Carrier 14 Seer Heat Pump Capacitor Replacement

Written By: Caleb Gross
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Carrier 14 Seer Heat Pump Capacitor Replacement

Difficulty

Easy

Steps

9

Time Required

10 - 20 minutes

Introduction

This guide will show you how to replace a Carrier 14 Seer Heat Pump capacitor. Often, if your air conditioner is not working, the problem may only be a worn or failed capacitor. The capacitor is responsible for turning on the unit. Because the unit requires a lot of energy to get started, the capacitor stores energy while it is running so that when the unit powers off and back on again, it has sufficient energy to do so.

This fix is relatively simple and does not require any expertise. While there is a chance that the breaker box is electrically charged, this chance is small and is the only potential hazard of this fix.

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    • Caution: Use a non-contact voltage tester or a multimeter to make sure that the breaker is not electrically charged. If you do not have access to a multimeter, tap the breaker box with the back of your hand. If you use the palm of your hand and there is a charge, your hand will clench, making it hard to remove your hand from the box.

    • Turn off your heat pump unit's breaker.

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    • Remove the emergency shutoff switch by firmly grasping it and pulling it out.

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    • Use a 5/16 nut driver to remove the single bolt and remove the cover by sliding it downwards.

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    • Using an insulated screwdriver, tap two of the capacitor's ports at a time to remove any excess charge.

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    • Unplug and remove the capacitor from the unit.

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    • Replace and plug in the new capacitor.

    • The brown wire will go to the Fan port.

    • The yellow wires will go to the C port.

    • The blue wire will go to the Herm port.

    • As long as the wires are on the correct port, it does not matter which connector you use.

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    • Replace the cover on your unit by sliding it upwards and replacing the single bolt.

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    • Plug in the Emergency Shutoff switch.

    • Make sure that the connectors are on the lower side.

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    • Turn on the breakers.

Conclusion

Replacing the capacitor should fix your air conditioner. Please note that the unit will take some time to charge the capacitor before starting up again.

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