I searched many responses before posting this and didn't really find my answer. So here's my question.
I have a York central air unit and it is around 10 years old (I think, we bought the house last year). The other day the outside fan motor stopped working. I took the capacitor out and had it checked, and it was fine. They told me a troubleshooting technique to test the compressor and the fan.
I hooked the compressor wires to the capacitor and turned it on, without the fan being connected. I heard a humming sound, then I turned it off. Does that mean the compressor is OK?
Then, I hooked the fan wires to the capacitor and turned it on, without the compressor connected. I could hear a humming sound, but it never came on. The fan is easy to turn when not on, but hard to turn when on.
I have a feeling it's the fan motor, but do not want to replace if that is not the case. Any suggestions or troubleshooting tips I can do to narrow this problem down?
Thanks in advance!