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Well crap, upstairs AC gave up the ghost
Posted on 8/22/23 at 3:53 pm
Posted on 8/22/23 at 3:53 pm
Got home about 2:30 from a meeting in Bham today. Was going to go upstairs to my office to knock out some work and felt it about halfway up the stairs. It was still blowing air but nowhere near cool. When I looked at the thermostat, it was reading 85. Called my AC guy and now I’m waiting on him to call me back. FML.
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Posted on 8/22/23 at 3:55 pm to Darth_Vader
dat capacitor
ETA: i was on the don't frick with it side until the last time cost me $250 and i found out i can buy one for $30
ETA: i was on the don't frick with it side until the last time cost me $250 and i found out i can buy one for $30
This post was edited on 8/22/23 at 4:00 pm
Posted on 8/22/23 at 3:56 pm to Byrdybyrd05
I’m thinking the condenser may have froze up.
Posted on 8/22/23 at 3:56 pm to Darth_Vader
Good night sweet prince
Posted on 8/22/23 at 3:56 pm to Darth_Vader
If it had been mine, it would have happened on a holiday weekend.
Posted on 8/22/23 at 3:58 pm to Cosmo
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Good night sweet prince
Knock on wood, the downstairs is fine. My AC guy just called, he’ll be here in a minute.
Posted on 8/22/23 at 4:03 pm to Darth_Vader
curious to see what this costs during this heatwave
Posted on 8/22/23 at 4:06 pm to MorbidTheClown
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curious to see what this costs during this heatwave
He’s outside looking at the unit now. Hopefully it won’t cost too much. I’m very lucky in that my AC guy is a good guy and a good friend. He and I coached little league together for years. I know I can trust him.
Posted on 8/22/23 at 4:15 pm to Darth_Vader
Well that was quick. He’s already fixed it. The capacitor went out. Cost me $100.
Posted on 8/22/23 at 4:15 pm to Darth_Vader
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When I looked at the thermostat, it was reading 85. Called my AC guy and now I’m waiting on him to call me back. FML.
turn it off, its grabbing attic heat and blowing it into the house, off is best until you find out whats going on outside.
if the air was blowing but not cold, thats an outdoor unit issue.
might be as simple as the run capacitor crapped out
Posted on 8/22/23 at 4:15 pm to Darth_Vader
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The capacitor went out.
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Cost me $100.
well worth it.
Posted on 8/22/23 at 4:17 pm to Darth_Vader
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The capacitor went out. Cost me $100.
thats not bad
get the numbers off the old one and order a spare as well as one for the downstairs unit so go get the numbers for that one as well
This post was edited on 8/22/23 at 4:19 pm
Posted on 8/22/23 at 4:20 pm to keakar
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get the numbers off the old one and order a spare
this is what I did. I have one sitting on the shelf just in case. Like I said, I was on the "don't frick with it" side of the issue until the last repair. I know I can handle this one.
Posted on 8/22/23 at 4:25 pm to keakar
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get the numbers off the old one and order a spare as well as one for the downstairs unit so go get the numbers for that one as well
That’s a good idea my downstairs unit is bigger than the upstairs so I’m guessing it will be a different part number.
This post was edited on 8/22/23 at 4:26 pm
Posted on 8/22/23 at 4:25 pm to MorbidTheClown
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this is what I did. I have one sitting on the shelf just in case. Like I said, I was on the "don't frick with it" side of the issue until the last repair. I know I can handle this one.
How do you replace it?
Posted on 8/22/23 at 4:26 pm to Darth_Vader
I joined that club two weeks ago.
Posted on 8/22/23 at 4:27 pm to Darth_Vader
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How do you replace it?
Reach in, yank it out, install new one
Posted on 8/22/23 at 4:28 pm to Darth_Vader
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Got home about 2:30 from a meeting in Bham today. Was going to go upstairs to my office to knock out some work and felt it about halfway up the stairs. It was still blowing air but nowhere near cool. When I looked at the thermostat, it was reading 85. Called my AC guy and now I’m waiting on him to call me back. FML.
Happened to me a week or two ago and my wife said it’s just hot out and the AC can’t keep up. It was 99 in my fricking office
Called the AC company and they fixed it in a couple days once the part came in. Posted on 8/22/23 at 4:35 pm to Darth_Vader
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That’s a good idea my downstairs unit is bigger than the upstairs so I’m guessing it will be a different part number.
yes they almost always are different
in the pic posted below, the 70 is the compressor side, and the 7.5 is the fan motor side, the voltages are all 440v on capacitors
so in this pic you would replace it with a 70uf by 7.5uf dual capacitor
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