"Big Bob"
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Bad thermostat ( short cycling)
Low on refrigerant (cycling on a low pressure switch)
Dirty or bad condenser motor (cycling on a high pressure switch)

All 3 are easy to troubleshoot if you have any knowledge of basic
electricity. Just find the appropriate terminals and wire the control
out.

In this heat wave and your 3 to 5 minute cycle I am betting on the
thermostat.



Obviously he doesn't know any of that stuff....so, I myself would chuck the
old POS in the trash (SEER 4 maybe?) and go to Conns, Fry's or similar and
buy myself a brand new one, with remote controls with SEER rating in the
13s for around $230.


HTH

bill