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  • May 11, 2017, 04:23 PM
    pastor1189
    Spare AC In Storage
    AC Sitting in garage for a year. Was okay before storage. Only control light come on now. Nothing else. No fan.
  • May 11, 2017, 06:09 PM
    joypulv
    May have a safety switch. Take it apart to look for water, dead mouse, dust and dirt, etc?
  • May 11, 2017, 06:16 PM
    ma0641
    I installed a new one in a customers window last week. Plugged it in, hit power, took about 15 seconds to start up, must be a computer check.
  • May 17, 2017, 08:36 AM
    Stratmando
    You would have to follow from the cord connections through the switches/electronics
  • May 17, 2017, 08:19 PM
    drtom4444
    I would clean it and check the motor to make sure it turns freely. If so, oil it and clean it out well with coil cleaner (alkaline type). Make sure capacitor is dry on top where the wires attach. It could be that when it was moved something shifted and jammed the motor.
  • May 18, 2017, 03:01 AM
    pastor1189
    AC on the patio plug in. The motor finally came on, hard to tell if it is blowing cold air. May have to bring it inside
  • May 20, 2017, 06:32 AM
    drtom4444
    When a window air conditioner is stored where it gets cold it is possible for the charge of liquified gas in the thermostat to migrate to the diaphragm at the rear of the switch located on the control panel on the AC. To fix this simply warm the thermostat mounted on control panel using a blow drier set to low or medium. You need to unplug unit and remove any screws holding panel in order to be able to warm the air behind controls. Then put a piece of ice on end of cap tube farthest from thermostat body. Charge will then jump to coldest place on tube and it will begin to work.
  • May 20, 2017, 01:07 PM
    pastor1189
    Thank you. It is really hot in south Florida
  • May 21, 2017, 12:33 AM
    drtom4444
    It does not have to be in a cold place. All it needs is to sit where the thermostat body is cooler than the capillary tube. I live in Florida, too, and still see this from time to time.
  • May 21, 2017, 04:50 AM
    pastor1189
    It does come on and run. But it doesn't seem so cold outside

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