Air Conditioner
Question- I have a new TT with a 13,000BTU a/c. We just got it in May. We are new at this. If our a/c won't work at home could it be because we don't have strong enough electrical at the house? We ru...
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If it doesn't run on fan, there is probably a breaker off/tripped.
If it will run on fan, compressor tries to start, and fails, or if breaker trips, you may not have heavy enough wiring to run at home. If breaker trips, turn off all breakers but main and A/C breaker and try, if it works, there may be something else on you don't realize (maybe converter trying to charge low battery, hot water heater ? ) drawing a sizable load.
If it will run on fan, but compressor won't try to start, you may well have a problem.
My 13,500 will run at home on a standard #14 extension cord, but I don't try to run anything else.
Doug
If it will run on fan, compressor tries to start, and fails, or if breaker trips, you may not have heavy enough wiring to run at home. If breaker trips, turn off all breakers but main and A/C breaker and try, if it works, there may be something else on you don't realize (maybe converter trying to charge low battery, hot water heater ? ) drawing a sizable load.
If it will run on fan, but compressor won't try to start, you may well have a problem.
My 13,500 will run at home on a standard #14 extension cord, but I don't try to run anything else.
Doug
