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A/C won't turn on

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by Jackfruit, Sep 15, 2008.

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  1. Jackfruit

    Jackfruit Member

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    So I get my power back today only to find out that my A/C won't turn on. The A/C was working fine until Ike knocked out my power. Now, I'll set the thermostat very low and nothing happens. Any ideas on what I can try? I'm hoping it is just a setting or something. Thanks.
     
    #1 Jackfruit, Sep 15, 2008
  2. Surfguy

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    did you check your breakers?
     
    #2 Surfguy, Sep 15, 2008
  3. bobrek

    bobrek Politics belong in the D & D

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    Have you checked a breaker? It is common that a lot of breakers may have tripped due to overloading once all the power came back on.
     
    #3 bobrek, Sep 15, 2008
  4. rockbox

    rockbox Around before clutchcity.com

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    Have you checked all your circuit breakers. One could have popped when the power came back on.
     
    #4 rockbox, Sep 15, 2008
  5. Jackfruit

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    I checked the breakers and they are all flipped on.
     
    #5 Jackfruit, Sep 15, 2008
  6. Mango

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    Is there a fan setting on the thermostat?
    If so, does the fan come on?
     
    #6 Mango, Sep 15, 2008
  7. v3.0

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    check to see if your water pan is full of water and tripped the sensor

    check switches to fan coil and compressor aren't popped out
     
    #7 v3.0, Sep 15, 2008
  8. Bandwagoner

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    Try to cycle them. Turn them off and then back on again. Also try to cycle the main breaker.
     
    #8 Bandwagoner, Sep 15, 2008
  9. Jackfruit

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    The fan comes on. And I think that when I had it set to Auto, the fan did come on then too. I have had it on for 3 hours and my house's temp went up 1 degree.
     
    #9 Jackfruit, Sep 15, 2008
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    turn your breakers off and back on and see if that does anything
     
    #10 jgreen91, Sep 15, 2008
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    If you haven't already, try this out even though the fans work. This usually does the trick for me.
     
    #11 professorjay, Sep 15, 2008
  12. Jackfruit

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    I tried that to no avail. Maybe it is my thermostat.

    While I am hardly the electrician, I don't think that a hurricane should take out my A/C. Maybe that is wishful thinking.
     
    #12 Jackfruit, Sep 15, 2008
  13. Bandwagoner

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    Do you have a mechanical thremostat?

    Is your compressor coming on outside?
     
    #13 Bandwagoner, Sep 15, 2008
  14. LonghornFan

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    Did you try to restore to a previous day?
     
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  15. Jackfruit

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    I have a digital thermostat. My compressor is not coming on outside, but I do have air (I assume fan) blowing inside.
     
    #15 Jackfruit, Sep 15, 2008
  16. v3.0

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    maybe you got a freon leak on your compressor outside, something knocked that cannister loose that's connected to your compressor during the hurricane

    if your thermostat is battery back up powered, maybe it ran low during the power outage, though if you got power now this shouldn't be a problem
     
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  17. Mango

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    There might have been a minor weakness in the contactor or some other electrical component prior to Ike and the up & down power situation might have pushed it over the edge.


    Did you have numerous Off/On situation just before you lost power?
     
    #17 Mango, Sep 15, 2008
  18. Jackfruit

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    A couple of times.

    I wonder if insurance will cover this, if the hurricane caused it.
     
    #18 Jackfruit, Sep 15, 2008
  19. DaDakota

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    Sounds like the capacitor, just call an AC guy if you can...those are relatively cheap to fix.

    Also, did you cycle the breakers outside your house next to your AC unit or just the ones in the house?

    DD
     
    #19 DaDakota, Sep 15, 2008
  20. Jackfruit

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    I will call an A/C guy to come out. As far as the breakers, I only have them outside of the house.
     
    #20 Jackfruit, Sep 15, 2008
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