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moniss

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9. It may not be an

Sat May 13, 2023, 08:44 PM

May 2023

electrical component failure per se. Your A/C system has pressure/temperature switches that protect the system by shutting it down/keeping it off in the event that your pressure in the system is beyond a predetermined range or if the internal system temperature is too high. These are not things for you to try and check. The service technician can check the system easily. Those switches can easily go bad over a 25 year period. Either way you should call the service tech. If you do need a new compressor or system you can likely count on it being way more energy efficient than what you have now.

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