Issue with Dometic 3314080 A/C unit
Our A/C unit. The fan motor runs fine on low, high and on mode. The compressor turns on, cools and after a short while it blows a 115 circuit breaker and has to be reset. Any ideas on what the issu...
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dougrainer wrote:
Sorry, I see no increase of Bad capacitors. Also, once the Compressor starts and the OP states it IS cooling, a Capacitor will not cause the running compressor to stop. The Capacitor GETS the compressor to start, not keep it running. Doug
I've been repairing ac&r since 1967 so you don't need to school me on what a capacitor does and I'll treat you the same way. And yes, as the Chinese mfg of capacitors has taken over the US market the failure rate of capacitors is much higher now than it was before. I would try to find one made in the USA.
If the contacts in the start relay stick and the start capacitor isn't removed from the circuit after start-up, the compressor will stop soon after the start capacitor goes up in smoke as the start windings burn up.
