On Sat, 22 Jul 2006 06:27:55 -0400, "digitalmaster"
wrote:


"ctd4x4" wrote in message
oups.com...
We went out for dinner, came home, and our central air conditioning
system was not working. No breakers were tripped. The diagnostic lights
on the compressor are blinking normal. I thought maybe it was the fuses
on the condenser. Ran to Home Depot and changed those, and that doesn't
seem to be the problem.

If we turn the system to cool, the fan comes on, and it seems like it's
trying to kick the condenser over (the lights dim a little in the
house), but it's just not going.

Any thoughts? Please help, it's HOT.

could be a locked compressor..or as simple as a bad contactor or
capacitor.probably got to call the HVAC company.I agree with the poster
about the window unit.


Vibration could have worn a hole or caused a leak in one of the tubes
and all the freon came out. Everything runs normal but no cooling.
Look for a possible loose pipe, or a rub spot where the tube rubbed
against something. Shut off the power and give everything a good
visual. Sometimes you will spot the problem right away, other times
nothing is apparent. If its a freon leak, there is little you can do
yourself anyhow unless you got the equipment, but you can still look.
It could be as simple as a critter chewed a wire.

Mark