📖 GLOSSARY · PART
What is a condenser fan?
The fan that pulls air across the condenser coil; a seized one makes the compressor run hot and cool badly.
Mounted near the compressor, this fan forces air over the condenser so it can reject heat. When the motor seizes, the compressor runs continuously against rising pressures, the discharge line gets scalding hot, and cooling falls away. It is a comparatively cheap part, and it is worth cleaning the coils at the same time since both jobs live in the same space.
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Repairs that involve condenser fan
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