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A/C problem, need help ASAP Ignoramus2645 08-02-2006
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Posted by Dido on August 3, 2006, 4:46 pm
most likely you will need a new compressor
from DIDO

>I have a central A/C. Around when there was a thunderstorm,
> electricity flickered about 2-3 times in our house.
>
> Now our A/C is not working. The inside is all fine, the fan runs etc.
>
> I am doing investigation and will post in this thread, but the breaker
> popped and any attempt to reset it pops it again. I tried to measure
> amps with my ammeter, it was quite hard to do due to breaker popping
> soon, but the highest measure I got was about 200 amps.
>
> I am going to open up the case now to have a quick look, I will be
> running back and forth. My hope is that it is something simple like
> capacitor shorted, but it easily could be worse (eg motor shorted).
>
> i
>



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Posted by Ignoramus1064 on August 3, 2006, 5:13 pm
> most likely you will need a new compressor

Yep, that is indeed the case. I will get a whole new system.

i

>
>>I have a central A/C. Around when there was a thunderstorm,
>> electricity flickered about 2-3 times in our house.
>>
>> Now our A/C is not working. The inside is all fine, the fan runs etc.
>>
>> I am doing investigation and will post in this thread, but the breaker
>> popped and any attempt to reset it pops it again. I tried to measure
>> amps with my ammeter, it was quite hard to do due to breaker popping
>> soon, but the highest measure I got was about 200 amps.
>>
>> I am going to open up the case now to have a quick look, I will be
>> running back and forth. My hope is that it is something simple like
>> capacitor shorted, but it easily could be worse (eg motor shorted).
>>
>> i
>>
>
>


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