Air conditioner problem
It sounds like the compressor starts but the blower doesn't come on. Any ideas where to look first?
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- Mine sticks every spring as well. Once I found that after I tried to start it several times in this "frozen" mode, I blew the hard-start cap.
- I turned the shaft--it wasn't stuck. Also unplugged and reconnected the motor. It now works fine. Thanks.
- As Troll said spin the fan by hand. I had it happen to me about 3 years ago. Spun it and haven't had to do it again. Unlike Troll I already consider it fixed.
- mine does that every spring... seems to be stuck... try spinning the blower by hand a bit, then seeing if it will kick in.
I have to do this every spring, then it seems to be fine for the rest of the summer...
Bryan
BTW, someday I plan to fix it :-) - I would be focused on the blower motor... Over the years I have had two go bad and gave the same symptoms as you describe.
You can try and see if the when you select fan only the blower motor turns. Other wise its up on the roof remove cowling and see if the fan turns freely.. Just make sure power if off to the unit...
Not that big a deal to replace if the blower motor is bad..
JohnnyT
