Outside AC Question


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Old 08-08-20, 03:24 PM
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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?
 
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Old 08-08-20, 03:46 PM
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When you say you "tripped the outside switch" are you saying to manually pushed in the contact in the unit, or are you saying you turned on the disconnect off and then on?
 
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Old 08-08-20, 03:49 PM
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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?
 
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Old 08-08-20, 04:19 PM
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Sounds to Me Your Unit has Gotten Over Heated , how Long has it been Off ans Cool Down ?
No Fan it got Real Hot !
 
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Old 08-08-20, 06:31 PM
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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.

 
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Old 08-08-20, 06:38 PM
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That did it!
Back up and running.
Thanks guys!!!

 
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Old 08-08-20, 07:27 PM
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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.
 
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Old 08-08-20, 07:33 PM
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Yes, the high pressure switch. Overheating would be one reason for it to trip.
 
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Old 08-08-20, 07:50 PM
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Why is the unit overheating?
The switch trips on pressure, not temperature.
 
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Old 08-08-20, 09:18 PM
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My guess would be lack of air flow due to the fan not running due to a bad capacitor.
 
 

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