hi all! when i 1st turn on my home a/c system, everything kicks on - except the condenser fan outside. you can hear the compressor humming away. but if i give the fan a nudge w/a stick, it starts turning, then runs, and everything's hunky dory, w/the a/c working fine. the problem is, when it cycles off, then back on. because, then, if you're not there to baby-sit it, the condenser fan will not start; which means the compressor will just shut off, as the system overheats, and then stops. inside, the interior fan is running, and you don't notice a problem until it starts getting warm. then, if you shut the system off and let it cool down for a while, you can get it to run again, as long as you run outside to push-start the condenser fan. my question - is the fan shot, and replacing it going to fix the a/c, or is there something else causing the fan not to start on its own? thanks! doug s.

There is an exact/similar post about this almost 5yrs ago, so I hope someone can also help me. Can anyone please tell me how to unbypass this Honeywell st9162a 1014 Fan control board? An AC tech bypassed the circuit to make the blower run 24/7. I bought myself an exact board but don't know how the original wiring was connected. Does anyone know how I can do this. I'm posting pics and schematics. [attach]106336[/attach] [attach]106347[/attach] [attach]106348[/attach] [attach]106349[/attach] [attach]106350[/attach] [attach]106351[/attach]