Outside AC Question
#1
Member
Thread Starter
Outside AC Question
Hi Guys,
Well, you might have guessed, my AC quit working. Blowing warm air.
Checked outside and the fan wasn't turning. Yay.
I manually engaged the switch at the unit and the fan did NOT spin.
I gave the fan a little nudge and tripped the switch again and the fan started spinning.
So I changed the capacitor, I just happened to have one.
Turned the unit on inside the house and the fan did not spin.
I manually tripped the outside switch again and the fan DID start spinning.
But it won't run on its own.
What do you guys think?
Well, you might have guessed, my AC quit working. Blowing warm air.
Checked outside and the fan wasn't turning. Yay.
I manually engaged the switch at the unit and the fan did NOT spin.
I gave the fan a little nudge and tripped the switch again and the fan started spinning.
So I changed the capacitor, I just happened to have one.
Turned the unit on inside the house and the fan did not spin.
I manually tripped the outside switch again and the fan DID start spinning.
But it won't run on its own.
What do you guys think?
#3
Member
So your pushing in the contactor? Do not do that, can be very dangerous.
Is there control voltage at the coil? At the condenser whatsoever?
whats the make and model of this unit?
Is there control voltage at the coil? At the condenser whatsoever?
whats the make and model of this unit?
#4
Member
Sounds to Me Your Unit has Gotten Over Heated , how Long has it been Off ans Cool Down ?
No Fan it got Real Hot !
No Fan it got Real Hot !
#5
Member
Thread Starter
Sorry for the delay, it was dinner time!
Yes, I manually triggered the contactor. So the motor appears to be ok. Unless I installed a bad capacitor, it must be something else. Maybe the contactor or maybe a PCB. I don't know.
But over heating is something I didn't consider. Thanks Sir Dan. I'm going to push the Reset button right now.
Yes, I manually triggered the contactor. So the motor appears to be ok. Unless I installed a bad capacitor, it must be something else. Maybe the contactor or maybe a PCB. I don't know.
But over heating is something I didn't consider. Thanks Sir Dan. I'm going to push the Reset button right now.
#7
Member
What reset button? Is this the high pressure switch?
Air conditioners are meant to be constant duty. They don’t require resting periods. If the high pressure switch tripped there’s a reason why.
Air conditioners are meant to be constant duty. They don’t require resting periods. If the high pressure switch tripped there’s a reason why.