Lightening bolts and your air conditioning system
Saturday afternoon a lightening bolt struck somewhere in the vicinity. Our power went out for a fraction of a second. Everything returned to normal in one second, except for our air conditioning system. It was off. Even the thermostat was blank. I went to the garage and checked the circuit breakers. They were okay.
Then, I opened the front cover of the furnace and closed it. The system came back on and worked fine. A few seconds later a friend of mine called with the same problem. I told him what I did. He did it, and it returned to normal as well. He was all set to call an air conditioning company for emergency service. WHEW.
I wonder how many people may have been affected the same way, but called a technician instead, thus paying $60. Remember to try this the next time. It may not always work, but it's worth a try.
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