From: veesu@yahoo.com (VS)
Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house
Subject: Re: Carrier A/C not working
Date: 9 Sep 2003 15:02:54 -0700

Thanks ! . I'll check that. Do you know where this capacitor is and is
it easily replaceable by myself or do I need a technician to get this
done ?

VS



Andy Howell  wrote in message news:<3F5E1AD2.3050405@austin.rr.com>...
> VS wrote:
> > Our Carrier A/C stopped working. When I turn the A/C on, the outside
> > unit just hums and the cooling fans inside the Carrier unit don't run.
> > The furnace fan inside the house runs OK.Any ideas what may be the
> > problem ?
> > 
> 
> If you mean the fan in the outside condensing unit, then maybe you have 
> the same problem I had. The "starter capacitor" for the fan motor was 
> shot. If thats it, its cheap to replace. Ours was covered under our home 
> warrenty, so I paid $50 deductable and it was done. Took the AC 5 
> minutes to replace it. The actual capacitor is probably only a few 
> bucks. Not sure.
> 
> Andy