He replaced the 20 amp contactor with a 30 amp but he said that shouldn t be a problem.
Ac unit replaced capacitor still not working.
When central air conditioning service fails during a heat spell you may have to wait days for an hvac repair technician or an ac contractor to show up and you ll probably pay at least several hundred for the repair.
Hi everyone my ac unit just was blowing warm air yesterday and i ve been pulling my hair trying to figure out what s wrong the fan was also not spinning.
It still didn t fix the issue so we took a look at the capacitor and the top was all bubbled up it seems that it went bad.
Instead of replacing a capacitor you could end up having to replace the fan motor or the compressor.
The capacitors are a.
My fan is not running on the outside ac unit.
My house was built 6 yrs ago i said no i cannot afford he replaced the capacitor.
So far i have.
The technician said the capacitor leaking oil and not pulling enough amps.
Therefore to determine whether or not this part is working you ll have to walk outside and look at the fan through the vents of the condenser unit.
Yes the filters are clean and the thermostat is working i can hear the contactor trip to start the compressor.
The fan in your ac unit helps circulate air throughout your home.
I ve changed the capacitor and the fan and it still is not running.
He recommended me getting a whole new system.
Before replacing the board make sure you check more commonly defective parts particularly the fan motor capacitor and the fan motor itself.
This could even result in the entire air conditioner needing replaced.
Relay boards are often misdiagnosed.
Central home air conditioner service failures and solutions.
Replaced capacitor ac still not working.
He responds that he did not test anything after he replaced it.
Diy air conditioning service repair overview.
The air conditioner fan is located in the condenser unit the portion outside your home.
If you re working with a branded unit and want to use their parts the cost can shoot closer to 400 so be sure to ask.
When a capacitor isn t working properly whatever motor it s attached to can get overheated and burn out.
So we went out to a local a c supplier and picked up a new one.
What else could it be.
And what about the unit s filters.
Did you double check the thermostat.
When ac compressor not working but you hear some humming sounds from the unit chances are the compressor is trying to access a non operational capacitor.
The upside is that they are the easiest and cheapest parts to replace.
You definitely don t want that.
We replaced the capacitor without issue.
The relay board provides voltage to many components of the air conditioner including the fan motor.
1 turned the unit off for a while and restarted it from the breaker switch.