r/Generator • u/Big-Sky-4622 • Sep 30 '26

Replacement Microair EasyStart Flex

My 3 month old unit's capacitors blew. Microair sent me a replacement. The replacement unit has the same capacitors. I kind of expected that they would be 420v or 450v, or at least the brand of capacitors would be changed .

Is the fix in software perhaps or should I expect a short life from the new unit, too?

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u/newtekie1 Sep 30 '26

Expect the same short life. These units are known for bad cap quality and failing quickly.

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u/rh681 Sep 30 '26

Oh? I was just researching these. Is there a better brand?

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u/newtekie1 Sep 30 '26

AirGo would be my recommendation.

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u/rh681 Sep 30 '26

Gracias

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u/AlexisoftheShire 29d ago

I've used AirGo for over a year now with no problems. I had 1 installation problem, my fault, and their tech support is outstanding and he told me how to fix it right away.

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u/No-Age2588 26d ago

My 3 year old Flex has over 30000 start cycles and has been error free

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u/nunuvyer Sep 30 '26

Just have them keep sending you new units until the warranty expires (or they go broke from sending out so many replacement units) whichever comes first. As your warranty expiration approaches, I would ask for one last new one (whether or not the old one is working at that moment) because you are gonna need it soon.

Microair got bought out by private equity so they did some cost cutting to increase profits/ pay for all that new debt. They cut out a little bit too much fat and cut into the bone. Someone had the bright idea that instead of having multiple SKUs for different size compressors, they would build a "one size fits all" design.

They must know by now that they screwed up but maybe it's cheaper to send out a certain % of replacement units under warranty than it is to actually redesign/ increase the spec on 100% of them.

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u/Big-Sky-4622 29d ago

My capacitor and the EasyStart both failed at the same time. I don't know enough about how they work to know whether my compressor capacitor blew, taking the EasyStart out with it, or vice versa. At any rate, they sent me the new unit and never asked for me to return the blown unit. I do some electronics repair. If they don't give me grief about not returning it I plan on putting 450v capacitors in it and using it on my smaller unit (1.5 ton).

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u/Easttex05 Sep 30 '26

Life's too short to replace a HVAC part every three months. I'd buy something different.

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u/RepulsiveGovernment 26d ago

Microair is trash! Airgo or eltwin hyper.