Friday, October 9, 2015

AC Fan Not Working - How to repair broken Air Conditioner HVAC Run Start Capacitor

If you have these symptoms then your AC may have the same problem as this one. And need an new capacitor. 
•Fan not spinning
•You can hear an electrical hum
•You hear random buzz noise
• Leaking or a bulging capacitor

If you ever poke around an AC unit, always power off at the breaker and outside switch box!

This fix works for many brands, Bryant Carrier Trane 
This one is a BRYANT model number: 561CJ048-G

The new capacitor we used to fix it was: 
SUPCO brand 45+5u F+5%
370v~50/60Hz
P2 SH C-40/85/21


The old capacitor was:
GE brand
model# 97F9895
45uf 5uf 370vac
+6-6% 50/60HZ
Protected P968
810000AFC
HC98JA046D

3 comments:

  1. Our fan wasn't spinning in our unit. I started looking and noticed that there was a fuse controlling the fan. As soon as I changed the fuse out, the fan started working once again. This is one solution to look for if you're having trouble finding an answer for the unit.

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  2. The bigger the house the cooling problems becomes greater if not controlled with the HVAC system. The article is really on the point. Heating and Cooling Vaughan

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  3. VERY INFORMATIVE ARTICLE. Thanks

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