A/C flipping breaker
Ok guys, here's the problem. I have not been able to use 5er much for 3 years since stroke and heart attack. Just a couple of winter runs when a/c was not needed. So I'm checking everything out and ...
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Bird Freak wrote:
Ok guys, here's the problem.
I have not been able to use 5er much for 3 years since stroke and heart attack. Just a couple of winter runs when a/c was not needed. So I'm checking everything out and my a/c runs and cools fine for about 30 minutes the flips breaker. Seems to be pulling to many amps for some reason. I'm going topside tomorrow and pull cover and clean coils. What else should I look for while the cover is off.
Unit starts easy and runs cool until it flips. Car a/c systems I know well but not this thing.
Unit is a dometic 13.500
As a retired AC tech, from your description I would start at breaker & check terminal for tightness. Loose connection causes heat along with higher resistance which makes for higher amps. When breaker trips is it pretty warm to the touch , maybe even HOT ? Check for arcing on breaker & bus bar . Do these checks before getting on the roof .
