I am having a problem where the A/C blower does not want to come up to full speed. When the A/C kicks on, normaly the blower steps up to full speed in 2-3 steps. Now it just stops at the lowest speed and runs there for about 1 min. then shuts off. This is the wierd part, if I turn on my "swamp" cooler and create some backpresure, when turning on the A/C it will spin up to full speed no problem. Last year I had a A/C tech out and after overcharging the freon 5 pounds and charging me $900.00, told me the blower controller was bad, but he would need to replace the blower motor as well. He wanted to charge a aditional $1,600 to replace both. (Or he would give me a great deal on a new unit):thumbdn: After hitting google, I had a replacement controller to me in 2 days for about $100.00. Plus $60.00 for a honest A/C guy to blead off 5 pounds of freon and I had a working A/C again. My problem is now a year later the blower is doing the same thing. Should I replace the blower motor, controller, or both.

Last year I needed a charge at the end of the season so I wasn't too surprised when this spring it wasn't cooling. I called to have it charged again but this time the system just blew luke-warm air. The tech commented that there was still some refrigerant in the system before the recharge, too. On the outside unit, I hear the compressor kick in and the fan runs. Even after 20 minutes, both copper pipes stay warm, inside and out. I popped off the cover and the big capacitor looks good. I checked the contacts on it, and I get 120 v on one side, and a little over 400 on the other. Any suggestions before I give up?