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Pros & Cons
Pros
The intermatic cd1-024r compressor defender protects air conditioning and refrigeration compressors from damage caused by voltage and current issues. This product protects against short cycles, surges and brownouts.
Showed up in 2 days looked exactly like advertised. Frankly, all i really can vouch for is that after installation, there's a green led lit that says everything is ok. Not designed for this application, but would great for me. If you have a video surv... Read More
This takes about 20 calm minutes to do. Saved a lot by installing it myself. Easy to install.
The hookup wires and connectors are more than sufficient for the install. You need to unscrew the wire nut that connects your y1 cable and inserting these red and black wires between essentially putting it between the thermostat and the contactor. The... Read More
Cons
This area experiences frequent weather-related / other cases of power failures / surges that t is detrimental to a/c equipment. Called thier warranty and no call back its been 2 weeks and counting. Zero responses to emails or callbacks to messages lef... Read More
Highlights
Quality
It is high quality and easy to install
One of the key strengths of the compressor defender is its easy installation process
The power surgesoutages and lighting strikes fried a circuit board on one unit and caused the other unit to mess up and blow ou... Read More
To simulate a brownout condition i cannot cycle the condenser circuit breaker fast enough before these units see the loss of po... Read More
Price
Excellent price to protect an expensive appliance
Hvac guy told me that this equipment would have prevented it and get me a 400 quote to install it
This is inexpensive protection for expensive hvac equipment
Replacing an ac compressor can cost gt 1000 counting labor
Shipping
Arrived quickly and was easy to install
Bought it on amazon took 15 minutes to install
By the time i got home and found out it was mine the thermal cut out had shut it down
I contacted intermatic consumer services and they shipped me two lab tested units that arrived today
Packaging/appearance
There is a white piece of tubing in the box
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- Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 149 reviews as of our last analysis date on Apr 25 2024.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I will have to wait for a storm to find out but i would not have purchased it if i did not think it would work
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I noticed a long review written on november 12 2015 in which the reviewer rants on and on about the products short cycle protection
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Years ago i installed ac units
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
He also failed to mention the low voltage protection which this device provides
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Glad it has the 24vdc interrupt to prevent the compressor from kicking back on during power outages especially during storms when power is flickering onoff rapidly
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I did not have this before a major storm two weeks aga
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The power surgesoutages and lighting strikes fried a circuit board on one unit and caused the other unit to mess up and blow out the reversing valve
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Cost me 2k to get everything repaired
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