EASY FIX! Central AC / Furnace Not Blowing Air? How to fix blower fan in 1 minute

I'm not a professional, but here's one way you can fix a central air blower fan that's not spinning or blowing cold/hot air (in about one minute)! Order AC/Furnace capacitor on Amazon: amzn.to/3O00jsx (affiliate link)
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Is your Central AC not working? Are any of your central AC pipes frozen? Is the blower fan on your Lennox furnace not working? Do you hear a buzzing or humming noise? Here's how to fix a furnace/AC unit that is not starting by simply replacing the central AC/furnace capacitor. It's easy!
How to replace a central air blower fan capacitor.

[@trillionaireman5984]

Great video! Very informative and very helpful! Thanks very much

[@jameslaiola4976]

Thank you. Ky ac fan motor comes on for about 5 seconds then immediately cuts off. May i respectfully ask you and your community for some helpful ideas please????????

[@Hyatt1947]

I bought one 50+5 for 39 today. Still no luck

[@privacyvalued4134]

You should use a multimeter to test capacitor strength OR wherever you bought it from should have used a multimeter to test the old one first. I wouldn't buy run capacitors online - too many bad actors out there. There are AC parts stores out there that you can take your capacitor into, have them test it, and then they can sell you a new one. $39 is kinda pricey for a basic run capacitor (i.e. you probably got ripped off). Most are $15 to $20 total (after sales tax is applied). Your AC system has two run capacitors: One for the motor outside the residence and one for the blower motor inside. Outside capacitors tend to fail sooner than the inside ones due to being outside.

[@julio74177]

There with your permission my friends, in my case I already changed the capacitor, and it continued the same, and I already tried, the black connector of the high speed and the soft cable of the blower of the neutral, and if there is current, now the world has already closed, and I want you to help me brothers

[@darrylsturgis7389]

Don’t use a tool to short anything. The resulting arc can ruin the anti corrosion coating or chrome finish on the tool. Use a jumper with a load resistor or a short piece of wire. Don’t look at the capacitor while shorting the terminals to discharge it.

[@privacyvalued4134]

This advice is like telling people to never use light switches or plug in any device into the wall. Those actions cause arcs all the time. So what if the finish on a screwdriver is ruined? It's way better than getting a nasty electric shock. Unless someone keeps resistors around to do electronics work, which most homeowners won't have on hand unless they have other hobbies, shorting with a screwdriver is fine in a pinch. It's not great for the health of the capacitor, but if it's already toast, then the extra shorting step for safety ain't gonna do squat. Most run capacitors are also already drained anyway but why take any unnecessary chances?

[@michaelhuynh3444]

Home owner can do a lot of things around the house. Even though you may think he is not corrected in some part of the video. It is not that complicated for a mechanical incline person. AC tech is trained for more complicated problem. Even if the fan is not tested correctly, you can find other videos on how to. You can help anytime by showing the rest of us on how instead of just calling out this person who is trying to help. You are not really losing any business here.

[@MegaRealg1]

I’m sorry you are completely wrong first thing you as a homeowner should not be doing your own air-conditioning work and secondly, if the motor is going out even though you can spin it freely with the power off, there’s no charge the fan is charged electrically by 120 V if it’s a gas furnace and if it’s a air handler then it’s 220 V and when you turn power to that unit the motor will be binding because I feel like it’s real hard to turn because the winds inside have shorted out and caused the fan motor to go out changing the capacitor will not guarantee that The Fan will stay running, because if it will go out due to over heating or amps still this usually runs about $600-$1800 depending on what kind of fan motor you have. If it’s a standard motor it’s lesser if it’s a modulating motor which is computerized then you’re looking at the larger number for Repair.

[@privacyvalued4134]

Hard disagree. Replacing the capacitors is one of the easiest, cheapest repair jobs any homeowner can and should do themselves. AC techs despise the extremely common capacitor calls and will rip you off for wasting their time. Replacing the capacitor with an identically sized (for the job) capacitor is $15-$20. An AC service call is $100+ just for the visit and then they'll overcharge you $50-$300 for the replacement capacitor. When it doubt, take the capacitor out, find an AC parts supply shop nearby (they exist), have them test it to confirm alive/dead and, if dead, buy a replacement, install the new one, and 90% of the time the system is back in working order.

[@yousahoe.]

@@privacyvalued4134Very true, took me a total of 5 minutes to swap capacitors & only cost me 14$ on Amazon. Runs perfect now.

[@michaelhuynh3444]

Home owner can do a lot of things around the house. Even though you may think he is not corrected in some part of the video. It is not that complicated for a mechanical incline person. AC tech is trained for more complicated problem. Even if the fan is not tested correctly, you can find other videos on how to. You can help anytime by showing the rest of us on how instead of just calling out this person who is trying to help. You are not really losing any business here.

[@BlockRecordsTV]

That’s a hard disagree as well.

[@douglassmith1466]

Most stores around here won't sell to the DIYer. You have to go online to get your parts.