Replaced the capacitor and all has been running cool again for about a week. Replaced my neighbor's too. Theirs stopped working again after 48 hrs. One more replacement on theirs and we're at 72 hrs of runtime since replacement.

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[–] 6 points 2 months ago (3 children)

i keep a new capacitor stored in my garage so i don't have to go 2 days without AC each time it goes out (I'm on hot and humid climate) , which is every 24 months on average

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 2 months ago (1 child)

    Yeah, I ended up talking to a tech at a company that makes capacitors and he said that if that happens it might be the coiling and/or compressor involved. These are supposed to last 5 years before failing. I didn't really understand what he was saying, so I guess I'm off to YouTube to look at other repairs

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