A/C Not Working and Compressor WON'T Turn On... HVAC Repairs 

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Capacitor

Capacitor.

Compacitors are some of the hardest things to diagnose and fix

​@Dave Skeet not on a/c's, pretty common.

If you don’t ground the capacitor first you have a problem, ungrounded caps are called flux capacitors, many techs in up in the 1950’s

So clean!

I carry 4 capacitors. Turbo 200, 200x, and their mini in oval and round.

This guys an HVAC actor. He’s not even in the field. That house looks like a set.

What does run a cap and go mean? Thanks in advance.

​@@blank7958replace the capacitor and peace out

@@blank7958just put a capacitor and call it fixed. He checked sub cooling basically did great

You mean companies wanna sell homeowners the $50 tune up to get their foot in the door

ZAck wouldn't touch that thing for 50$ 😂 he carries around capacitors that cost that lol. Quality isn't cheap. You want cheap call handy andy with a pick up see how that goes

Word. That's why you use a company that's small and uses their name. My company is Hoke Keller heating and air.

True, could charge the blower cleaning if it actually needs it. I'm the same way in terms of quality. If it's dirty, I'll take a picture/video and show it to the customer, have them decide.

They're either seized in there and you gotta tug, or they'll just fall out😂

In a perfect world, every tech would be the same I'm sure. The problem is, if you're doing all that for free, you're gonna struggle financially. If you're do all that "extra" service WITHOUT customer approval, and you bill them for it at the end, you're gonna struggle financially. Repair and maintenance work of any kind is a really hard sell. The typical person doesn't have technical knowledge on how system works, and they're generally not interested in learning about it either. I'd say most people have some understanding of the basics, like cleaning the evaporator coils once a year, and changing the air filter every month or so. They know they're supposed to do that. But rather than perform those tasks as scheduled maintenance, BEFORE they cause an issue, most people don't do it until AFTER it's a problem. I'm guilty of that myself. My furnace is like 30 years old. It's a pain in the ass to clean my evap. The furnace leaks so bad I have to use caulking and metal tape to seal it up. So cleaning my evap also includes unwrapping the furnace, scraping off the caulking, reapplying, and adding more tape. It's a whole process. So I'll be honest, I only do it about once every 3 years. Because when that third summer comes around, the performance loss is noticeable. When it comes to systems used every day, most people (myself included) only care about one thing - does it work? If the system works, then it blends seamlessly into the background of life. That's the point of systems. You shouldn't HAVE to wonder whether or not they're going to work. That's why it's so easy to put off doing scheduled maintenance yourself, and why it's so hard to justify paying someone else to do it for you. Your ac is chugging along all summer, doing its thing, and you never even think about it until it cools slower, or stops cooling all together. A simpler analogy that anyone born before 2000 can relate to is a light switch. If the lights turn on when you flip the switch, you don't even "notice," you just continue going about whatever it was you were doing. But if you flip the switch and the bulb flashes and goes dark, it immediately disrupts what you were doing, and you start thinking about the bulb. It's an oversimplification of the idea, but that's why it's a good analogy. Lightbulbs are disposable, and back in the days of incandescents, people were well aware of their short lifespan. Even though people KNEW all the bulbs in their house would only last a couple months, nobody was going around replacing them every 90 days. No, you just wait til they fail, then you replace them. It's not until they finally burn out that you even ask yourself when you last changed them. Because it doesn't matter. Nowadays bulbs last for years. Most of my LED bulbs followed me from 3 different apartments, to the house I'm in now. Many of them are going on 7 years old now. This is probably the 3rd time in those 7 years I've ever questioned their age. So anyway, my point is that with systems, even ones with multiple different sub-sysyems (like ac systems with evaps, condensers, ducts, filters, pressure, etc), there are really only two things people care about. Does it work? Or Does is not work? If it doesn't work, THAT is the problem. If you replace a capacitor, and the system works again, then the problem is solved. Doesn't matter how dirty the coils are, doesn't matter how clogged the filter is, doesn't matter how weak the blower is. Because there isn't a problem anymore. Yes, all of those points ARE problems. But as long as the air is blowing cold, the customer will consider them as "extra" services. That's just how people are.

Hard starts kits should be last option to be put on a unit. Only as a way to prolong the unit a little longer when a bigger issue is prevalent. That’s how I was taught anyway. I agree with it after doing my own research as well.

Way to go; do it right the first time!

@Martin Heating & Cooling Martin Since this guy won't reply, would you mind telling us how much to expect to pay for a thorough deep clean like he spoke of?

@@fatbastardwithabeard You should get an estimate in writing from several firms.

Anywhere from $100 to $250 It depends on who is doing it and what they’re doing. Good luck, hope that helps.

So, oddly enough, I went to the outside unit to check voltages at the board with my DMM. As I checked power to Common at the T1 C C O connector, the Relay Coil energized and the AC has been running fine ever since. Not sure what happened to make it do that?

My company uses them. Are they bad??

How’s it going

This was a decent video. He has done some that were straight infomercials. Glad he is coming back to original stuff. Baby steps

I know how to test and change our my own condenser capacitor, 👍cleaning coils etc.

Most people out there are really dumb when it comes to stuff like this. Had someone call once and said there AC wasn't cooling good, asked if they changed the air filter and they said they didn't know it had one. I get there and it was plugged.

Charge what you need for your company to profit for your time, labor, knowledge, and quality of service you provide. Stop worrying about what other people or companies charge.

@@cesarmoore7996 stop worrying about what other people are asking.. and mind your business.. it’s simple..

@@taylorgoodson7229 if you don’t want to hear what others say, don’t leave a post on a public forum. Take what I said to heart, it’s good advice and I’m not trying to insult you

@@cesarmoore7996 we’ll just like you said to me to don’t worry about other people.. take your advice for your self.. just getting a insight on what Tennessee might be charging for maintenance.. here it’s like 170$ a year for one system? Just wanting to know

@@taylorgoodson7229 it’s different for everyone, you only need to worry about charging what makes sense for you and your company to make a profit

Get a licence first

You don't need a license to fix . Just to install

@@brianvargas5432 too many people like that are out here. Charging $50 for a capacitor and rolling out. Then they go of business in a couple of years. Then another like him comes right behind him.

@@brianvargas5432 In Florida you do, they require a HVAC contractor license

@@brianvargas5432 fixing without a license in Texas; you go to jail.!

Easy money