What's Something on the Internet that Saved Your Day?
I was watering the plants Saturday night and noticed a strange "buzz/click" coming from the A/C. I didn't even realize something was wrong, as the furnace blower was working, and the house was cooler than outside. Yeah, no cold air.
Quick look online, and more than one source called it the "death buzz". Well, an emergency service call was out of the question, and with temps forecast to be in the 90's F this week, I was slightly concerned. More research and almost all attributed it to a bad capacitor.
Well, I found Home Depot carries them, so after a multimeter test confirmed the issue, replaced the capacitor. Then I decided that while it's off, I'll tear the dang thing apart to clean it, which was overdue. After putting everything back together, working like a charm.
I'm willing to bet that $25 part would have easily been a $400 service call. The internet can be a junkyard, but man, it sure saved me this time.
Quick look online, and more than one source called it the "death buzz". Well, an emergency service call was out of the question, and with temps forecast to be in the 90's F this week, I was slightly concerned. More research and almost all attributed it to a bad capacitor.
Well, I found Home Depot carries them, so after a multimeter test confirmed the issue, replaced the capacitor. Then I decided that while it's off, I'll tear the dang thing apart to clean it, which was overdue. After putting everything back together, working like a charm.
I'm willing to bet that $25 part would have easily been a $400 service call. The internet can be a junkyard, but man, it sure saved me this time.
