Home A/C (central) problem ?? I have two outside units...one (2nd floor) section is working fine, the...
I have two outside units...one (2nd floor) section is working fine, the other is blowing air, but not cool air. When I'm looking at the part outside, the fan on top is not turning. I called for a service company to come out, but could it be something simple i am over looking ? It should be noted..I am not intensely handy.
your hanger-on moter quit working. I had it two weeks ago. have you changed or cleaned the atmosphere filter lately?
if you are not handy, then leave your job it to the serviceman...most likely, it will need the freon recharged anyway, and you don't hold access to this...oh yes, the answer above is good...ALWAYS check the filter first...they can clog the whole system Have you checked your ckt breakers?
Answers: The unit outside is your condenser. It's job is to cool hot pressurized refrigerant gas ample to get it to condense into a liquid. The inside section is an evaporator...when the not-so-hot liquid is allowed to expand back into a gas, it become cold, and the evaporator uses the cold gas to remove heat from your home.
I think you can see that if the condenser isn't working, you aren't going to be feed the evaporator anything that it can use to cool your home. The problem could be as simple as the condenser fan not working, worth that it isn't getting enough outside air to cool down the hot gas plenty to work.
However, those fans are usually controlled by a thermostat or something. If the fan controller is broke, your system might construe that the gas is being cooled enough to condense, when it really isn't...so it doesn't cool and doesn't run the admirer, either.
There are other possible causes, such as depleted coolant from a ooze. You really need a technician to look this over.