How To Fix An AC Unit That Is Not Turning ON! TOP 3 REASONS WHY! DIY

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On this episode I'm going to show you How To Fix An AC Unit That Is Not Turning ON! I'll show you the TOP 3 REASONS WHY! Great DIY for new homeowners!

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[johndough]

One of the biggest scams in HVAC are capacitors...The power cell which jump starts your Compressor. They last at best 2 seasons. They cost about $20. The smiley service people will charge you ten times that to replace one (in about 10 mins). Lesson here is to wathc this video to see how you replace one...then have a spare at your building for when it does fail. You get a warning its failing if its been 2 yrs and you start to notice less efficiency from your unit. Just go ahead and swap out the old for the new.

The fan motors on the unit also have these capacitors...so have those skus available as well. Warning signs the fan motor caps are going is less airflow.

There ya go saved you hundreds of even thousands of $$ you can use to pay the plumber.

[eileenoreilly]

Very informative! It made me realize to call a pro 😂 but after watching a LOT of videos yours was the only one that shows your knowledge - u should teach this stuff. Impressed! Thxs again just had to let u know 😊

[JaviSells]

Thank you so much, mine was the capacitor, the one end was burnt off, I replaced capacitor and new wire. back to COLD!!!! thanks for reminding to take a picture BEFORE i removed anything.

[DianneCarrington]

SO Helpful. You made it understandable. I look forward to future videos. I did not know what a capacitor did 😟

[MaMa-qhdy]

It's great that you involve your son. You are building great memories. Please enjoy him while he is young because when he gets a little older he probably won't want anything to do with you. That's how life goes.

[matt]

This is the best. Saved me at least 500 right there

[alexanderheilman]

I see it’s one of top comments. About discharging the capacitor. Watched your video and found it very helpful. I had to watch another video to figure out microfarads on my multimeter. In doing so I learned that these capacitors, if working properly, will hold a charge and you want to discharge them before messing with them. I found your video very well done but don’t recall if this was mentioned. Figured I’d say something, maybe you can add this if it’s not already in your video.

[crissyandkhilee]

Thank you so much for this video!!! Fixed our unit ourselves and saved us $$$

[dorothybrown]

You have given me hope. My a/c will cool, but the outside fan does not turn on. Now that I know what the capacitor looks like I will see what it will cost. The estimate to repair from the company that installed the unit was $500-1500. I was stunned that the capacitor alone would cost over $500.
I so appreciate this video. I decided to look for solutions after I cancelled the service call, because I didn't have the money for repair. I will check the circuit breaker, and will get info off of the capacitor now that I know what to look for. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

[marie-lynn]

Any idea what would be the fix for the fan spinning but AC not blowing cold air? Would it be the compressor?

[adammehn]

You just saved me time, money, and headache. Thank you!!!!

[BBRITEYEZZ]

Was waiting for the ⚡ good video but left out that important safety tip about compactors hopefully no one got shocked after watching lol

[OlubunmiDada]

That was helpful, I did the first trobleshoot and it worked.

[petervuong]

Dude. You’re awesome. I’m going to try this tomorrow

[marycgarmon]

A lizard got up on top of the capacitor and fried. Fixed now. Good info in this.

[vwither]

Thanks for the video, dude! New $16 capacitor fixed mine :)

[charlesdavis]

I wish you lived in my state. There are so many HVAC folks that really don't care about cheating a person by overcharging. My HVAC was almost new and they purposely cheated me from the beginning. One came out from the company that installed the unit, he went outside to the unit, I asked where are your diagnostic tools. He said we don't use anything like that, as if I was retarded. You explain things concise and easy to understand.

[henrybarron]

Awesome video. I do have a question, my unit works then for no reason shuts down. I have to pull the outside fuse like you showed then it starts up again and works for another 3-4 months, then stops again. Do you have any suggestions?

[michellesherman]

Thanks so much! I watched your video and it definitely fixed my ac problem!

[flightmedic]

My brother in law has a unit that keeps blowing those fuses. He just changed the unit and they left the same wiring. It still happens with the new unit. It will work for a week or so and then they will blow