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No, the compressor always ran when commanded and the A/C was switched off at the thermostat while the condenser fan ran at a much slower speed than normal operation.

As I don't have a megohm meter, I hired a local HVAC guy with a tester to come out and check it. He did not find a condenser fan motor short either. However, he did hear a faint 60-cycle hum, and discovered the compressor connector, which is held on by friction only, was somewhat loose. The...

Home inspectors in my opinion are nearly worthless. They exist to check a box for the lender saying the house is OK to lend on. They usually won't crawl under the house, or go in the attic. If you truly want to be informed on the mechanical and pest state of your house I would enlist the...

Good point, I was just going to apply my regular old Fluke multimeter to check the motor windings for a short to ground. But the problem is slightly intermittent, although it happens often enough. It does seem likely that only a high-voltage meter would be adequate to confirm a motor winding...

I have a 12 year old 14 SEER Amana RCE36C2C condensor mated to a Amana AMS95 17" wide air handler. It has been a good setup, after correcting some installation flaws I won't get into here. Recently I noticed the condensor fan was running full time, although not at full speed. I cycled the AC at...