Motorhome heat pump troubles
Our motorhome's two-ton Coleman heat pump is suddenly drawing too many amps to run on 30-amp service. On 50-amp service it runs ok, and when we use our 8KW generator it runs fine too. We've changed th...
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guthriez wrote:
Thanks folks. We'll address the capacitor situation in the morning. Temps here have been well into the 50s, so that shouldn't be the problem. Will advise ASAP.
You stated 40 amps from your EMS system. THAT figure should include ALL the 120 appliances running. Did you take that into account for the total amp draw? You need to shut down all 120 appliances (Water heater/refer/TV's/Inverter/charger/anything on 120, then check your amp draw. At 24 amps for your HP, that leaves only 6 amps available before the EMS starts shedding the loads. Doug
