Our AC keeps turning off, please assist

[dvaesedum]

Hi guys, this forum is a great find, unfortunately my first post will be asking for help


It is so annoying, I hope you guys can help me!

My dad is very cheap and he won't call in a repairman to come and help us, and one time, he did, the guy charged us $30 and did nothing.

Here are photos of where the problem occurs:

This is the unit, frigidaire


This is the inside of it, notice the top left component


This is it, what is it? Notice how the sticker is thorn from me having to poke it, because when I poke it it turns on.



Now, sometimes, there is ice in it, is that what would cause the AC to shut off?

What I do to turn it back on, is I poke the black thing in the TOP LEFT, the one in the close up picture, with a screwdriver until it starts up, what is that part?
Can it be replaced?
I checked all the connections that go to it, and still no luck, and poking it turns it on for 2 minutes and it shuts off.
This has been going on for a year, how can I fix this problem?
Sometimes the AC works fine, but sometime it is just a pain to turn on and off.

Please help me, my sweat and body relies on you guys

Thank you in advance,
dvaesedum

[hvacwiz]

what your hitting is the fan reley, which is sticking, when the a/c runs with no indoor fan thats why you get your ice build up. this is a very simple fix. you can find that reley for about 15-20 bucks.

[dvaesedum]

Well, I'm not hitting the fan, I'm hitting that black thing in the corner, and I don't think the fan is frozen, because it moves when it turns on, so what is that black thing in the top left?

[hvacwiz]

Like i said its the FAN RELEY you are hitting.

[dvaesedum]

Ohhh, I thought you just misspelled the word really.

So how can I fix this senor? Replace it?

[dvaesedum]

Is it RELEY or Fan RELAY?

[hvacwiz]

its relay, my bad, and yes you will need to replace it.

[dvaesedum]

Are there different models and types of it? What store could have this item, so I know where to go, because I do not know of any stores that might carry this type of parts around the area where I live (Tampa Bay)

[dvaesedum]

bump ,

[hvacwiz]

click on this link, Grainger Industrial Supply ,type in "relay "in the search box, then click on fan relay and you should find what you need.