2006-07-30 12:50:54 · 12 answers · asked by bsbllmm 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Your capactor on the outside unit is bad. Thats all . It usally cost around $10 to $40 dollars if you change it your self. The capactor supplies an extra boost of energy to start the compressor. You should shut down the unit till you replace it. Simple fix.
2006-07-30 13:20:43 · answer #1 · answered by us citizen 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The blower comes on whenever the thermostat reaches the setpoint for cooling and then the compressor is supposed to start.
Check that the fues or breaker to the AC unit are on.(both inside at the breaker panel and outside by the unit) before calling a technician. They will charge you for resetting a breaker.
If you are unsure about what you are doing, always err on the side of safety and call a technician.
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Turn the temperature on the stat down to call for cooling.
Go outside to the AC unit and remove the electrical cover. Now find a black plastic thing with 2 or 3 sets of big wires coming from opposite sides.
Use a stick or carefully use a finger to push in the contactor right in the middle (without touching any metal or wires)
The compressor will come on if it is working when the contactor is depressed.
If it comes on and runs normal you have a low voltage wiring or thermostat problem, call a technician.
If it comes on and sounds "gurgly or grindy" or does not come on you have a bad compressor or another problem (maybe a capacitor) or a leak which has tripped a low pressure switch. It's nearly impossible to troubleshoot your AC system from here in cyberspace, call a technician.
Good luck and be careful
2006-07-30 13:12:55 · answer #2 · answered by ©2009 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What do you mean the outdoor unit is trying to start but can't? Is the outdoor unit getting power? The blower unit and the outdoor unit are often on separate circuit breakers, check your circuit breaker box to see if one has flipped. If the unit is getting power and still it not cooling, then the condenser is probably the problem.
2006-07-30 12:55:23 · answer #3 · answered by Jim G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first of all which fan is on the blower fan or condensor fan? If the condensor fan is running and you can hear the compressor trying to start and shutting off it could be the run capacitor going bad. I wouldn't recommend changing it yourself unless you have experience with electricty.
2006-07-30 13:04:52 · answer #4 · answered by kcp2112 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-03 08:13:01 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like a bad compressor.
2006-07-30 12:58:37 · answer #6 · answered by daango26 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Likely suspects are the compressor and the condenser, but I would vote condenser because they usually go first.
2006-07-30 12:53:10 · answer #7 · answered by murzun 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like the Condenser may be shot.
2006-07-30 12:51:57 · answer #8 · answered by M L 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The compressor is locked up
2006-07-30 13:03:54 · answer #9 · answered by aussie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that happened to us last week, our unit froze up because the fan motor broke, good luck
2006-07-30 12:54:11 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋