AC 20amp breaker trips mid day
Just came from Vegas 103 deg with no AC problems. At our new location which is also about 103 deg, the ac compressor would cycle and the fan would stay on with the thermostat on auto. Now it trips th...
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pianotuna wrote:
Hi 3 Tons,
I've actually had a breaker trip (15 amp service). It was at a rural Church where the unloaded voltage was 100. The Sola Basic autoformer ran my roof air for 3.5 hours--then finally the shore power breaker tripped. By then, the RV was cooled down. In addition I was running the fridge on electricity.
After a 3.5hr run while on a 15a breaker with a voltage of only 100 I can truly see that happening, in fact I’d be far more surprised (if not even concerned) if the breaker didn’t trip...Using a clamp meter, I’ve watched the amps go steadily up the longer the Air unit ran, and even faster with higher ambient temps...In my view, a 15a pedestal breaker circuit is at best only marginal for supplying a roof top air conditioner and should be avoided - though I’ve admittedly done it and ‘gotten by’ with my 11k btu unit with just the Soft Start...JMO
BTW, upon a re-read, the OP was referring to a 20a breaker.
