bren0035 wrote:
Thanks everyone. I did clean out both units. I didn't use a hose but brushed and vacuumed both coils and they were very dirty. It still tripped. Should I try using water? Could I have missed enough dirt for it to still have trouble? The condenser coils didn't look too badly bent but I only saw one side as the other had the shroud and fan in front of it and couldn't imagine how that side could get messed up.
That's the side the air blows against, it's where the dirt builds up, it doesn't get damaged except from cleaning. Without looking at it, you'll never know what's in there.
when checking the voltage, you must do it when the compressor has a load on the 120v line. Where you are losing the voltage will be making heat, the extension cord, any adapters, any plugs, when the unit runs, the voltage drop is producing heat somewhere, look for that heat.
