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I've just moved into a home with an existing Armstrong Concept 10 A/C unit that's at least 15 years old. When I left for a 2-week vacation, the unit was working great. I set the thermostat to 77 to save energy. Upon returning, I lowered the thermostat to 70 and waited, and waited and waited several hours only to find the temp. in the house was not lowering, it was actually rising! I could see the unit's fan blade was not moving so I checked the circuit box in the basement, and the A/C breaker HAD BEEN TRIPPED! I reset the circuit breaker and even turned the unit on/off from the thermostat. The fan was moving now, but the temperature was still NOT LOWERING! I went to bed hoping the problem would be resolved in the morning, but I was not. Again, the unit is running, blade moving, fan blowing, but no 70 degree air, the air is probably the 77-79 degree air the thermostat is displaying as the indoor temp. 1. What may have caused the circuit to trip? 2. What can I check outside on the unit itself to get it cooling again? 3. What damage, if any, may have occurred to the unit if it ran non-stop for 2 weeks? Thank you!

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Hello 93 The compressor caused the breaker to trip.A weak capasitor or burnt wire is a common cause.It sounds like the compressor is NOT on even though the fan is.It may need a new wire or maybe a HARD START kit to help restore operation.Call for help.HS kits are not expensive.NO damage results from leaving it on, the problem would have happened anyway even if you went on vacation or not.The curcit breaker stopped it.Its worth fixing.

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