Buying Amrad Capacitors on Amazon

Amrad is an American made capacitor. Buy them and replace them yourself.

You can probably change it yourself by watching a couple youtube vids.


As far as I know, the chinese havent started duplicating Amrads caps and selling them as original on amazon. If Amrads continue gaining in popularity then its likely they will try and copy them. You can also try ordering them from SupplyHouse if they have them.

$225 each is ridiculous. They are $20 each, and the HVAC companies usually mark those up to around $70-80 each plus labor. So I'm guessing $120 labor plus $150 for the parts, around $250-300 total is the cheapest you'll find anyone to do it.

Or buy them yourself and replace your self in 20 mins for around $50 total.

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Has anyone purchased Amrad capacitors off of Amazon?

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Yes, I buy them off Amazon and they are OEM.

A guy in my neighborhood recommended the titan capacitors. He is a maintenance guy for apartments. The capacitors are easy to replace. Just get the specs off the old ones with a pic and buy the replacement. When they start to go bad they can be misshapen or leak a clear fluid. I’ve replaced the ones you mention and one on the outdoor condenser as well. Just make sure you pull the breaker before starting work

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I’m interested to know how the tech would know they’re “a little low” without continuously monitoring them over their lifespan. They have a pretty wide tolerance and are wound tight to where they aren’t losing much capacitance without swelling or a catastrophic failure.

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They can measure two different ways for the capacitor directly and can also look at in-rush and running amperage against the nameplate ratings as well as measure back EMF, newer capacitors might say +- 5% but in reality they will be well within 1% (one of my 45/4 Titans measured 44.97/5.02). Capacitors can start to go bad long before you see any physical signs too, that's the problem by simply going by eye test because a bad capacitor, even if only by a few %, can cause damage to fan and compressor motor windings if left long enough. I check mine at the start and end of each season, if they aren't within 5% then I replace them. Far cheaper than a new compressor or fan motor, and far less bitching from the woman over a hot house.

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They can measure two different ways for the capacitor directly and can also look at in-rush and running amperage against the nameplate ratings as well as measure back EMF, newer capacitors might say +- 5% but in reality they will be well within 1% (one of my 45/4 Titans measured 44.97/5.02). Capacitors can start to go bad long before you see any physical signs too, that's the problem by simply going by eye test because a bad capacitor, even if only by a few %, can cause damage to fan and compressor motor windings if left long enough. I check mine at the start and end of each season, if they aren't within 5% then I replace them. Far cheaper than a new compressor or fan motor, and far less bitching from the woman over a hot house.

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You honestly think an HVAC tech is checking that? I have my doubts, especially someone that wants to charge $450 to change 2 out when if he was there already checking them would have been able to do it in 3 mins.

I know its probably a huge upsell, but why charge so much most would refuse? If he would have offered it for like $100-150 total because he was already checking them it would be a slam dunk upsell.

Bought my Amrad cap on Ebay from a dealer in Florida. Dealer had many sizes and cap was delivered in a couple of days.

I bought mine on Amazon. The retailer was Amrad.