What Do You Need To Know About Your Air Conditioner's Outdoor Disconnect?
Your home's central air conditioning unit may not have a switch to turn it on and off, but the odds are good that it contains an outdoor disconnect box. Local building codes typically require all central air conditioners to have one of these boxes. As the name suggests, an outdoor disconnect provides a single access point for service technicians to cut power to the condenser unit.
These innocuous boxes are usually trouble-free, but they can occasionally be a source of frustration for both homeowners and service contractors.