[left]So recently I decided to get two long unused air conditioning units (both central) up and running. I got one of them to work in a matter of hours just by checking every switch.... the other one will not turn on. The blower works and the switches are all turned on except for the contactor. When I manually forced the contactor on, the condenser unit finally turned on but as soon as I let go it immediately goes back off (even though the thermostat is on and blower is blowing air). I don’t think it’s clogged because it looks/feels ok. Does this mean I need to replace the contactor? If so what do I get? The contactor it uses currently is no longer made by Honeywell (RB424A 1032). Thank you Martin[/left]

Right on queue for the hot weather, my moms A/C has gone out at her home. After researching, it sounded like it was a capacitor issue so I ordered a new one and installed it. Turned everything back on and there is absolutely no noise coming from the fan or compressor or condenser? outside. I have tried turning the blades of the fan with a stick and nothing helps. I opened the contactor and pushed in on it and again no noise or sounds. The thermostat clicks inside, and says it is cooling, the blower fan inside is also working but nothing is kicking the a/c on. My next job is replacing the contactor switch but that will not be here until Tuesday and it is so miserable in the house! Googling this issue brought me to this post which sounds similar to what I am experiencing. [url]https://www.doityourself.com/forum/air-conditioning-cooling-systems/582305-new-contactor-capacitor-c-not-working.html[/url] With no updates at the end, I assume that ended up working? Do you guys have anything else to try?