-Once I let the ac stay turned off for several minutes, the fan starts working again and so does the whole unit.
-Once in a while I have to fiddle with my electronic thermostat as well... it does not take the command... so I open it and fiddle the batteries and then start... it works. I do not think this is an issue either. may just a loose battery sometimes.
-I changed the fuse couple of times. that is not an issue, I know.
-York central air unit.
-14 yrs old.
- I called a technician... but the ac was working and he was not sure what was going on. he thought that the fan motor was gettign jammed... i am not sure it that is an issue or is a capacitor. But if failed capcitor...does the fan start working after few minutes?
-confused. please help
2006-07-19 13:00:27 · 6 answers · asked by gyvyas 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
-I replaced thermostat and came to the conclusion... it is not the problem.
-When the fan was working the capacitor was driving correct power as required on the unit. the technician checked it.
-I would like to change the motor. When can I get it and how to replace it... in york units.
-How to replace capacitor?
-Someone mentioned that the contactor might be bad as well. what is that.. and how to replace that?
pl help... thanks
2006-07-21 11:46:36 · update #1
It sounds like the motor has an internal heat protection device that is tripping. It may be new motor time. Don't forget to install a new capacitor with the new motor. If you want to replace the capacitor first as an experiment, it may be worthwhile (you have to buy one in any event) However, I am not optimistic that this will accomplish the fix.
2006-07-19 13:10:19 · answer #1 · answered by Elwood Blues 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK, the capacitor can be checked with a meter, which your service tech should have. If your service tech does not have a capacitance meter, then find yourself a real tech.
If the capacitor test bad, replace it. If it is not bad, replace the motor and the capacitor both.
Simple as that , pay $200 to have the motor replaced, or pay $850 to have the compressor replaced when you burn it up.
2006-07-19 23:47:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
not a capacitor issue. you either have a motor that is bad, (overheating) or a contactor that is bad. you should be under some kind of warranty if you had a tech out. when it happens again... dont turn it off so he can pin point the problem. itm is deffinately some sort of overheating issue of the two. normaly, a fan will not run at all, or at half speed till it overheats if it is a capacitor issue
2006-07-20 00:01:20 · answer #3 · answered by JUDAS PRIEST 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
may be that you've the incorrect fan motor, or no longer stressed excellent. you'll choose an amp probe to envision for optimum amp draw. Recheck wiring, keep on with diagram if on interior conceal of unit. $four hundred, no longer a nasty fee for a fan motor, you would possibly want to comprehend that the contractor is warranting the motor to boot because the diagnoses. you are able to finally end up paying so a lot extra. In that difficulty continuously attempt to locate a fashion, technicians are human beings too. If coping with a small corporation they might take funds.
2016-11-06 20:43:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've ran into this a couple of times and found the post that the batteries make contact with loose tension, so I would remove the batteries and barely bend the post toward the batteries and make a tighter connection and the problem would go away.
2006-07-19 15:25:20 · answer #5 · answered by Texas A/C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
could be thermal protection but i'm thinking u have a loose wire in ur thermostat.....might have to replace it
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2006-07-19 13:17:33 · answer #6 · answered by bigg_dogg44 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋