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Pros & Cons

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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

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Highlights

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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

Overview

  • How are reviewers describing this item?
    easy, good, green and brown.
  • Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
  • Our engine has determined that the review content quality is high and informative.
  • 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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