Central A/C Problem : Blower



Question:
It's a chicken and the egg type situation. Did another problem cause the pilot light to go out or did the pilot light go out for some fluky reason and it affected the operation of the pump? The pump is plugged into a regular outlet, so I assume lighting the pilot and the pump suddenly doing something is coincidence? Any guesses as to what is going on? When my elderly neighbor had a similar problem (the outside and inside unit ran but no air being blown), the technician tried to walk her through fixing it herself, so I assume there's something fairly simple I am missing?

Answer:
I should add that when the thermostadt is put in the fan position the inside unit does run and vibrate, but when I go to any of the registers , air is not blowing out. Forgive my ignorance about your system, but what does a pilot light have to do with your air conditioner and/or blower? If the blower is not running, it could be any number of things. easiest case scenerio: a loose wire or bad capacitor. It could have a bad timer relay. Or (worst case) the blower motor is bad and needs to be replaced.. Don't go out and buy a thermostat thinking that will fix the problem (like a lot of people do). You need to call in a service company. Bad thing is: you will end up paying overtime/weekend rates unless you can wait until Monday.






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