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Reminder - get your spare A/C capacitor if you do not have one.

Posted on 4/26/22 at 4:24 pm
Posted by WPBTiger
Parts Unknown
Member since Nov 2011
31324 posts
Posted on 4/26/22 at 4:24 pm
With the days getting hotter and A/C units being used more every day, get your spare A/C capacitor if you do not have one.

Posted by baldona
Florida
Member since Feb 2016
20573 posts
Posted on 4/26/22 at 4:29 pm to
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e days getting hotter and A/C units being used more every day, get your spare A/C capacitor if you do not have one.


You know if anyone owned a small shop like a convenience store, a good business idea would be to buy about $500 worth of caps and sell them for 2x the profit over the weekend. Just advertise on like Facebook Marketplace or something. The biggest problem is the damn AC supply places are all closed on the weekend and evenings. I'd happily pay $50 for a $25 cap and not have to keep it at my house.
Posted by East Coast Band
Member since Nov 2010
62954 posts
Posted on 4/26/22 at 8:23 pm to
Absolute truth here.
May want to also get a relay/ contactor, too.
Posted by CrawDude
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2019
5290 posts
Posted on 4/27/22 at 8:08 am to
And I’d further suggest one buy an American made capacitor like AmRad.
Posted by TDsngumbo
Alpha Silverfox
Member since Oct 2011
41800 posts
Posted on 4/27/22 at 10:35 am to
Years ago before I knew better, I had One Hour Heating & Air work on my AC. They charged me $400 for a capacitor. I didn't know any better and was happy to have air conditioning again so I paid it. After they left, I looked up capacitors and what they cost - I was beyond pissed.

That, my friends, was the biggest bought lesson of my life.
Posted by Graton
Member since Jun 2017
260 posts
Posted on 4/28/22 at 2:18 pm to
Ain't it funny how those lil frickers like to go out after 5pm and on weekends? On a serious note, before you mess around with any wiring on your unit, check your voltage coming in to the contactor with a multimeter, even after you've pulled the disconnect switch.
Posted by KentuckyArcher
Slidell
Member since Aug 2012
160 posts
Posted on 4/28/22 at 4:21 pm to
Great Advice

I keep a spare Cap, Relay and Fan motor on my garage shelf
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