My home's a/c compressor comes on but not the fan on top of it.....new capacitor??

[jaedaliu]

I just wanted to add that it was 20 degrees this morning for me. Man, I could use some warm weather.

Congrats on fixing the A/C yourself! always nice to get it done cheaply and learning something in the process.

 

[Joe C]

New. Cap.

Do you have a Grainger location near you? If so you can order the part online and pick it up at will-call. That's what I did.

I thought Grainger was buisiness to buisiness sales only. Will sell to the general public ?

 

[jaedaliu]

I thought Grainger was buisiness to buisiness sales only. Will sell to the general public ?

Yes.

Just be aware that they don't store everything in every warehouse, so a lot of stuff is next day, even if you want to pick it up.

 

[BUTCH1]

Capacitors don't sound horrible when they fail. Bearings in the fan motor do. Take the fan shroud off and spin the fan to see if the fan spins easily. I'm guessing no.

Mine did, in fact it exploded when it died, sounded like a shotgun blast in my backyard. When I took off the condenser cover there was just the top piece with the wires on it, the rest had split in half and fell to the bottom of the unit. My fan bearings will "squawk" on occasion, I take the fan off and squirt some gear oil on the shaft and let it sit for a couple of hours then re-assemble. These motors are supposed to be the type that don't need periodic lubrication but with the amount of rain we get in FL I'm thinking it gets washed out eventually..

 

[Mixolydian]

I thought Grainger was buisiness to buisiness sales only. Will sell to the general public ?

Yep. You may have to create an account with them, though, I don't remember exactly.