Condenser fan gremlin: can’t figure it out!
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05-10-20, 06:44 PM
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Condenser fan gremlin: can’t figure it out!
My (Carrier 38HDA) condenser fan stopped working. My first thought was a bad capacitor: I replaced the capacitor and sure enough the fan started right up. I had cooling for 2 days and thought I was an HVAC whiz. Then the fan stopped again. I replaced the capacitor again (thinking maybe I had bought a defective one) and replaced the contactor as well. Didn’t work: no fan. That only left the motor as the culprit so I replaced the fan motor. I also replaced the fan blade and put yet another new capacitor in just to be sure. Once again I was an HVAC whiz: the fan started right up and I had cool air. But 3 days later the fan stopped and I’m back to square one but with no ideas on what else could be the problem. I have tested that there is power at the contactor so the fuses aren’t blown. All parts were replaced with OEM identical parts. Thoughts on what may be the problem/what to do next?
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05-11-20, 11:27 AM
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There is a low ambient temperature option that can be added to that model. It wouldn't be needed in your area but it may be in there anyway. The idea of that option is to cycle the fan when the ambient air is below a certain temperature.
If the module was not present..... the fan motor power wires would connect directly to the contactor.
If it did have that module..... it would interrupt the wiring to the fan.
There should be a wiring diagram on the unit.
If the module was not present..... the fan motor power wires would connect directly to the contactor.
If it did have that module..... it would interrupt the wiring to the fan.
There should be a wiring diagram on the unit.
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05-11-20, 02:56 PM
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Thank you for the idea but I don't believe there is a low ambient temperature cutoff: the fan motor wires connect directly to the contactor. Thoughts on what else could be the problem or what to look at next?
