Super frustrating AC issue
Hello All, Please help if you can because I am about to light my camper on fire and push it off a cliff I'm so frustrated! My camper came pre-wired for a second AC (direct vent). First AC is ...
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3 tons wrote:kfp673 wrote:3 tons wrote:kfp673 wrote:2oldman wrote:
Is there any voltage to the compressor?
Meter shows roughly 12v on each of the 3 wires at the compressor while running. If money was no object I’d love to rip this POS off the roof and smash it. So frustrating. Guess I should have paid the dealer to install it so if they hit these issues they can deal with them and replace it
I’m a little confused here…Did you mean 120v at the compressor??
3 tons
Yes sorry.
Your doing well at diagnostics!….In that case it very well could be something as simple as a bad start capacitor (the larger of the caps)…
3 tons
Thanks 3 tons! Earlier today I researched how to check the capacitor. Thought it would be strange since this is a brand new unit. but I know caps can be bad. I removed all leads, shorted the cap and used the highest ohm setting on my meter to test. The website I read said if the resistance reading continues to climb it is likely ok. It did indeed climb starting from zero and climbed for a while until I stopped testing. I had my wife cycle the unit on and off while I was on the roof and I hear no signs of the compressor even trying to start. Would be awesome if it were a capacitor but at least with my basic knowledge and testing it does not seem to be.
