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Aug 30, 2016

A/C breaker keeps kicking off on 1st night of camping

We are new this year and have a 2016 Spree Connect C250BHS. Every site we have been to we cannot get the a/c to stay on the first few hours or evening. We have tried not having anything else on other than the refrigerator cooling down. Any one else have issues or suggestions. After we get past the the first few hours in most cases it is fine the rest of the time. Took it to dealer 2 trips ago and they could not get it to repeat the issue. Have a call into the dealer again.

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  • Which breaker is tripping---the one on the RV park pedestal, or the one in your trailer for the AC?
  • First off, are you using any kind of extension cord or adapter between your trailer, and the pedestal? If so, make sure its a 30AMP cord, and not something smaller. Next you don't say which breaker pops. The pedestal, or in your trailer?

    If you are using your 30amp cord, with no adapters, plugging into a 30amp receptacle, then you are on the correct path with the dealer. If you are using anything less than 30amp components, like cords, plug adapters, etc, you are going to run into problems. You should be able to use all electric components of your trailer on 30amps without having to jump through hoops.
  • Greg and Kathi wrote:
    We are new this year and have a 2016 Spree Connect C250BHS. Every site we have been to we cannot get the a/c to stay on the first few hours or evening. We have tried not having anything else on other than the refrigerator cooling down. Any one else have issues or suggestions. After we get past the the first few hours in most cases it is fine the rest of the time. Took it to dealer 2 trips ago and they could not get it to repeat the issue.


    Force the fridge to gas so it's not a load on the 120 vac system. Do you know for a fact that your tow vehicle charge line is in fact working? ... if not, you'd be drawing down the battery as you're driving and it's keeping the fridge electronics running, which in turn means that once you do plug into shore power your converter would be drawing a significant load while it recharges the battery. You sure that's not happening?
  • Our AC unit has tripped our 20a breaker quite a few times. I just re-set the breaker and continue on for a while. I just figure that our AC unit is maxing out the 20a circuit.