Central A/C Issues

So it's getting hot out... and my A/C decided to stop blowing cool overnight.

A little history:
Bought the house 1 year ago.
Recharged the freon last summer.
Worked fine until last night.

Now, this unit has never been powerful, but it blew cool. I was told it was not leaking. When we put freon, the lines were freezing up, which I was told meant it was low. The lines are not frozen, nor are they even sweating. Dry as a bone.

The unit is newer than my downstairs AC, but I don't know about any warranty or if it can be transfered to the new owners?

The fan turns on and it sounds like the compressor is "stalling". I can hear a sound like it wants to turn on, but won't.

Any idea what it can be? The unit is on outside and it is blowing inside. Just blowing warm air. If I get my wife to turn the AC on, should I hear the compressor try to turn on immediately?

I just turned it completely off. Doesn't pay to circulate hot air.

Warranty Information
Model: GSC130241 Revision: AE
Model Description: 13 SEER AC, 2TON
Standard Warranty Information Not Available

 

sounds like the capacitor, be very careful as these hold 220/240 ac volts but can be
as high as 660 volts and can stay charged for days even when turned off
they cost about 20 dollars plus the service call

most have 1 start/run capacitor for the, compressor and fan (three prong)
fan side might be good and compressor side might not, and vice versa

*always ground any capacitor before touching*


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