My fan motor died at the five year mark. Service man replaced the motor AND the capacitor because the capacitors only seem to last 6-8 years according to him.
Good move replacing the capacitor, as two of my neighbors have had them fail in the past month. Luckily it didn't ruin the motor like mine did. I had a one year seller's warranty that came with the house and the co-pay was $75
And watch out !!! Some of these service men start troubleshooting by changing out the relay contactor first, then the surge protector, and when that doesn't fix the problem they try a new capacitor. The end result many times is a bill of $300 to $400 for unneeded parts and labor when a $25part and an hour or two (with travel) labor could have fixed it.
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