ThermaStar smart comfort 2000 won't cool
#1
06-06-15, 12:45 PM
ThermaStar smart comfort 2000 won't cool
20 yo Thermastar blower/furnace
15-18 YO Compressor is a therma star smart comfort 2000
worked great til today. Blower blows, but no a sign of coolness. Compressor fan is not working. No evidence of freeze up
Circuit breaker checked and on. Thermostat checked and set correctly
Thoughts
If motor or something serious. repair or replace
15-18 YO Compressor is a therma star smart comfort 2000
worked great til today. Blower blows, but no a sign of coolness. Compressor fan is not working. No evidence of freeze up
Circuit breaker checked and on. Thermostat checked and set correctly
Thoughts
If motor or something serious. repair or replace
#2
06-06-15, 12:47 PM
Member
If the condenser fan (fan at top of outside unit) isn't running, it could be any number of things. Do you have a voltmeter and feel comfortable checking a few voltages?
#5
06-06-15, 01:13 PM
Group Moderator
The condensor fan is not working..... how about the compressor ?
It will be short cycling on high heat due to no cooling from the fan.
It will be short cycling on high heat due to no cooling from the fan.
#8
06-06-15, 03:19 PM
Group Moderator
Make sure your meter is set to the next setting over 240VAC.
The first place is to check at the outside disconnect. It may be a pullout or a breaker. You need to confirm 240vac there first.
The next step is to remove the cover where the wiring connects to the condenser. The cover MUST be removed with the disconnect turned off. Follow the power wiring that comes in from the disconnect to the contactor. The contactor will look like a big relay.
Remember the voltage your are working with. Don't let your probes touch what you are measuring and ground.
The first place is to check at the outside disconnect. It may be a pullout or a breaker. You need to confirm 240vac there first.
The next step is to remove the cover where the wiring connects to the condenser. The cover MUST be removed with the disconnect turned off. Follow the power wiring that comes in from the disconnect to the contactor. The contactor will look like a big relay.
Remember the voltage your are working with. Don't let your probes touch what you are measuring and ground.
#9
06-06-15, 04:18 PM
Member
To add to what PJmax said, measure the voltage across the two terminals at each end of the contactor (relay). There usually are 2 terminals at one end of the contactor, and 2 terminals at the other end. One end is the input (240VAC should be present all the time). The other end is the output and should have 240VAC present only when the thermostat is calling for cooling. Put your voltmeter probes between the two terminals at each end, don't read from each terminal to ground. Let us know what you find.
