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    Jun 18, 2008, 05:17 PM
    Condenser motor replaced still not working
    Hello,

    Monday, a/c condenser fan was making loud noise and within an hour of us noticing this,
    The condenser fan was froze up
    We replaced the condenser motor and capacitor .

    It appeared to be working fine for about an hour after new condenser motor and capacitor was in. House temp went down 4 degrees while it was on.

    But now, condenser fan is moving much slower than normal, then the fan shuts off.

    Any ideas what else could be wrong? When a condenser motor goes bad, is there another part that is also affected that we need to replace in addition?
    Any help is greatly appreciated its blazing hot here!

    Thank you
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    Jun 18, 2008, 05:26 PM
    First you have to check what is causing the fan motor to slow down. Start the AC again, and check the temperature of the fan unit : is the temp rising excessively while the fan speed is slowing down?
    If so either the fan motor is incorrectly wired, or the capacitor is of an incorrect value.
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