Compressor and Fan Not Working After New Contactor Installed
#41
11-06-19, 07:35 PM
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You need to go inside to the air handler. You can post a model number and we'll try to look it up. Pictures are much faster and usually better. The 24vAC comes from a transformer inside the air handler. You most likely blew a 3-5A protection fuse. If not...... the transformer may be blown. Typically this happens when wiring work is done and the air handler is not powered down first.
#42
11-07-19, 06:24 AM
PJ, when you say go inside the air handler do you mean beyond inside the electrical panel? I thought all the electronics were in the electrical panel? I posted a picture in a previous post.
I'll get the model number after work today.
I'll get the model number after work today.
#43
11-07-19, 08:41 PM
Inside of your house, may be in the attic, there is a big metal box (air handler) which has the furnace and blower fan in there, The transformer should be in there too.
#46
11-09-19, 11:10 AM
PJ, any suggestions? The only fuse I can see in the electrical panel is a 3 Amp but I replaced it a week ago. It did not appear to be blown at the time but I figured I might as well.
#47
11-11-19, 08:13 AM
Well I broke down and called in a pro yesterday and had it fixed. The temp in Nashville is supposed to dip into the twenties tonight.
Turns out the compressor had zero refrigerant caused by a leak in one of the copper lines. The line was rubbing against a metal bracket near the fan. Seems that the compressor vibration prematurely wore a hole in the line.
$400 later and it's fixed.
Turns out the compressor had zero refrigerant caused by a leak in one of the copper lines. The line was rubbing against a metal bracket near the fan. Seems that the compressor vibration prematurely wore a hole in the line.
$400 later and it's fixed.
