Hello All,
A few days ago the AC in our home stopped turning on. The air handler / furnace is located in the attic directly above the thermostat. At the thermostat when we turn the switch to cool and lower the temperature, we hear slight "click" at the thermostat then a fan starts up in the attic. Usually, about 20-30 seconds after the fan starts up, another small click is heard (in attic) and the AC starts blowing cool air.
What is happening now is we still hear the click at the thermostat, the fan will come on for about 40 seconds or so then everything shuts off.
I checked outside and the unit on the side of the house is spinning when we turn the AC to cool.
I went up in the attic and removed some access panels to view the control board. Behind this control board is what appears to a cylindrical metal shroud which a fan inside. This is the fan that spins upon switching the thermostat on. Next to the control board, I see an oval shaped starting capacitor, which a friend told me could be culprit. Is this capacitor used for starting the fan or the compressor? Where is the compressor?
The unit is a York model P3Hu (about 13 years old). The control board is a white-rodgers 50A50-241.
Any help or information you can provide is greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Phillip
A few days ago the AC in our home stopped turning on. The air handler / furnace is located in the attic directly above the thermostat. At the thermostat when we turn the switch to cool and lower the temperature, we hear slight "click" at the thermostat then a fan starts up in the attic. Usually, about 20-30 seconds after the fan starts up, another small click is heard (in attic) and the AC starts blowing cool air.
What is happening now is we still hear the click at the thermostat, the fan will come on for about 40 seconds or so then everything shuts off.
I checked outside and the unit on the side of the house is spinning when we turn the AC to cool.
I went up in the attic and removed some access panels to view the control board. Behind this control board is what appears to a cylindrical metal shroud which a fan inside. This is the fan that spins upon switching the thermostat on. Next to the control board, I see an oval shaped starting capacitor, which a friend told me could be culprit. Is this capacitor used for starting the fan or the compressor? Where is the compressor?
The unit is a York model P3Hu (about 13 years old). The control board is a white-rodgers 50A50-241.
Any help or information you can provide is greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Phillip