C Schomer wrote:
The best thing for starting an AC compressor is to have the pressures equalized and that gets done faster by running the fan. If you want to get creative with delays, stop the fan for a couple of seconds when the compressor wire get a call from the tstat. That will help the pressures equalize and kill the fan power for a moment at compressor start up. Craig
To increase component life expectancy and to lower amps drawn by the compressor on startup, a low pressure differential is important. In this application equalization takes place during the compressor off time when the high pressure side bleeds thru the cap tube to the low pressure side. Fan operation, or the lack there of, will have little to no effect on equalization. Ensuring the system(compressor) has enough time(off) is the important factor concerning equalization.
