Air conditioner not cooling
Hey all, I could use some help with troubleshooting our A/C, it quit working last year. It's an airxcel 48253B866 (13.5k unit) and is only 4 years old. I replaced both the running and fan capacitor...
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CamperWill wrote:dougrainer wrote:
At 95 degrees the compressor will pull 11.6 amps. At 85 degrees 10.6 amps and at 75 degrees 9.6 amps. If the compressor is at these amp draws, the unit is fully charged. Doug
How are you checking the amp draw? What type of meter?
Those amp ratings are slightly higher then what I was seeing, at 85-90 degrees I think I saw 9.8 amps or so. It was measured with a clamp meter.
Where and WHICH wire(color) are you reading the amp draw? If you are reading the COMPLETE (Fan and Compressor) amp draw, that puts the compressor amp draw at 7.5 amps which indicates either a low charge or defective compressor. Either way you will have to replace the upper unit. Doug
