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I have an older model Lennox Air Conditioner and when I turned it on today for the first time this year, the compressor unit comes on, but the fan does not come on immediately. Is this normal?
I've had this same problem the past four years. Each year I've had this same issue and it ultimately ended in the fan motor seizing up and then me having to replace the fan motor. Four years in a row with the same problem seems incessant to me. Should I just replace the entire system and be done with it? Also, each time i've replaced the fan motor, I've also replaced the capacitor. Does that need to be replaced annually?
not knowing the age or model number you want get anyone to advise you to replace
replace the capacitor 1st,,,i`m pretty sure the fan has a capacitor all to it`s self,,they are pretty cheap
I had the capacitor tested and it is fine. I guess I'm going to pull the fan motor for the 5th straight year and go have it looked at. This is quite the frustrating problem, having to deal with this every year. I'm not even sure what could cause a problem like this??? An electrical surge? Do I need to pull the fan motor off the condensor at the end of the season every year and store it in a safe place, then install it again at the beginning of the season??? Has anyone else ever had this kind of problem?
well, it may be simple, it may be very complicated. What i will need to know is how many returns you have in your house now. What size the return air duct is at your furnace. and on the name plate or tag of your furnace, i need the btu output or the cfm rating. Cubic feet per minuit of the furnace. Then i can tell you exacty what size it should be. What happens if there is no return air is the motor will have a drag on it because it can not spinn fast enough and will then burn out.
Joshdta - I'm not currently at my house, but at work. I am on the West coast, so I'll have to check this when I get home and then i'll do another post. Thanks a lot for your help!
opps my bad i got mess up it is the outdoor fan motor not the indoor fan. And the only thing i could think of that would cause it to go out time and time again would be getting a motor with the wrong rpms. Or maybe a dirty condencer coil.
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