Log in

View Full Version : Condenser Contactor Switch


AmatuerAC
Oct 24, 2010, 06:06 PM
I have a Lennox condenser model Number 13acd-042-230-01. The contactor switch does not stay in. It pulls in, the fan runs, the compressor kicks on and then within two minutes it pops out.
I have cleaned the contactor switch with electrical contact spray and replaced the thermostat with a brand new one. That did not work.

Stratmando
Oct 24, 2010, 06:18 PM
You should have 24 volts at contactor for it to stay in, check voltage at contactor coil to see if 24 volts is present when it deenergizes.
I wonder if contactor has shorted windings drawing excessive current.
Also I would suspect low voltage wiring from air handler to compressor unit, any short may draw excessive current?