A/C Experts: Quit cooling, not frozen

Skynet cools when it wants to cool.

Dirty coils.
Head pressure builds.
Compressor cuts off, cools down then can restart?


New info above makes me concur with changing the capacitors or the fan motor is going out. Acme Refrigeration will have parts if you need them sooner than Amazon.

Take pics before taking then off. Run a screwdriver across all the capacitor leads, shorting them out or your could give yourself a nice pop.

Run-start capacitor. Buy on Amazon for $20, replace.

Edit: Find somewhere local that sells them asap and try this out before calling someone. It will cost you $150-200 to call someone and takes 5 minutes to replace.

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Well, to be fair, 150 bucks can save you a lot of pain if you don't know what you're doing changing that 20 dollar part. Those things can bite pretty good even if they're busted and don't have the kick to start the motor anymore.

Really dirty filter

Clogged drain line?

Capacitor, simple 3 wire change. Replaced mine last spring for about $40. Purchased it at an a/c business off of Eden park Rd....

Eta: LINK

AC man was here for the last 2 days. Outside unit turning off then when we would reset the breaker it would turn back on again for a time only to shut off. It was the capacitor. 4 year old Amana system. Replaced capacitor this morning and it has ran fine all day.

Pray it's a capacitor and not a shot compressor

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Replaced mine last spring for about $40

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