Air conditioner woes
Recently replaced fan motor & capacitor. Fan works fine. The issue is that the compressor kicks in, runs fine & quiet for awhile then gets very noisy, amperage draw goes way up, then it trips the ove...
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Veebyes wrote:
This does not look good. In the process of fan motor replacement I did take the opportunity to clean everything. Took the inner shroud off & cleaned the fins, clogged, using a soft brush & compressed air. Thoroughly cleaned fans while at it. Re the inverter charger. It has been installed for 8 years. Not your typical cheap RV unit. A Magnum 2000w pure sine wave unit. The draw on the leg that the AC is on goes up to 27 amps before breaker on the Magnum trips. So is a new AC unit in my future?
Yes, more cost effective to replace unit. Your Inverter is used on MANY Motorhome units, in fact, LARGER Inverter/chargers. It is still not a good idea to run the AC circuit thru the Inverter system. While you do it and a lot do that, it is not the best way to run the electrical. Doug
