Rheem Ruud Pole Contactor 42 25101 01 Review

I am pleased to have found this contactor which is a good match for the single pole 25A contactor that blew on my Rheem heat pump. This contactor appears to be of better quality than the Siemens original for the following reasons: 1) The screw terminals for 220V lines are improved compared to the Siemens "single ended screw terminals". The fire occurred on the switch (pole) side as it must have come loose causing sparks/fire. 2) This contactor has a convenient push button bypass switch for…

External AC compressor motor did not shut off. After removing the cover it became apparent that the old contactor on my RUUD AC was rusted and stuck. The relay box was also home to some pretty nasty spiders and their webs. I searched Amazon, found this contactor at a good price and ordered it. The original contactor had an open contact where you can see the contacts, I went for this closed version because of all the rust and cobwebs and debris I saw on a damn protruding contactor, maybe this…

I have noticed that the fan on my RUUD condenser unit is running but no cold air is coming out of the vents. I opened the lid and found the mouse slot in the controls. The capacitor blew (CSC part number 43-101666-68) so I decided to replace the relay switch as well. The original relay had a different part number but the key was the XMC0-321-EBBD rating for my device so it has 1 pole and a shunt. Even if the amps and RES were higher, you can always increase them. I am happy to report that the…