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On Aug 23, 7:06*am, wrote:
On Aug 23, 6:40*am, ransley wrote:





On Aug 23, 5:04*am, Evan wrote:


On Aug 22, 10:06*pm, ransley wrote:


My 1986 Lennox AC compressor unit just stopped running, the fan isnt
running and no noise comes from the unit, I reset the breakers and the
thermostat is the old round analog Honywell, its calling for cooling.
Ive never worked on this but is there anything I can test with a V
meter before I call a pro. 3 weeks ago I lost all freon from a big
leak and had it fixed, all has been fine until today. I would think at
least the fan would run.


Is there some specific reason you want to keep fiddling with a unit
that is 24 years old and now using a substitute refrigerant for what
it was originally charged with ?


After fixing a leak the unit stops working completely ?


I would say you got your 24 years out of the unit and its time to
update your installation... *Not only will a newer unit of the same
size use less energy, they also have better control systems for
them now...


~~ Evan


My mistake its a 96, only the second time it broke, its 13 seer and I
could not get a new one this year, so its fix it or get a window unit
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I'd start by seeing if you have 240v coming into the outside condenser
unit. * It comes into a relay that gets closed to turn on the
compressor. *If so, then see if the relay closes and you get 240v on
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Yes AC power is where I will start at, I cant even find my meter
today, but its only 72 out.