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re: Why does my AC at home go out every year but my car one never does?
Posted on 5/25/25 at 1:57 pm to OysterPoBoy
Posted on 5/25/25 at 1:57 pm to OysterPoBoy
Capacitors just arent built like they used to be (if anything is at all).
Its not that the capacitors break, they swell up because of the heat outside. They cant handle the heat down here in the South...ike its just recently gotten hot around here or something
Its not that the capacitors break, they swell up because of the heat outside. They cant handle the heat down here in the South...ike its just recently gotten hot around here or something
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Posted on 5/25/25 at 2:07 pm to OysterPoBoy
The home ac runs 24 hrs a day
Posted on 5/25/25 at 2:07 pm to PaperTiger
Toyota doesn't build HVAC units.
Posted on 5/25/25 at 2:08 pm to Redbone
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Be careful what advise you give. Some low I.Q. person might do it. The family reads his T.D. posts and files wrongful death against you.
Damn you.
Posted on 5/25/25 at 2:09 pm to OysterPoBoy
Because you suck
Posted on 5/25/25 at 2:18 pm to pbro62
All the capacitor stories blow my mind.I’ve owned 4 houses last 44 years,been in this house 25 years.I’ve never had a capacitor go out.I’ve had a few other problems but not many.Maybe I’m just lucky?
Posted on 5/25/25 at 2:43 pm to OysterPoBoy
The car AC does not have a motor. It is parasitically driven off of the engine with a fan belt. So there is no need for a starting capacitor.
Posted on 5/25/25 at 2:44 pm to OysterPoBoy
You drive a toyota?
Posted on 5/25/25 at 2:45 pm to LegendInMyMind
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Damn you.
Posted on 5/25/25 at 2:51 pm to LSUA 75
quote:I had capacitors go out several years in a row. Then a friend of mine started his own HVAC business. I called him late in the day. He said he was tired and wouldn't even fix his own BUT he would leave a capacitor on tool box in his truck bed. That should fix it. I remember it having a higher rating and was about twice as long as my broken capacitor. I swapped them out and haven't had a problem since.
All the capacitor stories blow my mind.
Posted on 5/25/25 at 3:16 pm to OysterPoBoy
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Why does my AC at home go out every year but my car one never does?
Mo coils... Mo problems.
Posted on 5/25/25 at 3:16 pm to Penrod
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The car AC does not have a motor. It is parasitically driven off of the engine with a fan belt. So there is no need for a starting capacitor.
Thank you brother.
Posted on 5/25/25 at 3:31 pm to PaperTiger
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Capacitors just arent built like they used to be (if anything is at all).
Damn Temu and Amazon Chinese capacitors!
Posted on 5/25/25 at 3:44 pm to Ricardo
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Get a US made capacitor.
Can you recommend a brand? I have to keep a stock of four Chinese in the shop.
Posted on 5/25/25 at 3:48 pm to OysterPoBoy
I could ask the opposite. Why does the fricking AC in my car go out every year but I never have an issue with my home HVAC?
Posted on 5/25/25 at 3:54 pm to OysterPoBoy
How many cubic feet is your home AC unit cooling versus your car?
Posted on 5/25/25 at 4:07 pm to OysterPoBoy
How old is your car?
How old is your house?
How old is your house?
Posted on 5/25/25 at 4:14 pm to OysterPoBoy
I may be wrong, but I don't believe the government regulates Auto A/C units like Home HVAC systems. Also, most autos have at least a 36 month warranty but sell extended warranties for up to 10 years. Replacing evaporator coils in an auto can be very expensive so they don't have to bump against the laws of physics with crazy regulations and warranties provide an incentive to make quality units. Also car mfgs like Toyota, Honda don't want a tarnished name, so units are better built and their competitors are forced to follow suit.
Where as home HVAC units most common/expensive failures are evaporator coils in the attic, usually caused by super thin walls failing, due to increasing efficiency demands, and no incentives to improve quality. The homeowner then has to decide on replacing the whole unit vs doing a repair which both are money for the technicians. Many of the brands in the past have consolidated and most home owners don't equate brand differentiation as readily as car makers.
As others have stated, capacitors are a common issue also. I think most blow due to electrical brownouts and spikes. Autos have a better/consistent power regulation system.
Just a guess.
Where as home HVAC units most common/expensive failures are evaporator coils in the attic, usually caused by super thin walls failing, due to increasing efficiency demands, and no incentives to improve quality. The homeowner then has to decide on replacing the whole unit vs doing a repair which both are money for the technicians. Many of the brands in the past have consolidated and most home owners don't equate brand differentiation as readily as car makers.
As others have stated, capacitors are a common issue also. I think most blow due to electrical brownouts and spikes. Autos have a better/consistent power regulation system.
Just a guess.
Posted on 5/25/25 at 6:18 pm to OysterPoBoy
What kind of car?
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