Thanks for this. I watched this and fixed my AC unit for a $34 capacitor at my local dealer. It went out on the weekend and I know this saved us $300 or more. Amazon had a match for $17 but I wanted to have it right away because of the temps today and tomorrow. Much appreciated.
I want to say thank you. For the past 4 days my central ac stop working and I use to push the fan just like you use to but it didn't last long and it's was so hot. So I went and bought the AC capacitor and just did the job myself thanks to your video and now everything works amazing. My AC has been with this house for the past 34 years so I do have an older one, but it's all the same thing. Thank you again
This worked for me! Two years ago I changed out the capacitor thinking it was bad. It turned out to be a bad fuse. AC guy said hold on to my old capacitor because it was still good and I might need it later. Two year later I did and it worked and of course it was on the weekend. Thanks for the video.!
Hell yeah! Thank you for this video saved me and my family…Our AC just suddenly stopped working at 11:30 at night in a 108 degree weather…Thank you, Awesome video
Thank you very much, you were very informative, I just had a service technician come out and change my capacitor, my AC unit fan was not running, $265.00 for the new capacitor. The technician was very helpful and informative, he advised me to clean out my outside AC unit coils with a garden hose at least once a season, he showed me how to do it. Mine was completely plugged up, I also need about 2 lbs. of the New Freon added, it was an expensive service call, but I learned a lot. I had no idea, my AC coils were that plugged up, it's hard to notice that unless you look closely at the fins.
Yep such easy maintenance is the key. Actually that wasn't a bad price. I know there are way more companies that charge alot more. Thanks for watching and commenting ☺
@@MountaineerOutdoorsI came home from vacation and my house was like a Turkish bath! Great content, the only problem I have w the video is no explanation of getting oem parts for an older unit the schematic for the top of the component can be laid out completely different than the original one was! My unit is a Ruud I believe it’s a 110 bcuz it’s on the smaller side! But it’s almost 20 years old now so I got a capacitor for it n the layout for the wire hookups is completely different! It took some work, but I finally figured it out! It tested as working but weak signal so I used my new one which looked way better! The original had a plastic outer shell the new one was aluminum! But then I realized my fuse in the outside breaker box was bad as well! Another trip to the parts supplier and it was up and running! It took hours to get the house cold again considering we are in a major heat/humidity spell! We had a big storm when I was gone overnight that may have sparked the issue
This video is worth it just for the zip tie tip alone! I've probably used 10's of thousands of zip ties in my life and I have never heard of twisting the excess off...and...I have cut myself countless times on those things. I don't know why I never thought of that. I guess you CAN teach an old dog new tricks! Thanks!
Thank you for this video. I am about to try this as my condenser stopped working yesterday, thankfully the weather is really good and I can just open the windows and run fans.
Yes! Thanks for the video it helped me to repair mine and save $300+ on repairs, the Capacitor cost me $35 and took 20 min to install and complete the repair. 5 stars ***** video review!
Awesome info! I went through some similar troubleshooting recently, determining which thermostat as bad on a water heater...replaced them both anyway, but having a meter is a must. Thanks for sharing this!
Hope you can answer a question for me. Our central ac went out two days ago. I watched a ton of videos and came to the conclusion my capacitor needed to be changed. I could push the plunger in and the compressor and fan would kick on but the blower in the house wouldn't come on. I just put the new capacitor on but it's the same thing. I just put a new thermostat on a few months ago and it has been working fine. Like the most of the country, we here in SW Missouri have been going through a heat wave. Yesterday the heat index was 102 and it got up to 89 in the house. My wife and I are both on social security so I am trying to find the least expensive way to get this done myself. Any ideas you may have would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!!
Guessing maybe you have a control transformer that went out. Just a guess through. Let me know what you find and I hope you get it fixed soon stay cool
Thank you so so much. This just saved me an my family. Ordered the part on amazon and only took 2 days. Went out Friday and ordered part by the night. Calling a tech would have been $150 for over weekend and then they charge hundreds for this when the part wasn’t even $16..
Could use some advice please. I have a standard multimeter, but don't think there is a setting for microfarads, just regular ohms or do I not understand? When I turn on my unit, the fan isn't moving and I only hear a buzzing sound, I do know a fair bit about electronics, usually signals a bad capacitor...Thanks Mountain Man
What causes the fan struggle to turn when unit turns on, even after I replaced the capacitor? It spins once I have it a boost with a flat ruler. House is good and cool now. 75 degrees inside - was 90 inside here in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas.
@@MountaineerOutdoors Yes. Capacitor is good now. The very old capacitor burned out at the Common four-pronged connector with inner fluid oozing out a little. It was probably the original one from 1992 and a gray hard plastic, not shiny metal. So, I am wondering if a hung up fan caused the capacitor to fail. Everything works now and house is cool. It's so hot here that the unit has not kicked off at all so I can see if fan turns easily the next time it kicks on.
My friend , you aren't really bad for a novice My advise to you is to take hvac job as a part time to upgrade your skill set & open your own business . It seems you have future in this field . This is my honest assessment .😂
Another thing to notice on capacitors is the prongs on each terminal . Common has 4 pins compressor has 3 and the fan has either 2 or 1. Also good thing to know. Good job though!
Thanks for sharing. My question: This capacitor activates and runs his big fan only or also the one, not visible in this video (I think called blower) which means blowing cool air inside a home?
Never assume that a capacitor has been discharged. Especially if it hasn't had power for any time. Caps are designed to hold a charge. Always properly discharge them before handling.
Hey there, just heard a big humming sound outside and turned the breaker off ... now what would cause the outside unit running HOT and the Fan not spinning at all? It seems as if the fan died while the outisde unit and the compressor were working ? any help appreciated it's Sunday night and we have 80+ degrees at 7PM here ... cheers !
Won't turn off?? Sounds like a contactor is either stuck open or something is calling for it to be on maybe a bad thermostat. If you turn off all power it should go off??
Winter gone and spring and summer is here today in MN with 80+ degree. I turns on the AC first time since last fall and the fan motor would run but the AC compressor and/or fan will not engage. Could this be the capacitor as well?
Question our AC won’t turn on or blow any air... thermostat is on but marking 80 and I’d i turn down it AC won’t start... any idea what I can check or could be... in SA,TX it’s hot right now 🙏🏽
Sounds to me like your transformer might have went bad, if your thermostat won't control anything. Just a guess. Will the fan come on if you just put it to fan only?
Hi, awesome video ty! I have a ? I just bought a new compacitor and ac is not turning. The fan is not turning help ty 😎👍 and also I saw a little, little bulb red and green flashing light on so what's that mean ty 😎👍
on mine I can press the contact in for the fan motor and it will spin but it won't switch on like its supposed to. Do you think it could be something with the thermostat inside on the control box?
@@MountaineerOutdoors ok thank you. Went to my local HVAC supply house, and they tested the capacitor and it was bad. Hooked up a new one, and the heat pump kicked on and then shut off after about five minutes. HVAC company seems to think the fan motor itself is bad, what do you think?
It could be several things honestly do you smell anything on the motor? Is the motor hot? Unfortunately I'm not HVAC specialist so I don't really know what that being there it's kind of one of those things that you need to really be there to see. Unfortunately your best bet would be to possibly get someone to check it out. Check around because alot of places have specials for 99$ to come out and basically tell you the problem. Then you can fix it yourself. Or you could probably make a deal with the tech that's there to come back after hours and do it for way less and still have the warranty, through them.
Thanks... I felt like I should share something that a homeowner can do and that can save themselves money. I appreciate you watching and commenting. Glad you learned something from this
Man, super video! Love the screenshot of the chart as well. Still using this video in 2023! Sending some good Karma your way! BTW, what does it mean to wait for it to cycle 1 time?
Thanks Just would go over herm to 123 before attempting Do you know? How much voltage or an ampers that carries?I want to lose capacities if you touch the accisend.Just for kicks shits and giggles😂
2 months ago, fan would buzz but wouldnt engage unless we bumped it into monentum. Swapped capacitor. Problem fixed. Now: Same morning replaced duct work in attic, now randomly the outside fan non functional. This time no buzzing. Not sure if I hit a wire or switch in attic or if two scenarios are coincidental and unrelated
Hello, thank you for the great video and clear instructions. My problem is the condenser starts and cools the house down for a minute or so but the fan never starts, even if I give it a first push. Then condenser stops. Do you think replacing the capacitor fix the issue?
I don't think so honestly. A capacitor is mainly for starting it holds electricity due to the in rush. I'm not a hvac guy but normally that's is what they are used for. Let me know what you find
@@MountaineerOutdoors thank you for your reply. Changing the capacitor didn't fix the issue. So I'm having someone to take a look at it because if I need to replace the motor i may need to spend the whole day 😃
@@MountaineerOutdoors It wasn't the motor. He had to change the control card ($371 )and thermistor ($100). So contrary to what I planned to spend on this ($13) it cost me 471 not including his first false diagnosis which was $400.
I live I am apartment, turned the air on late Friday night. An hour or so later it’s not cooling. I checked and the outside unit is it working, no sound or anything. They put in new furnace with a/c almost 2 years ago. Is there a way to tell if the fuse is bad outside without any meters?
Question, for when you get a chance.. My fan turns.. With bad capacitor it would even start going if i gave it a push.. However, i replace with new capacitor, and now it won’t even make the zoom noise and every 30 sec clicks it did before.. Any suggestions?
Hi my A/C motor is on and I am getting air in the house but its hot air and the fan outside is not turning on. The coils are clean and no frozen lines. Need help! Thanks
The fan on mine started howling like someone was mowing my lawn in the middle of the night. Waiting for the new motor yo arrive tomorrow. As preventative maintenance, I change the capacitors every 5 years and the transfer switch every 10 years. Sucks that the motor didn't make it to the 20 year switch.
Hey MO, in my case, the buzzing sound coming from the fan was only a blown fuse, located outside the fan on the stucco wall of our house, service call and repair just $100
My ax inside is running at 80 with air blowing. My central air outside is no activity. No noise. No spin Also what voltage reader should I pick up from Home Depot
Are you sure that your breaker inside your house isn't tripped? Or if you have a disconnect is it tripped? It could be a low voltage issue to your thermostat. Could be alot of little things. Here is a meter I do recommend from Amazon and the homedepot amzn.to/4bxXB8v www.homedepot.com/p/Klein-Tools-600-Volt-Digital-Multi-Meter-Manual-Ranging-MM325/320822947
I can tell you here but honestly if you Google air conditioner capacitor wiring diagram it would be alot easier. If you can't find it email me I'll screenshot it and sent it to you
@@MountaineerOutdoors Hey man thanks a lot for that I actually figured it out finally, my first time doing anything AC repair it was the capacitor. Question AC is 14 years old but still ok so after capacitor what other parts are likely to be damaged?: thanks for the video (later if I need more help, can I pm you questions? thanks)
Well typically I don't do ac work but anything that moves like the contactor inside the unit. Other than that anything electronic. If I can ever help holler at me
@@MountaineerOutdoors Hey man my other AC unit's capacitor is bad I think, the same exact problem fan won't spin but will spin after I help it spin, there is a humming noise it stop and comes. Question but this capacitor it got 2 yellow wires in "common" so when I get the new capacitor, it doesn't matter which of the 4 "prong" in common that I plug those 2 yellow wires into right? just as long as it's into common?
My ac turns off after 15-20 of running. It won't start up until 1-2 hours . The power company installed something to shut off my ac unit. Is it the thermostat or the device from the power company?
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Called a HVAC guy to fix it and he kept trying to sell me a brand new ac system entirely. Took 30 minutes to replace the capactior and it works...
Wow glad you took care of it yourself
Yup they're just sales men now
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Thanks for this. I watched this and fixed my AC unit for a $34 capacitor at my local dealer. It went out on the weekend and I know this saved us $300 or more. Amazon had a match for $17 but I wanted to have it right away because of the temps today and tomorrow. Much appreciated.
Awesome so glad to hear that this helped you
⁸😊@@MountaineerOutdoors
I want to say thank you. For the past 4 days my central ac stop working and I use to push the fan just like you use to but it didn't last long and it's was so hot. So I went and bought the AC capacitor and just did the job myself thanks to your video and now everything works amazing. My AC has been with this house for the past 34 years so I do have an older one, but it's all the same thing. Thank you again
Awesome so happy this worked for you
I am now an officially part of the twist zip tie club!!!!! Thank you good sir
😂 😂 😂
This worked for me! Two years ago I changed out the capacitor thinking it was bad. It turned out to be a bad fuse. AC guy said hold on to my old capacitor because it was still good and I might need it later. Two year later I did and it worked and of course it was on the weekend. Thanks for the video.!
My pleasure thanks for watching and commenting ☺
Hell yeah! Thank you for this video saved me and my family…Our AC just suddenly stopped working at 11:30 at night in a 108 degree weather…Thank you, Awesome video
Never fail glad to hear that this helped you and your family. Have a great cool day
This is a great video and appreciate you taking the time to put it together. I don't understand why the 37 people would give it a thumbs down. Unreal!
It's all good some people do not like their selves. I appreciate you watching and commenting ☺
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@@MountaineerOutdoors we ignore them anyway. thank you for the video!
Thanks. I appreciate you. Have a great day ☺
The thumbs down are likely AC repairmen upset that they may lose out on charging people hundreds of dollars to fix.
Thank you very much, you were very informative, I just had a service technician come out and change my capacitor, my AC unit fan was not running, $265.00 for the new capacitor. The technician was very helpful and informative, he advised me to clean out my outside AC unit coils with a garden hose at least once a season, he showed me how to do it. Mine was completely plugged up, I also need about 2 lbs. of the New Freon added, it was an expensive service call, but I learned a lot. I had no idea, my AC coils were that plugged up, it's hard to notice that unless you look closely at the fins.
Yep such easy maintenance is the key. Actually that wasn't a bad price. I know there are way more companies that charge alot more. Thanks for watching and commenting ☺
Dude, its 107 degrees and my unit quit. You are the bomb. I owe you.
Glad you got it fixed. You already paid for it by watching and commenting. Have a "cool" day
@@MountaineerOutdoorsI came home from vacation and my house was like a Turkish bath! Great content, the only problem I have w the video is no explanation of getting oem parts for an older unit the schematic for the top of the component can be laid out completely different than the original one was! My unit is a Ruud I believe it’s a 110 bcuz it’s on the smaller side! But it’s almost 20 years old now so I got a capacitor for it n the layout for the wire hookups is completely different! It took some work, but I finally figured it out! It tested as working but weak signal so I used my new one which looked way better! The original had a plastic outer shell the new one was aluminum! But then I realized my fuse in the outside breaker box was bad as well! Another trip to the parts supplier and it was up and running! It took hours to get the house cold again considering we are in a major heat/humidity spell! We had a big storm when I was gone overnight that may have sparked the issue
alabama weather in a mobile homes awful at inside 97 degrees and all i hear is hummmmm or buzzzz lol
@@chasitymitchell8502 are u hearing a buzz outside the house or on the inside?
Well send him a check then
This video is worth it just for the zip tie tip alone! I've probably used 10's of thousands of zip ties in my life and I have never heard of twisting the excess off...and...I have cut myself countless times on those things. I don't know why I never thought of that. I guess you CAN teach an old dog new tricks! Thanks!
Well I appreciate you commenting on this and watching. Have a great day ☺
Thanks for this vid... I'm a hood system specialist, but I never messed with these units... One went out at my new job... I fix! Boss happy...
Thank you for this video. I am about to try this as my condenser stopped working yesterday, thankfully the weather is really good and I can just open the windows and run fans.
Thank you so much for this wonderful tutorial. I’m in the sunshine state in the middle of July with no AC. This helped tremendously. THANK YOU!
Awesome glad to hear that this helped you
76 degrees?! I wish. Im sitting at 85 degrees and its 10pm lol. Nice video, thanks for sharing.
My pleasure thanks for watching and commenting ☺
Yup same thing just happened to me and thankfully it was just the capacitor! Thank you for your video! It’s 103 out here in So Cal today.
Cheap fix being hot sucks for sure. Thanks for watching and commenting
Great job, I have been dealing with rip- off AC guys for years. Thanks for your help! Great job, keep it up!
Awesome it's very nice to fix something your self. Thank you for your comment and watching ☺
thanks for the regular person explanation of how to fix the problem. you did a great job!
My pleasure thanks for watching and commenting ☺
Even though we have different units your video helped me out brother, I saved myself a couple hundred bucks. Thanks!
Awesome glad to hear that this helped you. I appreciate your comment and watching ☺
Great tip about the zip ties. I always end up with a cut from a cut zip tie. From now on will definitely follow your advice!!
Awesome. Thanks for watching and commenting ☺
My AC fan won't turn on. Your video may be able to save me a few hundreds of bucks. Cheers.
Awesome.. So glad this helped you good luck 🤞
Thank you so much. I followed your instructions and now my AC works again.
Awesome so glad to hear that this helped. Thanks for watching and commenting ☺
Thanks for this info I had this problem so I ordered a capacitor and replaced the old one so now the house is cool again.. thanks again
Awesome so glad to hear that this helped you
Two thumbs up and very well presented. Saved me a service call and a couple hundred dollars. Cheers buddy.
Awesome and I appreciate your comment and watching ☺
I’m not sure if we have a breaker like that for our ac, but I definitely will have my husband try this. Very informative. Thanks
I appreciate your comment and watching ☺ good luck 🤞
You’re a life saver! Really appreciate you showing us how to do this
My pleasure thanks for watching and commenting ☺
Yes! Thanks for the video it helped me to repair mine and save $300+ on repairs, the Capacitor cost me $35 and took 20 min to install and complete the repair. 5 stars ***** video review!
Awesome thanks for watching and commenting ☺
Thank you so much I got on top of the roof did it all byself. My air conditioner is running beautifully Again Thank U
Awesome thanks for watching and commenting ☺
Great video. Thank a bunch for saving $500 over $20 part. Thank you again.
I appreciate it. Thanks for watching and commenting ☺
I followed your video step by step!! And i was able to fix my AC.
Awesome so glad to hear that this helped you ☺
Hi, This Is Jermey McGiure I Love Watching How To Videos. Thank God You Got Your Air Conditioner Working Again!!
I appreciate it and I was glad too. Thanks for watching.
Thank you stranger, you saved me money and I am in your debt
Always my pleasure glad to hear that you got this fixed on your own.
Awesome info! I went through some similar troubleshooting recently, determining which thermostat as bad on a water heater...replaced them both anyway, but having a meter is a must. Thanks for sharing this!
Yep the right meter makes the difference for sure
Hope you can answer a question for me. Our central ac went out two days ago. I watched a ton of videos and came to the conclusion my capacitor needed to be changed. I could push the plunger in and the compressor and fan would kick on but the blower in the house wouldn't come on. I just put the new capacitor on but it's the same thing. I just put a new thermostat on a few months ago and it has been working fine. Like the most of the country, we here in SW Missouri have been going through a heat wave. Yesterday the heat index was 102 and it got up to 89 in the house. My wife and I are both on social security so I am trying to find the least expensive way to get this done myself. Any ideas you may have would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!!
Guessing maybe you have a control transformer that went out. Just a guess through. Let me know what you find and I hope you get it fixed soon stay cool
Thank you, i was stumped but now i know my next step. God bless
Glad I could help
Thank you for the informative video. This was exactly what I needed. Saved me hundreds. Thanks so much!
Always my pleasure thanks for watching and commenting ☺
Thank you so so much. This just saved me an my family. Ordered the part on amazon and only took 2 days. Went out Friday and ordered part by the night. Calling a tech would have been $150 for over weekend and then they charge hundreds for this when the part wasn’t even $16..
Awesome so glad that this helped you. ☺
What a great guy....that is real America
🇺🇸 Merica 🇺🇸
This is the true American spirit
I appreciate your kindness and watching. Have a great day ☺
Could use some advice please. I have a standard multimeter, but don't think there is a setting for microfarads, just regular ohms or do I not understand? When I turn on my unit, the fan isn't moving and I only hear a buzzing sound, I do know a fair bit about electronics, usually signals a bad capacitor...Thanks Mountain Man
What causes the fan struggle to turn when unit turns on, even after I replaced the capacitor? It spins once I have it a boost with a flat ruler. House is good and cool now. 75 degrees inside - was 90 inside here in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas.
More than likely, your fan motor is going bad. Did you replace the capacitor with the exact same one?
@@MountaineerOutdoors Yes. Capacitor is good now. The very old capacitor burned out at the Common four-pronged connector with inner fluid oozing out a little. It was probably the original one from 1992 and a gray hard plastic, not shiny metal. So, I am wondering if a hung up fan caused the capacitor to fail. Everything works now and house is cool. It's so hot here that the unit has not kicked off at all so I can see if fan turns easily the next time it kicks on.
It very well could have. There is a good video of someone oiling the fan on the outdoor unit. Let me see if I can find it. May be able to help you
@@Texasmann1 ruclips.net/video/wSBr0PDCbzE/видео.html I believe this one is a good one to watch good luck
My friend , you aren't really bad for a novice
My advise to you is to take hvac job as a part time to upgrade your skill set & open your own business .
It seems you have future in this field .
This is my honest assessment .😂
Great video. Just swapped out the capacitor on my unit and a/c is working again. Thank you
Definitely my pleasure
Thank you, 🙏 watching in 2024 and it helps us so much
Awesome so glad to hear that this still helped. Have a great day ☺
You Rock! Very personable, easy to understand, all of that. Thank You!
I believe I'm having the same issues so I will be trying the same. Thanks a billion for explaining this easy.
My pleasure thanks for watching and commenting ☺ and I hope that you fix yours
@@MountaineerOutdoors It worked and its still running great. Thank you again!!!!
Awesome. Have a great day ☺
Would putting a wood block under the new smaller diameter capacitor keep it in place?
Good question, I personally never put any wood in there if it heats up and catches on fire it could be bad
Awesome been struggling with diagnosing my unit for two days. Hope this helps me when I get home from work today.
Good luck it sucks having a hot house
You are lucky your an ELECTRICIAN . You saved 400.00 Now take out your family for supper. Great job.
True I appreciate you watching and commenting. Have a great day ☺
I owe this man… THANK YOU!
The comment and the satisfaction that got your ac fixed is more than enough. Have a great "cool" summer. Thanks for the comment and watching ☺
Another thing to notice on capacitors is the prongs on each terminal . Common has 4 pins compressor has 3 and the fan has either 2 or 1. Also good thing to know. Good job though!
Yes I learned that much after this video. Thank you for sharing that here. I appreciate your comment and watching
Thank you so much for this tips may god bless you and your family 😇🙏👍👍👍
Your so welcome I appreciate you watching and commenting ☺
Thanks for sharing. My question: This capacitor activates and runs his big fan only or also the one, not visible in this video (I think called blower) which means blowing cool air inside a home?
It runs the condenser and fan
Thank you so much for your help. I fixed my a/c and it running now ❤❤❤
Awesome!!! Congratulations
Never assume that a capacitor has been discharged. Especially if it hasn't had power for any time. Caps are designed to hold a charge. Always properly discharge them before handling.
Great advice they sure can definitely knock the piss out of you for sure.
Hey there, just heard a big humming sound outside and turned the breaker off ... now what would cause the outside unit running HOT and the Fan not spinning at all? It seems as if the fan died while the outisde unit and the compressor were working ? any help appreciated it's Sunday night and we have 80+ degrees at 7PM here ... cheers !
It could be several things. If your fan is hot I'd check there first. But sounds like it could be other things... Hard to guess without being there
thanks so much ... hard to guess when being there too :)@@MountaineerOutdoors
Hi, mines motor not coming on or spinning anymore, but luke warm air is coming out. Can you tell me if it can be fixed ?
That would be hard to diagnose with such little information. Everything definitely can be fixed though
Hi the video was very informative but I still have a problem the unit is making a hissing sound and I don't know what that is
I am not sure either
Excellent Video!!!
Where do I send you a case of beer???
Thanks Much!!!
Chuck in Michigan
😂 😂.. Im just happy to hear that this helped you. Stay cool brother
Would you do a video on Rheem fan doesn't turn off and how to fix it.
Won't turn off?? Sounds like a contactor is either stuck open or something is calling for it to be on maybe a bad thermostat. If you turn off all power it should go off??
Thanks for sharing this essential knowledge.
Always
Thank you. Great explanations and this worked for me! 👍
Good video helps a lot to know more about it
Winter gone and spring and summer is here today in MN with 80+ degree. I turns on the AC first time since last fall and the fan motor would run but the AC compressor and/or fan will not engage. Could this be the capacitor as well?
My first place I'd look
What type of drill bit is needed to attach or remove the fan blade and the grill attached to it?
I believe that it's a 5/16 as for the fan blades I'm not sure I have never taken them off
Question our AC won’t turn on or blow any air... thermostat is on but marking 80 and I’d i turn down it AC won’t start... any idea what I can check or could be... in SA,TX it’s hot right now 🙏🏽
Sounds to me like your transformer might have went bad, if your thermostat won't control anything. Just a guess. Will the fan come on if you just put it to fan only?
You the man. Thank you
Hi, awesome video ty! I have a ? I just bought a new compacitor and ac is not turning. The fan is not turning help ty 😎👍 and also I saw a little, little bulb red and green flashing light on so what's that mean ty 😎👍
Is the contactor pulling in?
I have no idea and I will look up ty
on mine I can press the contact in for the fan motor and it will spin but it won't switch on like its supposed to. Do you think it could be something with the thermostat inside on the control box?
Are you sure you have control voltage? Something needs to pull in the contactor which would be the thermostat
no voltage to pull in the contact
If you have no control voltage check your power to your t stat. It should be like 24 volts I believe
😊thank a lot for tip it sure helps me a lot and save me an electrician fee
Happy to help
Got my back on business!! Thank you for the knowledge.
Awesome glad to hear that this helped you
How many ohms should the tester be set to?
I have 4K, 40k, 400K, 4M, 40m, 400m
Knight K-810
You really need a microfarad tester it's labeled uf on your meter. That's what I would recommend
@@MountaineerOutdoors ok thank you. Went to my local HVAC supply house, and they tested the capacitor and it was bad. Hooked up a new one, and the heat pump kicked on and then shut off after about five minutes. HVAC company seems to think the fan motor itself is bad, what do you think?
It could be several things honestly do you smell anything on the motor? Is the motor hot? Unfortunately I'm not HVAC specialist so I don't really know what that being there it's kind of one of those things that you need to really be there to see. Unfortunately your best bet would be to possibly get someone to check it out. Check around because alot of places have specials for 99$ to come out and basically tell you the problem. Then you can fix it yourself. Or you could probably make a deal with the tech that's there to come back after hours and do it for way less and still have the warranty, through them.
Turns out the capacitor was bad, and the shut off switch was full of water… drain was clogged; cleaned out and all good now.
That's awesome hope it didn't cost you alot to diagnose that. Have a great summer stay cool
Does the fan still work now from being over heated? I'm afraid mine might not last after mine did the same thing.
That's hard to tell. Heat definitely damages the internal windings. Might need to watch it and have one on hand.
This is some good info Mike! Learned something. Thumbs up bro!
Richard from Kansas;)
Thanks... I felt like I should share something that a homeowner can do and that can save themselves money. I appreciate you watching and commenting. Glad you learned something from this
Man, super video! Love the screenshot of the chart as well. Still using this video in 2023! Sending some good Karma your way! BTW, what does it mean to wait for it to cycle 1 time?
Just make sure it comes on and goes off 1 time.
We changed out our capacitor but still fill is not working, what can it be? Motor?
Maybe hard to know
What meter would you recommend to ??
Other than my fluke this one is always my go to amzn.to/3lYEEXk
Thanks
Just would go over herm to 123 before attempting
Do you know?
How much voltage or an ampers that carries?I want to lose capacities if you touch the accisend.Just for kicks shits and giggles😂
No idea
2 months ago, fan would buzz but wouldnt engage unless we bumped it into monentum. Swapped capacitor. Problem fixed.
Now: Same morning replaced duct work in attic, now randomly the outside fan non functional. This time no buzzing. Not sure if I hit a wire or switch in attic or if two scenarios are coincidental and unrelated
It could definitely be not sure
Hello, thank you for the great video and clear instructions.
My problem is the condenser starts and cools the house down for a minute or so but the fan never starts, even if I give it a first push. Then condenser stops.
Do you think replacing the capacitor fix the issue?
I don't think so honestly. A capacitor is mainly for starting it holds electricity due to the in rush. I'm not a hvac guy but normally that's is what they are used for. Let me know what you find
@@MountaineerOutdoors thank you for your reply. Changing the capacitor didn't fix the issue. So I'm having someone to take a look at it because if I need to replace the motor i may need to spend the whole day 😃
So was it your motor?
@@MountaineerOutdoors It wasn't the motor. He had to change the control card ($371 )and thermistor ($100). So contrary to what I planned to spend on this ($13) it cost me 471 not including his first false diagnosis which was $400.
Well that sucked but at least now it's fixed. I'm sure your much happier
Thanks for your video
Wonderful today I am learning a new thing
Thanks
My pleasure glad that this helped
Thank you very much. Now, I just go ahead and buy a capacitor. I have the same problem.
My pleasure.. Glad this helped
I live I am apartment, turned the air on late Friday night. An hour or so later it’s not cooling. I checked and the outside unit is it working, no sound or anything. They put in new furnace with a/c almost 2 years ago. Is there a way to tell if the fuse is bad outside without any meters?
A Huge thank you I was able to fix my unit…. Thank you 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
My pleasure thanks for watching and commenting and glad you fixed it
Question, for when you get a chance.. My fan turns.. With bad capacitor it would even start going if i gave it a push.. However, i replace with new capacitor, and now it won’t even make the zoom noise and every 30 sec clicks it did before.. Any suggestions?
Maybe a bad contact block or weak transformer?
Hi my A/C motor is on and I am getting air in the house but its hot air and the fan outside is not turning on. The coils are clean and no frozen lines. Need help! Thanks
Sorry just now seeing this.. Did you get it fixed? Was it a capacitor?
@Mountaineer Outdoors Yes it was!
Great video Sir! Thanks for your insight!
My pleasure thanks for watching and commenting ☺
Thank you for saving my money!
My pleasure glad that this helped you ☺
Why my ac capacitor is 350/ 370 and I can't find anything the same must of them ar 370/440 is this works the same please help is 100 degrees,
I am not 100% sure. Maybe someone here can help with that. I usually always get the exact same thing as what I had. Good luck.
Where do you get a compressor from?
Maybe a hvac store or call air conditioner place. If you can see the information you probably can order from Amazon
The fan on mine started howling like someone was mowing my lawn in the middle of the night. Waiting for the new motor yo arrive tomorrow. As preventative maintenance, I change the capacitors every 5 years and the transfer switch every 10 years. Sucks that the motor didn't make it to the 20 year switch.
That's good preventive maintenance for sure. Thanks for the comment and watching
Excellent video
Hey MO, in my case, the buzzing sound coming from the fan was only a blown fuse, located outside the fan on the stucco wall of our house, service call and repair just $100
Wow that's not too bad
Thanks for the guide. I was able to fix mine today
Awesome!!
thanks for the help,i know what ill be doing saturday
Good luck 🤞
My ax inside is running at 80 with air blowing.
My central air outside is no activity. No noise. No spin
Also what voltage reader should I pick up from Home Depot
Are you sure that your breaker inside your house isn't tripped? Or if you have a disconnect is it tripped? It could be a low voltage issue to your thermostat. Could be alot of little things. Here is a meter I do recommend from Amazon and the homedepot amzn.to/4bxXB8v
www.homedepot.com/p/Klein-Tools-600-Volt-Digital-Multi-Meter-Manual-Ranging-MM325/320822947
Thank you so so much for this video!!!!
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thanks for all info
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Can you tell me which wire goes to which in new cap? I got brown, blue, and yellow wire. (Old capacitor the words on top I am unable to see any)
I can tell you here but honestly if you Google air conditioner capacitor wiring diagram it would be alot easier. If you can't find it email me I'll screenshot it and sent it to you
@@MountaineerOutdoors Hey man thanks a lot for that I actually figured it out finally, my first time doing anything AC repair it was the capacitor. Question AC is 14 years old but still ok so after capacitor what other parts are likely to be damaged?: thanks for the video (later if I need more help, can I pm you questions? thanks)
Well typically I don't do ac work but anything that moves like the contactor inside the unit. Other than that anything electronic. If I can ever help holler at me
@@MountaineerOutdoors Hey man my other AC unit's capacitor is bad I think, the same exact problem fan won't spin but will spin after I help it spin, there is a humming noise it stop and comes. Question but this capacitor it got 2 yellow wires in "common" so when I get the new capacitor, it doesn't matter which of the 4 "prong" in common that I plug those 2 yellow wires into right? just as long as it's into common?
I would have to see it. Google it there is alot of images on this and will show you exactly how to wire it up
My ac turns off after 15-20 of running. It won't start up until 1-2 hours . The power company installed something to shut off my ac unit. Is it the thermostat or the device from the power company?
Honestly not really sure that's something I'd have to look at for sure
Good video and thanks from hot San Antonio Texas and we're not in summer yet😤
Thanks I appreciate it) you watching and commenting ☺