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Compressor will not get started. It clicks or just does not start

Compressor will not get started. It clicks or just doesn't come on. Pushing the relay in gets the compressor to go on but when it (the relay switch) is released the compressor stops. This sounds like the capacitor is bad. IUs that the situation.

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No that is not the solution, it the capacitor were bad, then it wouldn't start manually.

You need to be looking elsewhere. The problem may be in the refrigerant level. Those units are supposed to have pressure switches.

Check elsewhere such as pressure switches and make sure the thermostat is working properly.

Go to the thermostat and jump out R to Y. If the unit comes on, your thermostat is the problem.

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