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    May 16, 2008, 01:49 PM
    Heat pump exhaust fan will not start
    I have a payne heat pump which was heating fine a week ago. We are now having a heat wave and when I turned on the cooling yesterday it tripped the circuit breaker. I reset the breaker and it seemed to work fine. Today I turned on the cooling and the unit was buzzing but the exhaust fan was not working. I took a long stick and turned the fan which made it run. However I turned off the unit for a few minutes, restarted, and the fan wouldn't run. This time I spun the fan in the opposite direction and it spun fine. My question is , in the heat mode it blows air out of the unit. In the cool mode isn't the fan supposed to suck air into the unit? Also I had a new compressor installed in Jan. 07. Today after I spin the fan it doesn't seem to be blowing any cool air. HELP! THANK YOU!
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    May 16, 2008, 02:41 PM
    Are you talking about the fan that is in the outside unit? With the compressor?
    If so, I would take a look at the starting capacitor. It gives the motor a little extra "oomph" during starting so it will run. Sometimes the capacitor is a combo unit that has two connections--one for the fan and one for the compressor. If you can replace it yourself, it is a $20 or so item.

    Best of luck,
    WallyH
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    May 17, 2008, 10:06 PM
    A lot of times when capacitor is bad the top will be hooved up like it has swelled out,, this is good sign,, but is not always the case
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