ECN Forum Forums General Topics of the Trade General Discussion Area Who connects condensers?

iwire,
I never gave consideration to the scope of the permit, whether it includes hooking up the mechanicals, or not.
Around here, it is pretty lax.
And as I see from other responses, the answer varies.
What about a 3 phase hermetic?
How would rotation be verified? Would we connect the equipment and then schedule a return visit if the AC guys aren't on site at the time? What about laibility for equipment damage?

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Seasons Greetings!! Rojosy

I work in the San Diego area and at out shop we connect em and install the disco.. why that is I have never asked my boss, just seemed obvious and self evident to me. Mechanical guys I have talked to as well as lo-volt alarm & data guys don't seem to like to mess with it if we are there to do it for them- and, I guess, why would they?

Redsy,

I was talking to my state about this very question. If the job is brand new, then the contractor is pulling permits and is responsible for the job. On a repair, however, the HVAC guy is allowed to disconnect and replace wiring AFTER the disconnect switch. Same goes for furnace/boiler people, well installers, etc. Once the job is in and inspected, then the repair people can remove and replace the equipment as it is wired. As long as it is after the last disconnect switch.

Harold:
That's a news flash to me!!

I'm under inpression that HVAC can do furnace/boiler replacements, BUT a LIC. EC has to do the Condenser wiring.

That's how it's been in my town! Who did you speak to at DCA??

John

I do everything. Line voltage wiring, thermostat wiring, disconnect and whip, connections in the furnace and thermostats. I haven't seen a tin-bender yet that could do it right.

Dave

In my area we do all the line and low voltage wiring, including installing the thermstat, on commercial jobs, where the AC compressor is problably three phase, we leave the disconnect switched off until the hvac contractor does a start up test on it.

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Here is a reason not to let A/C service techs connect em.





BTW it is 208V. 3PH

My company connects the high voltage side and runs the thermostat cabling into the unit. I leave the disconnect off and the thermostat cable disconnected so that the units can't be turned on until the A/C guy checks them out.

I personally don't want to be responsible for a destroyed A/C unit due to a frozen component, so I make sure the A/C guy turns it on.

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Sorry, Rollie

Arround here the EC hooks up the condensor and furnace. Start up is an HVAC and electrician.