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    westpest Posts: 2, Reputation: 1
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    Aug 15, 2013, 05:40 PM
    Compressor won't start
    The compressor is one year old. The three wires coming out of it looks great. Has a new capacitor just put on. The fan runs and slows everything 51 seconds but the compressor never starts up
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    Aug 15, 2013, 05:51 PM
    Could be a locked compressor or as simple as a bad capacitor.
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    Aug 15, 2013, 05:55 PM
    It was running Thursday I turned it off and when I turned it back on it didn't come on. I replace the capacitor yesterday. Compressor still not starting
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    Aug 16, 2013, 12:53 PM
    You need to get a hard start booster from a hvac company
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