Time for a new A/C ?
SO we are getting ready for a trip next week and DW says A/C is blowing hot air. Well it's not hot just not very cold. So I pull the cover and the compressor is too hot to touch. Coils are all cle...
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Look at THIS and let us know if you checked the "indoor" (evaporator) coil as well as the "outdoor" (condenser) coil and found it's CLEAN as well. If the evap isn't clean and/or condensate not draining, it'll freeze.
If you find the compressor is not starting, could be the Capacitor. There are modern inexpensive multimeters that'll test uF capacitance.
If it starts and runs hot, could be it's running tight and overheating. Again, inexpensive clamp-on AC ammeter can tell you if its draw matches the label plate on the compressor.
I don't know if one can start then run hot because of a failed capacitor. I don't think so, but not really sure.
If you find the compressor is not starting, could be the Capacitor. There are modern inexpensive multimeters that'll test uF capacitance.
If it starts and runs hot, could be it's running tight and overheating. Again, inexpensive clamp-on AC ammeter can tell you if its draw matches the label plate on the compressor.
I don't know if one can start then run hot because of a failed capacitor. I don't think so, but not really sure.
