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AC Float Switch Reset
Posted on 8/14/23 at 7:15 pm
Posted on 8/14/23 at 7:15 pm
AC pan full. Wet vacced it out but no joy. This is the float switch.
Float is moving and goes all the way down after pan drained. AC still not working.
Please help.
This post was edited on 8/14/23 at 7:16 pm
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Posted on 8/14/23 at 7:17 pm to RanchoLaPuerto
Maybe it's broken. Can you just bypass it and see if it's working.
Posted on 8/14/23 at 7:20 pm to RanchoLaPuerto
No expert here, just stating what I would try:
Have you tried flipping the breaker? Leave it off for a few minutes before closing it again.
Is the switch damaged or not functioning properly? From my experience the little plastic brackets that hold them in place are cheap. Can you confirm the switch retracted since the flood?
Have you tried flipping the breaker? Leave it off for a few minutes before closing it again.
Is the switch damaged or not functioning properly? From my experience the little plastic brackets that hold them in place are cheap. Can you confirm the switch retracted since the flood?
Posted on 8/14/23 at 7:20 pm to LEASTBAY
Let me try. Cut wires and quick connect them together?
Posted on 8/14/23 at 7:30 pm to good_2_geaux
Tried breaker.
No luck.
Going to sleep upstairs (separate system that is working) and get AC guy in.
No luck.
Going to sleep upstairs (separate system that is working) and get AC guy in.
Posted on 8/14/23 at 7:31 pm to RanchoLaPuerto
That would complete the circuit.
Posted on 8/14/23 at 7:50 pm to RanchoLaPuerto
Should work. I'm not an AC guy though and that switch looks overly complex.
Posted on 8/14/23 at 9:11 pm to RanchoLaPuerto
If the switch operates "normally open" you can just wire nut the two wires together. If the switch is "normally closed" then disconnect the two wires from the float switch and don't let them touch.
Note that if you do this you are bypassing your float switch so the pan could still fill up and leave you in a bad spot.
Note that if you do this you are bypassing your float switch so the pan could still fill up and leave you in a bad spot.
Posted on 8/14/23 at 9:11 pm to Shepherd
Wired together, bypassing switch altogether. No joy.
Posted on 8/14/23 at 9:20 pm to RanchoLaPuerto
Cut wires and separated. Still no joy.
Going to try cycling breaker again.
Going to try cycling breaker again.
Posted on 8/14/23 at 9:23 pm to RanchoLaPuerto
Looks like it’s going to be the HVAC guy’s problem. I’ve done all I can.
Posted on 8/14/23 at 10:08 pm to RanchoLaPuerto
Is this the pan under the coil or the emergency pan? Might be another float switch. My last one had one in the drain and 1 in the pan.
This post was edited on 8/14/23 at 10:09 pm
Posted on 8/15/23 at 8:05 am to RanchoLaPuerto
One of the best tools/techniques to try in any situation where your logical attempts have failed:
Strike the offending device firmly a few times with a hard object. Could possibly be the "switch" got hung up in the "off" position and will release with some jarring
You probably have tried letting the system "reset" for 10 minutes. Sometimes by design it takes some time to start up again.
Also, it has a magnetic switch. You may have to disconnect the power to the switch to reset.
Strike the offending device firmly a few times with a hard object. Could possibly be the "switch" got hung up in the "off" position and will release with some jarring
You probably have tried letting the system "reset" for 10 minutes. Sometimes by design it takes some time to start up again.
Also, it has a magnetic switch. You may have to disconnect the power to the switch to reset.
Posted on 8/15/23 at 11:27 am to RanchoLaPuerto
small 3 amp fuse on the control panel , it is worth checking
Posted on 8/15/23 at 4:04 pm to RanchoLaPuerto
Check the contactor on the condensor outside
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