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My outdoor air conditioner is making a loud humming noise but the large fan on top isn't spinning at all. Is this something I can kickstart with a stick or is the motor officially dead.

Humming usually means the motor is trying to start but the capacitor or the internal windings have failed. I had the exact same issue during a heatwave last July and it was miserable. I ended up calling https://tamcoair.com/service/fan-motor-services/ to get a professional diagnostic done before I burned out the compressor.