Air Conditioning 2.0

Air conditioning problem?

Had notice the "green" wire was disconnected from "G" on the control board at the furnace. I reconnected that and thought my problem with my A/C not cooling might have been solved — went outside and found the outside fan unit was not running. I pushed the fan blades in a clockwise direction with a stick and the fan started running — went inside and it seemed like everything might be okay. Went back outside 10 minutes or so later and the fan had stopped running again. I should note that the outside air temperature is pretty cool this evening and we don't need a/c tonight — I was just trying to work though the problem. I know there are some relays etc. that might need to be checked outside — just looking for some direction on where to start. This is a carrier unit and the inside furnace is model# 58EFB075 - I also have a larger (twin) unit for my downstairs that is model# 58EFB125. Where should I start outside? Could the "green" wire disconnect have caused a problem with the outside unit?

Thanks,

Tim
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If it is the start capacitor (or the run capacitor) at the outside unit, how would I troubleshoot that? I'm trying very hard to avoid having to call out an a/c guy as we have just adopted a baby and finances are pretty tight — and it seems like it truly does "Pour" when it "rains"….

thanks,

tim

could be the fan motor. but there is what is called a start capacitor on the motor that helps give the motor a little extra juice when it first starts then drops out of the circuit after the fan reaches it's speed. Some even have run capacitors that kick in after the start capacitor kicks out. but I would start with that.
the green wire was just a ground and I doubt that had anything to do with your problem

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