ICM870-32A soft start. Testing it on an Amana 3 ton AC unit

Testing a used ICM870-32A soft start on an Amana 3 ton AC unit.

[@jeffhagberg6796]

Ok, I called ICM and talked to a technician and he clarified something about that 4 minute delay, and he is right. If the a.c. contactor pulls in and sends voltage to the soft start and if it senses bad voltage like low, high , frequency not 60HZ etc it will go into fault. If everything is correct it will start the compressor within a few seconds. That's the way mine is working. My AC is close to the back deck where I enter the house and if I hear the contactor click , ill pause for a second and wait for the compressor to start if it don't the red fault blinks for 4 minutes. Most of the time it starts within a few seconds.

[@chrish7927]

My ICM870-16A does not have a 4 minute start delay unless it detects a fault on the previous startup. Mine starts the fan and then the compressor right after that. Yours is flashing the fault LED.

[@BarbaraClement-j2u]

Dooley Plain

[@JakeDebois-c5g]

Emmie Overpass

[@donta42]

would you be able to weigh in on any noise reduction as a result of the soft starter? My 4 ton AC has a pretty loud "click + buzz/rattle" at the moment it initiates. I was wondering if that can actually be alleviated with this ICM870-32A

[@Motorcycles-Generator-Honeybee]

The click won’t change because that is the relay engaging. The buzz and rattle reduced by about 25% on my 3 ton 20 year old Amana.

[@donta42]

@@Motorcycles-Generator-Honeybee thank you for the response!

[@CarlCunningham-k3l]

Braun Cliff

[@CroninGoldsmith-e6v]

Prohaska Road

[@RhondaDevaughn-g3u]

Pacocha Roads

[@dfdf-f5x]

Flatley Locks

[@GaryRommel-q3u]

Alison Spurs

[@TimothyDonald-o9m]

Schimmel Shoals

[@GaryMedvec-p6i]

Denesik Forge

[@taylorcampbell985]

So either way once you set the thermostat ac will not turn on for 4mins. That’s a long delay most thermostat already have a 4 min delay from restarting compressor

[@taylorcampbell985]

Or least can be set to whatever. The microair easy start is way to go. Seems like if that is not able to change.

[@Motorcycles-Generator-Honeybee]

The microair has some very nice extra features but costs much more. I just received another brand of soft start that compares price wise to the ICM. I’ll make a video of it shortly. Also the air handler runs during the 4 minute delay. So it will take 2 on time delay units to make the ICM 870-32A work like I want it to.

[@DianaAmy-z6p]

Koepp Junction

[@ValenciaLokan-w8q]

Kiehn Isle

[@jaxsonhugh9334]

4 minute wait for the compressor to start??? Plus that device is over $200 NO THANKS..

[@MichaelLevine-p9y]

Torp Via

[@kirbycook2894]

I didn't see the amps drop

[@Motorcycles-Generator-Honeybee]

I forgot to add the section in where I tested the amps before the install. You can see that on my other video where I test the ICM870-16A. It was 93 amps without the ICM.

[@albertperez6060]

I saw 1 minute of the video and that's it. It's 120⁰ where I live. Who the fuck can be without the compressor for 4 minutes?

[@ayyy8467]

That's 4 minutes on to of the delay of thermostat

[@GeneralAlex4]

Who the hell needs that? AC condensers manufacture haven't used or needed that for 80 years plus. New bullshit to sell! New Amana's 16 seer comm models suck!

[@Motorcycles-Generator-Honeybee]

The soft start is great if you want to run your AC with a portable generator. That is why I bought and installed it.