Be careful with capacitors too bec they carry a big punch if not discharged

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Jul 10, 2020
9:03:04pm

VACOUGFAN Truly Addicted User

Be careful with capacitors too bec they carry a big punch if not discharged

before working on them. As he said, ground it with a screwdriver. Look up videos on how to do it. It's super easy to change one out. Just make sure to turn the breaker off first obviously. (You may want to call a handy friend though)

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How to Discharge an Air Conditioner Capacitor

How to Discharge an Air Conditioner Capacitor. A home's air-conditioning system uses many electronic components to generate cool air to each room vent. These systems use large capacitor components to store electrical energy for a boost to the air conditioner when needed. When you need to work internally on the air ...

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Hottest weekend of the year and our A/C blower fan outside isn’t moving.

dchandle15

7/10/20 8:35pm

Hopefully you have family you can stay with with AC.

Cougarrr

7/10/20 8:40pm

We don’t. Much of my wife’s family is awaiting COVID-19 tests.

dchandle15

7/10/20 8:43pm

Someone make a GoFundMe for Dchandle15 hotel room this weekend.

Cougarrr

7/10/20 8:46pm

May just be a blown capacitor. Is the breaker tripping for the unit?

VACOUGFAN

7/10/20 8:43pm

This was the problem with my mom's AC this week. $299.

tjngirlz

7/10/20 8:55pm

Ouch, they got robbed. Same thing happened last year for us,

Romex

7/11/20 3:20pm

Check that, ours went out last year. $100 fix for us

Romex

7/11/20 3:20pm

Mine just failed exactly like that on Tuesday. Mine tripped the high pressure

LaserCoug

7/10/20 8:50pm

Also check breakers. If there is any humming, probably a capacitor.

LaserCoug

7/10/20 8:52pm

DON'T use a power washer on those fins unless you really want to pay for a new

VACOUGFAN

7/10/20 8:59pm

Tried flipping the breaker for AC in the breaker box. Now it’s completely done

dchandle15

7/10/20 9:10pm

What brand is it?

LaserCoug

7/10/20 9:12pm

Not sure right now. We are going to Target to buy an evaporator cooler.

dchandle15

7/10/20 9:15pm

I'm in AZ and my fan wasn't spinning about a month ago. Like others have said

tevye

7/10/20 8:59pm

Be careful with capacitors too bec they carry a big punch if not discharged

VACOUGFAN

7/10/20 9:03pm

LOL this video - see if you can see it before readying the comments

darkcoug

7/10/20 9:26pm

LOL. Did not even see that. That's hilarious.

VACOUGFAN

7/10/20 9:32pm

Most of the time you can pick up a capacitor with the same specs from Grainger

thejimmer

7/10/20 10:33pm

Similar situation with us. Turns out the coolant was low and the tubes connectin

Delicate Genius

7/10/20 9:11pm

Not sure if anyone suggested this,

mbs6

7/10/20 11:55pm

Yep it was mentioned. That did do it but he also mentioned his wife hearing a

VACOUGFAN

7/11/20 12:01am

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