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bbue
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Pretty much anything - outside fan isn't running? Outside fan is running but air not cool? Obv it can be more, but it's a very cheap first attempt. And cheap enough to keep on hand like you do
Running I believe
You look up the model and it will tell you the size of capacitor to get. They are like $15 if you order them online
Mine actually had the part listed in a paper inside the unit. Turns out the last AC guy put the wrong size in mine
Not pictured was the 3hrs of rechecking the process via YouTube to make sure I wasn't going to electrocute myself. Next I have to clean the coils.
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Nice! If there is a sensor down there with holes, it will also trap gunk. I had to pull mine completely out to clean it
That was my experience as well. The schematics on the manufacturer website were helpful and everything seemed pretty simple! Definitely got this!
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Heating element made a huge difference in how clean my dishes got. That's one of the reasons I noticed it went out - not nearly as clean
That makes sense. I have not seen anything in them, but then again I did not look very hard. My sensor inside the sump was gunked up though. I tried vacuuming that and brought the gunk to the top of the sensor. Made the thing think it was full of water. Took another 4 hrs to realize what happened before I popped it out and cleaned it
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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