Outside Central Air Unit Will Not Turn Off

The unit freezes up.

Outside central air unit will not turn off.

To turn the blower fan off simply set your thermostat to the auto option. Turn the thermostat up to a temperature at or near the outside temperature. Fried contactor getting stuck not releasing. This is an issue that you ll want to solve as soon as possible to avoid unnecessary energy consumption not to mention damage to your system.

Central air conditioners are a convenient and economical way to cool down an entire house. Outdoor unit won t shut off unless i use the circuit breaker. Main control your air conditioning system has a control board in it that provides the power to the compressor and the fan motors. In the heating mode if it s a heat pump it could eventually shut off on a high pressure safety device.

If you re lucky enough to have a unit with a reset switch located near the outside unit all you need to do is simply press the switch. If your central air conditioner will not turn on try to troubleshoot the problem yourself before calling a serviceman out to your home. Remove and replace it with a new thermostat. Unfortunately they can be expensive to repair when something goes wrong.

If it does the problem is not likely the thermostat. Within this box is a shut off or emergency switch. The thermostat reaches the desired temperature the indoor unit shuts off the air stops blowing but the outdoor unit keeps on running. Wait to see if the air conditioning unit fan eventually shuts off.

If the high pressure lines from the condenser to the furnace or the evaporator coil in the top of the furnace are iced up then shut the system down. Air conditioner outside unit fan not working. Air conditioner is turned off but fan keeps running if your blower fan is continuing to run after the system has already turned off and you made sure your thermostat isn t set to the on position then you ll want to try and pinpoint the issue. An outdoor air conditioner that won t shut off can occur on central air conditioning systems or on heat pumps when in cooling mode.

An ac compressor that won t turn on. Thermistor the thermistor is what detects the indoor temperature of your home. If you do not have a reset switch you can turn off your air conditioner at the thermostat and wait for 5 minutes before turning it back on. If it is faulty it may not tell your air conditioning system to turn off when it should.

If the unit continues to run it may be the thermostat. Either turn off the breaker in the panel or pull the disconnect switch outside at the condenser.