AC Motor Problem

It is not the motor, it is the propeller getting stuck. What I do for mine, take a paper clip and open it up so you have a straight wire. With the filter plugged in, put the paper clip inside the whole where the propeller is and where the flow tube goes and try to push the propeller wing lightly. It will start right up. Each time I do it I am afraid I will get electrocuted. I don't think you can...

Long-term solution is to clean the propeller and the housing. Haven't done mine yet. Clean the propeller and the housing with an old toothbrush. Regular maintenance, let's say once a month, should keep the filter in check.

falcon

Replace the impeller. It may have been run dry and is now weak.

I wouldn't rush out and spend money. My A/Cs have never been run dry and I get it all the time. Sometimes everytime I unplug, others every other time.

falcon

Each time I do it I am afraid I will get electrocuted.

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Lol, I understand! But you won't get electrocuted. The motor/impeller are not actually even attatched, the impeller never sees a single volt of electricity. The motor is basically an inside-out electromagnet, creating an electromagnetic field (which can pass though the plastic filter frame kinda like light through glass). The impeller is a round magnet that is grabbed and spun by the electromagnetic field. Electricity never touches the water. Sorry for the dissertation, I took way, way too much physics in college. JUST be careful not to ever crack the little "tube" thingy that the impeller slides down into. THEN you may get a nibble.








Impeller stuck--- mine does this-- on my AC 300 (which is easy to get moving with the above method) and on my HOT Magnum, which is thoroughbred PITA.

I have a couple of Whispers that do the same. Never found a cure besides sticking a chopstick down in there to give the impeller a nudge.

My ACs all have a hard time restarting after a power outage, but I think the impeller is spinning. They're just too weak to get the water flowing again.

Jim

J- when the power comes back on, slide the intake tube of your AC's to the right--- most have adjustable flow rates--- when you set it to "slow" by sliding the tube to the right, it will prime up 20X faster. Then set it back to fast once 90% primed. Makes no sense to me, but works like a charm every time.

I think I tried that some time in the past, but I'll give it another go and see if it helps.

Thanks,
Jim