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Fellas, storm knocked out my A/C unit last night. After a few flash blackouts, my unit shut off and its agonizingly hot, and is only going to get hotter. Anyone know what I can do? I'll be posting pictures, if you want me to take a picture of anything specific or need to ask me any question, tell me and I'll do my best. Thanks in advance friends

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>>1649378

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Thing on a cable connecting to the unit, not sure what it is, cracked? I'm not sure if it was like that before

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Picture of the top of the unit, looks cleanish?

>> No.1649393

>>1649385

Post 100 more random pointless photos and it will start working, anon.

>> No.1649398

>>1649378
First three things to check are the circuit breaker for the AC, circuit breaker for the furnace, and furnace fuse in the SSU if it has one.

>> No.1649399

>>1649393
I don't know what I'm looking for dummy

>> No.1649403

>>1649399
It's an electrical failure. Electrical trouble shooting is WAY beyond the level of seone who called a filter a "thing on a cable."

>> No.1649419

>>1649378
Pic of capacitor, check breaker.
7/10 times it's the capacitor. $20 and half hour, but those fucking like bastards who are so entitled and self-absorbed because 'hurrr durrr, I drive truck' charge grannies $400.
That's right, raping your grandma. 'I drive truck. I want anal.'

>> No.1649423

>>1649419
Good luck getting grandma to find a capacitor on any day, let alone Sunday. It's my convenience charge or you suffer.

By the way, if you own a phone, vehicle, or anything of value, which you probably don't, you would've paid well over manufacture cost, more than my markup on capacitors.

>> No.1649425

>>1649423

Today is thursday, son, and stop ripping off elderly people.

>> No.1649427

>>1649419
What is with the retards on this board insisting that every AC problem is a capacitor?

>> No.1649428
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>>1649423
>Whuddya mean me gettinuh outta bed at noon n driiuhvin up hur ain't warth ate hunnard dollahrs, huh? I was fixin on a mastabatin, takin er nap, in posin awn duh innernets! Gawd damn, gramma. Is like yous esspectin eyesa owe ya somesathin. Like howmi gonna pay for burgers an gas? Fuckin ignorant, just like momma.
You're the nigger of tradesmen.

>> No.1649431

>>1649427
Because it is.
Electrical
>Breaker
>Fuse
>Capacitor
>Motor

>> No.1649433

>>1649431
This

>> No.1649454

>>1649427
Because capacitors are the most common ac problem

>> No.1649455

If you feel like trying yourself:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fyt27D502lc

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>>1649428
>800$
You're kidding me right?

>> No.1649464

>>1649427
Capacitors and terminals rotted off capacitors are stupid common. Stupid.

>> No.1649484

>>1649431
>>1649433
>>1649454
>>1649464
>t. Guys that learned everything they know about AC from /diy/

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>>1649378
Do you have a fan spin?

>> No.1649492

>>1649489
Obviously, don't run it for lons, since you don't want fried compressor.
Anyway, I'm not an AC specialist, but check those:
1) Make sure 220V and 24V is getting to AC
>1a) If they don't - check wiring.
2) Make sure contactor is working
>2a) If it doesn't work, change contractor
3) Does fan work and blow good?
>3a) If it doesn't spin check if it rotates freely. If it doesn't - try WD40 bearing.
>3b) If it spins freely, and doesn't blow good or start at all - check and replace capacitor.
>3c) If replacing capacitor doesn't help - replace fan motor.
4) Does compressor start?
>4a) If it doesn't start, check and replace capacitor.
5) Does it work after doing all this?
>5a) If it doesn't, call HVAC nigger, since it would require replacing compressor, or charging the system.

I assume that you have simple On-Off AC unit. Not inverter rubbish.

>> No.1649493

>>1649383
Use some bubble to see if it is cracked

>> No.1649494

>>1649484
> t. Doesn't own a multimeter

>> No.1649499

>>1649494
Take notes from >>1649492 they actually know what they're talking about.

>Doesn't own a multimeter
I have Fluke 902 and 87 in my tool bag and a 116 in my truck that I don't use much anymore.

>> No.1649502

>>1649399
and you're calling the other poster a dummy??
you need to overheat, and not reproduce. That's Darwin's principle.

>> No.1649620

>>1649456
What the actual fuck? I replaced my water heater for less.

>> No.1649747

Hihi fellas! Good news, my neighbor noticed my unit wasn't going, so he offered to take a look at it for free. He found out what was wrong! I'm not sure what it was, but now the A/C is going atleast! Thanks for your help friends!

>> No.1649812

>>1649747
You have good neighbors. He deserves a beer

>> No.1649814

>>1649812
>He deserves a beer
>just one
>not a whole case

>> No.1649819

>>1649747
>nevermind guys, got it working, you can lock the thread now!

don't you dare be that fucking guy

>> No.1649834

>>1649419
>thinking people charge 400 JUST for a fucking capacitor replacement.

You still have to go out and troubleshoot, which is usually 65-100 depending on your area. Plus then going to a parts house to get the correct capacitor and install. It’s not like we are there for five seconds.

>>1649431
>zone board, AH fuse, condenser fuse, wiring problems, capacitor, thermostat failure, bad programming, low or high pressure cutouts, ect.

WOW SURE IS FOUR THINGS YOU HILL BILLY FAGGOT.

>> No.1649848

>>1649381
77 is agonizing hot. Don’t move to Florida OP.

>> No.1649864

>>1649385
>looks cleanish?
see
>>1649379

that shit is dirty as fuck. wash the fucking unit. what is below the fan is utterly irrelevant. you could have a rotting possum in the middle of the inside of your AC. so long as it's not on any tubing or wires, it don't matter
wash your fucking fins. do this shit anytime you see any dust build up on them. it takes 10 minutes and saves a ton on energy bill, life span on the system, and keeps you from dealing with very upset repair men who have to drive all the way out to your shithole house on the weekend just to hose down your fucking unit or god forbid test to see if it's utterly fucked from running under high pressure for years and years
you will not like the price of repairing a fucked unit due to not being washed. they will either make it so high you have to sell him your children, or so high he doesn't want you to buy it just fuck off from his life.

>> No.1649866

>>1649834
>Plus then going to a parts house to get the correct capacitor and install.
I can't imagine any company has techs out there without at least 20 different caps on their truck. I mean, what's next, running to a supply house for a 3amp fuse? for a new spade connection, or wire nut?
basic parts are usually kept on hand. if you piss off the tech, then yeah they will run to get it because
>fuck you, you get to wait for me to come back. enjoy your hot shitty swamp ass house
>I have to restock it at some point anyway
>it's about lunch time, fuck it

>> No.1649882

>>1649747
bullshit

>> No.1649915

>>1649866

people sometimes dont see eye to eye, don't take it so personal. it's a little silly to resort to unprofessionalism rather than just denying service and going about your day

>> No.1649932

>>1649866
You'd be surprised how many companies put the bare minimum in parts on trucks. Why pay for something in advance when running to get it is on the customer's time. I've worked for companies both ways, ones that gives you a van completely filled with spare parts and ones that give you an empty one.

>> No.1649938

>>1649932
>Why pay for something in advance when running to get it is on the customer's time.

Also, there's that type of guy who always has an excuse to go to the store, and spends half the day driving around. He's the one who claims that he doesn't take a lunch break or any other break if he's paid by the hour.

>> No.1649956

>>1649866
I literally do not have the space to have random capacitors laying around. Parts houses are plentiful and close, so why bother keep inventory that I may never use, may get damaged bouncing around, or inventory that just takes up space.

>> No.1650002

>>1649378
It’s your capacitor. Kill the power ASAP. Open up The service panel to find out what one you need.

>> No.1650015

>>1650002
get an electrician would be my recommend if OP kills himself

>> No.1650021

>>1649866
Huh. Looks like a Phillips.
>Drive back to the shop
Huh. Looks like I could use pliers
>Drive back to the shop
Huh. Looks like I need a nut driver
>Drive back to the shop
Huh. Looks like I need a standard, residential capacitor
>Drive back to the shop
Huh. Looks like I need a nut driver
>Drive back to the shop
Huh. Looks like I could use pliers
>Drive back to the shop
Huh. Looks like a Phillips.
>Drive back to the shop
Huh. Looks like I have to print out an invoice
>Drive back to the shop
That'll be $20 in parts, $75 in gas, and $800 for labor. Have a good day!

>> No.1650023

>>1650021
>Looks like I need a nut driver
kek what ?

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>>1650023

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>>1650023
>>1650026
You know, for this do-dad.

>> No.1650320

>>1650029
Hahahaha this nigga doesn’t have the flippy 5/16 1/4 bit. Please kill yourself you useless fuck.

>> No.1650335

>>1649455
don't. hvac is one of the highest voltage shit in your house.

>> No.1650336

op if you're short on cash use the money to get a window unit then save for your central.

>> No.1650339

>>1650320
read the thread you moron
its fucking banter you dense faggot

>> No.1650341

>>1649378
Get styrofoam cooler, fill it with ice, maybe some water. Cut circular hole, put fan in hole. Power fan, and you'll get some sort of form of poor man's AC

>> No.1650346

>>1649747
>I'm not sure what it was
wtf. bait?

>> No.1650347

>>1649864
>very upset repair men
why the fuck would they be upset if they are charging you a lot of money to fix your shit?

>> No.1650396

>>1649834
>troubleshoot
>open panel
>press contractor
>condenser fan doesn’t move
>check cap
Literally 5 minutes or less
If you can’t walk up to a resi unit and diagnose it in 15 minutes, you suck at your job