Roof AC Died
Started packing up for a week at the lake. Heard fridge working on propane and I knew we were plugged into power. Checked and appears the 30 amp outlet was dead, but we were going away for a week and ...
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^^^What gat said!!!^^^ Your compressor MAY be bad but check Capacitor first. Lest you think my reply is redundant, please understand that there will ALWAYS be a RUN Capacitor serving the compressor. There may/may not be a Starting Capacitor (aka Start Kit, Hard Start Kit...) but it won't start or run if the RUN cap is bad. With POWER OFF, do a visual inspection. Should be a Compessor (might be marked "HERM" for Hermetically Sealed) Run Cap and a Fan Run Cap. Maybe in one "can" or two separate ones, usually aluminum. See if they appear bloated like a canned soda that froze. There's also a little relief port on top by the terminals. Look and see if something has oozed out. Better of course is to get a replacement cap or a meter that reads Capacitance (uF or MFD on the meter spec and switch).
Compressor Run Cap will be around 45 MFD. Fan Run Cap will be around 7 MFD. If there IS a Start Cap it'll be around 100 MFD, probably plastic, and connected across the Compressor Start Cap.
Can you look it over and get back with us?
Compressor Run Cap will be around 45 MFD. Fan Run Cap will be around 7 MFD. If there IS a Start Cap it'll be around 100 MFD, probably plastic, and connected across the Compressor Start Cap.
Can you look it over and get back with us?
