On Aug 30, 2:22 pm, Mike wrote:
Hi everyone.

I have a central air conditioning unit in my ranch-style home (full
basement also). Yesterday the AC just kicked off randomly. I checked
the thermostat and it seemed to be functioning ok (it's digital). I
went downstairs to the power switch dedicated to the central air unit
and turned it off, then back on again. The AC kicked back on, stayed
on and started blowing cool air, then kicked back off again 2 minutes
later.

I suspected there was an airflow problem of some type (filter, etc)
but that doesn't appear to be case, at least not as far as I can
tell.

Are there any other common causes for this type of behavior?

Thank you for any responses,
Mike

Define "kicked off/kicked on". Do you mean the inside unit, the
outside unit, or both. IIRC, all the talk about the compressor
"kicking off" would be related to the outside unit only. If the inside
blower was "kicking off", that would be a whole different problem than
the compressor. At least that's how my residential unit works.