Air Conditioning not turning on ? The AC float switch might be the problem .

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Published 2019-11-06
Here is something to look at when your home AC unit is not coming on. The AC float switch is usually very accessible and a very easy fix .It could save you some cash instead of a calling an expensive AC repair company to come out and do 5 min worth of work.
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All Comments (21)
  • @Raza.Karachvi
    Thankyou AC tech guy, this has saved me and now my AC is turned on
  • @lamnag01
    Thank you Dan, it worked right away..like Amanda said ..it is hot in Florida
  • @oldsklrt1
    Great video and worked perfectly. Needed a refresher on how to do this and your video was precise and too the point. Thank you! 😎
  • @malavalla
    Great video, I got lucky and figured it out myself but thats what happen to my unit.
  • @i.a.m.7344
    LITERALLY JUST DID THIS AND IT WORKED!!! THANKS!!!
  • @stevedyer5902
    Thanks for this advice! Our system is only one year old and this is the first summer day we needed AC. It shut down, but you nailed it. I blasted the drain line with “air in- can” and now it is draining well! Mama bear is happy and I am a HERO!🙂
  • @typerry10
    Great video an tip. I had this issue on a Friday evening and this fixed my A/C issue
  • Awesome never new this just move to Florida this works right away thank you for this video..
  • @mostrico
    I wanted to thank you sir you save me some money!
  • @TheAtemAndrew
    Aside from being a novice who needed to check what the safety switch looked like, I never would have though to use a shop vac. We tend to avoid chemicals, so normally we forcefully flush the system out with a hose now and again. But since it got too backed up for that, well... Shop vac cleared everything right out.
  • @espejo1515
    I do not think you want to put "water downed bleach into your safety switch drain line", it will likely go back into the HVAC system pan and if it sits there too long it could cause severe rust in the HVAC pan. If you use watered down bleach, you should only pour in down your primary drain line that either goes outside or to your main plumbing system.
  • @aglover31732
    Your video is so helpful, it saved us tons of money on an a/c repair company. The float switch was full of water just like you demonstrated in the video. After clearing out the water, the unit started right back up.
  • This worked like a charm! We were so frustrated because we have had to have the AC man come out twice within a week. The first time it was a part on the outside unit and the second time it was because the thermostat was outdated and needed a new digital one. Then last night I came in the bedroom and it was 81° but it was set to 77°. The inside unit would not come on. After watching your video I went outside and hooked up the shop vac to the pipe. A little bit of water came out and I’m hoping that’s all. My husband will be checking the lines to make sure there’s no more gunk in there. I came back inside and switched the unit on and after a few moments it came on and was blowing cold. I think maybe it just caused the floater switch to trip.