OK....germain to nothin' scooters.
Central A/C go down at home? Mine did yesterday.
Fingers-crossed , I think I fixed ours for $20 (matched the part at electrical supply shop).
I thought I'd try a few things before calling a repairman.
Culprit was a bad, 20 yr old, capacitor.
Youtube-ed the symptoms (no fan outside on the unit sometimes,
no cooling)My point here is - with luck and a little knowledge you might not need that compressor that they often want to sell you.
My capacitor was swollen on top....like a skinny
bad can of beans. (did you ever get a "D Day" era, or Korean War era, can of "C's" in Vietnam? Remember the bulging tops? The Chesterfields burned like a match when you lit them?
Old like that.)
Pay attention to all the cautions in the videos - breaker turned off; discharge both old and new capacitors before touching; photograph wire locations before removing, etc.
Fingers crossed that the swollen capacitor was the problem. Breaker on, go inside and turn thermostat to cool....take your pants off and smile at the cool breeze !
Stig
What'd he say?!