A/C condensor won't turn on
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A/C condensor won't turn on
I turn the breaker on and off.
We had an issue with our compressor and fan last month where they wouldn't turn on. I changed out the capacitor thinking they wouldn't both go out at the same time. Everything worked.
Then, today the same thing. I thought it was odd that another capacitor would go out so quickly. So I tested flipping the breaker off, then back on. After a 5 minute short cycle it kicked back on.
Any ideas why it would suddenly start doing this?
Thanks,
David
We had an issue with our compressor and fan last month where they wouldn't turn on. I changed out the capacitor thinking they wouldn't both go out at the same time. Everything worked.
Then, today the same thing. I thought it was odd that another capacitor would go out so quickly. So I tested flipping the breaker off, then back on. After a 5 minute short cycle it kicked back on.
Any ideas why it would suddenly start doing this?
Thanks,
David
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No it does not flip. It just happened again that it won't turn on. This time flipping it manually did not work. I wonder why changing the capacitor previously "fixed" it for about a month. There has to be an underlying cause.
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the compressor could be going off on internal overloads. Which means its getting to hot. Could be low on refrigerant.
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You're guessing at the problem.
You need to confirm that the contactor IS actually closing and the fan and compressor aren't working. It sounds like more to me a defective/corroded contactor.
I would check for 240v at the incoming line side of the contactor and then again on the outgoing side.
You need to confirm that the contactor IS actually closing and the fan and compressor aren't working. It sounds like more to me a defective/corroded contactor.
I would check for 240v at the incoming line side of the contactor and then again on the outgoing side.