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Wiz
Explorer
Jun 13, 2015

Main breaker trips with A/C and Microwave on.->RESOLVED

My main circuit breaker trips if we start the microwave when the A/C is running. Today when it happened, I forgot to turn off the AC before resetting the breaker and the A/C wouldn't start. I turned i...
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wa8yxm
Explorer III
Jun 13, 2015
Now I run A/C and Microwave on 30 amps in most of the places where I'm stuck with30 amp (not all).

One question: When was the last time you went, as the song is titled: Up On The ROOF,, with a tool kit and removed the covers from the A/C and gave it a good cleaning,,Epically the condenser?

As heat incrdases and temp's in the system rise. pressure builds, the compressor works harder and harder and....... CLICK goes the breaker.

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