9-18 ELECTRICAL TROUBLESHOOTING CHART — COOLING
NO COOLING
Insure that Fuses
are good and/or that Circuit Breakers are On
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| Set thermostat to |
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| "Cool," move the Temp. |
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| lever below the present |
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| Room Temp. |
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| O.K. | No |
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| Line voltage present |
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| Check Supply Circuit | ||||||||
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| Compressor and Fan |
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| Compressor runs but |
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| Fan runs but |
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| Motor should now |
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| at the Transformer |
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| Fan doesn't |
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| 24 Volts at |
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| Turn Fan Switch of Room |
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| See Refrigerant Circuit |
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| Transformer |
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| Thermostat to "On" |
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| diagnosis if unit still is |
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| Secondary? |
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| position or jump "R" to |
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| not cooling properly |
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| "G" at Terminal board |
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| 24 Volts present at |
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| Cool Relay? |
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| 24Volts at Coil |
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| Control Wiring and/ |
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| Terminals of Blower | No |
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| Relay? |
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| Room Thermostat |
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| Line Voltage |
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| available at fan | No |
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| in Blower Relay |
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| speed switch |
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| Fan Motor operates, |
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| but Compressor |
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| Check Fan |
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| Speed Switch |
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| problems, loose |
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| See Refrigerant |
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| Connections, or bad |
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| Voltage a minimum of |
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| unit still is not cooling |
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| Check Capacitor, is |
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| Replace Capacitor |
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| Replace Capacitor |
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| Motor should run |
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