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.

"ctd4x4" wrote in message
ups.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.

It's the weekend and they probably charge more, but I would have to call
my local plumbing and heating company I've used for years. They usually
come right out. They do a/c, but I don't have it, very reliable
company. Hope you have one like mine near you.

I'd try to tough it out until Monday, and get somebody to come out ASAP.

Sorry about your problems. You could run out and buy a window a/c unit;
they're cheap now, use it in one room, and keep it for times such as
this. I've found that if I have some place to cool off, it's not so
bad.

ctd4x4 wrote:
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.

I had a similar problem with a furnace though. It turned out that one
of the relays was faulty.

Shutting it down completely and restarting it might be worthwhile.

Sounds like a service call to me.

"ctd4x4" wrote in message
ups.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.

Whatever it is dont keep trying to run it or you might damage something
else. Call a pro or someone who can look at it right.

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

On 21 Jul 2006 21:20:41 -0700, "ctd4x4" wrote:

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.


There could be numerous things wrong, however, if the system dims the
lights in the house when you try to start it suggest you try a
hardstart kit on the compressor.

You can see them he

http://www.kickstartoem.com/#


http://www.kickstartoem.com/faqs/homeowner.html
Reduced "light flicker" during compressor start-up
Air conditioning and heat pump compressors (especially those with
higher SEER ratings), often produce the undesirable side effect of
"light flicker" when they start-up. Because the Kickstart® hard start
device brings the compressor to rated speed up to ten times faster
than normal, energy consumption is minimized and noticeable "light
flicker" is usually completely eliminated.

On 21 Jul 2006 21:20:41 -0700, "ctd4x4" wrote:

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.

It's actually the compressor that has the big motor, but I have had
that problem once. The compressor itself was OK but the associated
capacitors and relay had to be replaced.
--
Mark Lloyd
http://notstupid.laughingsquid.com

"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what
to have for lunch. Liberty is a well armed lamb
contesting the vote." - Benjamin Franklin

ctd4x4 wrote:
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.

Contactor is good bet...it's a relay type switch that kicks in the
compressor high start voltage.