My AC has been working fine for a good year, but all of a sudden after a storm/a few power trips my outside unit stopped working. I noticed that when I flip the switch on, the fan outside will start to spin very slow, but then does nothing at all -- followed by no airflow inside the house (attic unit stops blowing air).
I did some research and learned that either the capacitor or contactor may be faulty, so I took apart the panel and noticed that the wiring on the contactor doesn't match up with the diagrams I'm finding online.
Here is my contactor, untouched by me: http://i.imgur.com/DnVDCbN.jpg
Here is an image I found online regarding the wiring: http://i.imgur.com/SfRFnt4.jpg
In the second image, the red and black wires are on opposite ends, but mine has black/black, red/red on the same side. Does the positioning of these wires matter or mean anything in particular?
Another question, I tried purchasing a replacement capacitor, it has the same specs, but the height of it is about half that of the one that came with the unit. Am I okay here?
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