AC voltage and line loss
Hey guys, I have a 96 Bounder 34j with two brand new Coleman 13,500BTU AC units.. the weather is extremely hot right now and everyone is running their AC’s... even with my Hughes Autoformer I’m runnin...
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cm2785 wrote:
...I accidentally turned my new AC off yesterday and turned it back on about 15 seconds later and the compressor seemed to struggle so it went back to fan mode and about 20 seconds later it kicked back in just fine...
I believe this is normal. Most A/C's require a short "off period" before the compressor kicks back on. This time is needed to equalize the pressures between the low side & high side of the compressor. If you try to turn on the compressor too soon after it shuts down, there is still a very high pressure which the compressor pistons have to work against, which puts a very high strain on the motor. Giving it some relaxation time is the solution. In fact, I think a lot of A/C's actually have a timer built into the starter circuit to ensure that the compressor does not engage until a certain time after it has shut down.
~Rick
