On Sun, 07 Aug 2005 00:13:27 GMT, Lovegas wrote:

Hey Folks,
I have an older Fedders (consumer grade) one-room size window AC unit, 120V.
It's well over a decade+ old...was given to me by my brother-in-law as he was
no longer using it. I've owned it for about 5 years, but only used it for one
summer (I live in apt. in NYC, had weak electrical, the building got an
elect. upgrade and then I used it). It has been stored in a closet for almost
2 yrs and was working perfectly before stored...never had a problem. We've
got a heat wave so I pulled it out and plugged it in. I've got a problem....
When I first switched it on, if memory serves, the fan worked and the
compressor kicked in but only very briefly...perhaps 10-30 seconds (if I
remember correctly)....t

Basically, now the AC unit will not operate at all, either in fan or cooling
mode, and it just gives a 'hum' when switched on.

My "Guess" is that the motor is your prob..Might be needing
cleaning, or has leaked out oil and now is basically seized...Or just
needs a bit of oil or a good cleaning.