Those aren't supposed to be round on top.
What am I looking at?
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Your upstairs must be literally boiling.
Or damn near freezing
After replacing the capacitor I set the thermostat to zero Kelvin
Only a Sith deals in absolute zeros!
It's not a fix an HVAC tech would tell you how to do.
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Yep, if your condenser unit outside just won't turn on it's always a good idea to check this capacitor. I think it was just last year that I replaced the one in my unit installed in 2015. I went through a few capacitors with the ancient system before that!
Yea, always keep spares of caps
And be grateful it's not something so much more expensive to fix!
This is me, today. House is 88 F. Service won't arrive until Monday.
Last year mine conked out during a 100+° day. I tried everything! I'm talking cold(ground was still hot so it was actually a cool shower) then frozen water bottles in my pits, crotch, and neck. I ended up going to a cheap motel for the night and discover my door knob was actually hotter inside than out.
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Good luck? I would just go to a convenience store and spend my there if this happened to me... also like 38c(~100f) right now here
Im sure OP knows what they are doing here but for those that don't, be careful with capacitors. Especially larger ones like these and bigger as they can hold quite a charge for some time after being unplugged. I personally watched someone shock the shit out of themselves with this exact type of AC capacitors. They were showing someone corrosion on the terminals, bridged the connection and ended up putting his arm through a wall from the jolt.
Yeah, they're not to be trifled with. If the one I pulled out was actually capable of still holding voltage, it would have been more of a worry.
It's all normal electrical safety, Trip the breaker, pull the shut off at the disconnect by the condenser outside, take a picture of the wiring on the cap, ground each terminal with a screwdriver, pull the wires off with insulated pliers. Replace the cap, put the wires back where they belong. Reconnect the disconnect, turn the breaker back on, use the thermostat to call for cooling.
It would be good form to replace the contactor If you have one, but they're a little harder to find and it's not usually necessary.
Until you can fix it, open the windows, curtains and blinds at night and shut them during the day.
For an european that sounds unbearable, but i have to translate to celcius
About 37
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This was me on Sunday... And then also on Monday after replacing the cap and then realizing that the fan motor was janky (which might be what caused the cap to fail)
realizing that the fan motor was janky (which might be what caused the cap to fail)
Yep, that is often the case. I'm a hvac/refrigeration tech and I'd say about 20% of the time I have to replace start components, it's because the motor in question is starting to fail.
When you go upstairs do you constantly hear “Give Me Just One Night” or something in the background?
I do but unfortunately the announcer just keeps talking right up to the post.
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mine went out in July in Phoenix, AZ. The 3rd closest Ace had 1 in stock for my unit.