Replaced the capacitor and all has been running cool again for about a week. Replaced my neighbor’s too. Theirs stopped working again after 48 hrs. One more replacement on theirs and we’re at 72 hrs of runtime since replacement.
Replaced the capacitor and all has been running cool again for about a week. Replaced my neighbor’s too. Theirs stopped working again after 48 hrs. One more replacement on theirs and we’re at 72 hrs of runtime since replacement.
Usually they bulge and if you know what it’s supposed to look like, it’s quite apparent that it’s dead.
The cap is what’s used to provide the power necessary for the initial start, so, it that doesn’t happen, it’s the quick and easy thing to check (I keep a set of the ones mine takes on a shelf … 30 for a set of 2 and 10 minutes of time to replace or a small fortune for an HVAC guy to replace)
Your inside furnace fan might still run, but, on mine at least, the outside unit fan doesn’t run if the cap is dead
Pretty much anything - outside fan isn’t running? Outside fan is running but air not cool? Obv it can be more, but it’s a very cheap first attempt. And cheap enough to keep on hand like you do