Looks like I'm jumping in at the end of a thread. Anyway, I have a 1991 Coleman Park model A/C unit. Its about 3' X 3' X 18" high. It is mainly an AC unit but does have heat strips for the "heat" function.
It started making a moaning sound (only at night in the COLD (near freezing) weather) 2 yrs ago. There was also the slight odor of hot/ melting plastic wire insulation.
A local guy that says he's an AC tech ( he s done several jobs in the neighborhood) came by and said I needed a new motor..that would run about $
175-200 plus labor so maybe $ 250 and UP.
I decided to check the internet and to make a long story short, I found a REAL AC expert on:
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There were several guys listed to select from, so I picked one, posted my question and after 2-3 posts back and forth, in a couple of days, I had the FIX.
It was a part called the (start) capacitor. It, like the whole unit was 18 years old. I pulled the old one (following the PROs instructions) found a XREF to the part # ONLINE, the found a local supplier by a Google search. I went to pick up the part but they had a minimum order of $ 5.00 Yes, the part was under $ 5.00 so I had to buy TWO at $ 2.67 each. Went home, put it in, gave the motor bearings some lube while I was in there and closed it up.
Its been working fine now for 2 years.
New Motor $ 250 ? New Capacitor $ 2.67
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