Troubleshooting HVAC Capacitors | Electrical Systems

Troubleshooting HVAC CapacitorsTroubleshooting HVAC Capacitors - As a technician, it is not uncommon to find bad capacitors. Sometimes it is the primary reason for a trouble call from a customer. The capacitor in the air conditioner or heating system is bad. A good technician can usually figure out the problem very fast. Simply by listening to the symptoms.

And what the unit is doing in the sequence of operation. The air conditioner sequence of operation, the gas furnace sequence of operation, or the heat pump sequence of operation. Typically the order of sequence of operation of any equipment it is possible a motor is not working properly. That leads the technician to the problem. (more…)