A/C keeps tripping from noon till dusk
Hi everyone, we live in Texas and it gets 110 out here. The Ac system keeps tripping at peak time from noon till 7 but will run perfectly at night. Can someone please give some advise on how to fix th...
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To really diagnose it, we would need some more info but...
10-1 as it heats up everyone's air/con starts kicking on...by noon, they are all running flat out and voltage drops due to the high demand.
As voltage drops to an electric motor, amperage goes up....pushing what may be an old outdated system until you start popping breakers.
By 7pm, the sun is going down and everyone's air/con starts to catch up and they start cycling on and off...the average draw drops and the voltage comes back up and the amp draw goes back down...then it starts working fine.
Solutions:
- Turn off any other electrical devices that you can to reduce the demand.
- If it's the pedestal breaker, a generator or a new park is really your only solution.
- If it's an internal RV breaker, consider an autofomer. They plug in at the pedestal and boost the voltage by 10-15%. This will result in the internal breakers seeing lower amperage, so they will be less likely to pop.
For $10-20 get a voltage meter that plugs into an outlet that you can easily see. Makes it easier to see what is happening rather than guess.
10-1 as it heats up everyone's air/con starts kicking on...by noon, they are all running flat out and voltage drops due to the high demand.
As voltage drops to an electric motor, amperage goes up....pushing what may be an old outdated system until you start popping breakers.
By 7pm, the sun is going down and everyone's air/con starts to catch up and they start cycling on and off...the average draw drops and the voltage comes back up and the amp draw goes back down...then it starts working fine.
Solutions:
- Turn off any other electrical devices that you can to reduce the demand.
- If it's the pedestal breaker, a generator or a new park is really your only solution.
- If it's an internal RV breaker, consider an autofomer. They plug in at the pedestal and boost the voltage by 10-15%. This will result in the internal breakers seeing lower amperage, so they will be less likely to pop.
For $10-20 get a voltage meter that plugs into an outlet that you can easily see. Makes it easier to see what is happening rather than guess.
