Ask Experts Questions for FREE Help !
Ask
    Kelseyx's Avatar
    Kelseyx Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
    New Member
    		  
    #1

    Aug 22, 2014, 08:34 AM
    How do I know if the capacitor is bad and not the fan motor
    The fan motor is humming, hot and not running on my Bryant ac unit. I see on this site that the capacitor could be the problem too. How do I know which one it is?

    Thanks
    bitters's Avatar
    bitters Posts: 348, Reputation: 12
    Full Member
    		  
    #2

    Aug 22, 2014, 10:04 AM
    The only way to tell for sure is to test the motor and cap with a multimeter. Or replace the cap first and see what happens.
    ma0641's Avatar
    ma0641 Posts: 15,675, Reputation: 1012
    Uber Member
    		  
    #3

    Aug 22, 2014, 02:41 PM
    Capacitor is the easy way to see, $10 or less for most of them.
Not your question? Ask your question View similar questions
 

Question Tools Search this Question
Search this Question:

Advanced Search

Add your answer here.


Check out some similar questions!

Will a bad capacitor ruin a furnace motor? [ 2 Answers ]

I recently had my gas furnace cleaned and while the technician was here he told me that the capacitor on my furnace was close to the 10% level that says it needs replacing. He also told me that if I didn't replace it and it went bad then that could ruin my motor and I would have to replace the...

Outside fan motor bad or capacitor? [ 16 Answers ]

I came home late and found the house warmer than should be, looked at thermo and its set for 74 but reads 81 , so I go to vent its blowing room temp. So outside next to find the fan not spinning,I shut off ac inside and g back to outside unit . As I was trying to find the problem I smelled the fan...

Can I use a dual capacitor for the compressor and a run capacitor for the fan motor [ 0 Answers ]

I bought a new condenser fan motor and I only has a black/white and brown wire. I bought a run capacitor with it but do I need a dual run capacitor where I can hook the compressor and the fan motor up. The old capacitor has a 5mfd rating and the new motor has a 7.5mfd rating. The compresser has a...

Signs a/c capacitor going bad? Fan motor? Anyone know? [ 3 Answers ]

Outside a/c unit turns on, spins, runs great, cold. Then, after a while, it stops spinning. When it tries to kick back on, I hear a humm, it doesn't spin. Then after about a minute, I hear a humm, it doesn't spin. Then, after the unit tries for 2-3 times, it spins just fine and cools the house...

New fan motor new capacitor motor burned up [ 2 Answers ]

Air went out. Replaced outside motor fan and capacitor and it burned up again. Fan was very hot when I took it out. Causes?

View more questions Search