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stacaz822
Explorer
Sep 03, 2019

Air Conditioner in toy hauler keeps drawing more amps

Anyone have any reason why a roof mounted A/C unit would draw more amps than normal? I have had it for over two years (its on the camper that I bought used, was built in 2009), and it worked great fro...
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ScottG
Nomad
Sep 03, 2019
Replace the start and run caps - they are considered a wear item on AC's and should be replace periodically (this includes home central units).
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