return for the whole house
- Water heater vents into the chimney and the furnace no longer does
- Silver-wrapped tape on old duct joints
- Additions still on window units
- Uninsulated walls and an oversized condenser
- Furnace runs but the house never warms evenly
- Electrical panel cannot support a modern condenser
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