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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Hard for me to tell what some of the posts are saying. I'll throw in that from actual measurements I made on a 13.5 kbtu Dometic air conditioner, in the voltage range of 98 to 122, I found the following:
-As voltage goes down, current draw increases
-As voltage goes down, power factor improves. Worst case was .93 at 122 volts.
-As voltage goes down, total power consumption goes down
With this particular air conditioner, my take is that boosting the voltage is good for the air conditioner, at the expense of slightly higher power consumption.
-As voltage goes down, current draw increases
-As voltage goes down, power factor improves. Worst case was .93 at 122 volts.
-As voltage goes down, total power consumption goes down
With this particular air conditioner, my take is that boosting the voltage is good for the air conditioner, at the expense of slightly higher power consumption.
