Possible power or AC issues?
I have a question about my travel trailer possible power or AC issue. My camper and AC unit are only 3 ½ years old and I am getting ready to replace the battery. Now for the question first then what is happening. “Is my AC unit starting to draw to many amps?”
I live in Georgia and we use the camper all summer even when it is parked at the house so the AC is running almost all the time and I keep it set at 80° when we are not in the camper. Anyway I use a 30 amp Hughes Autoformer with my travel trailer and lately it seams that when the AC is running and the electric water heater is on it will occasionally trip the site circuit breaker at whatever campground we are at. It will definitely trip the site circuit breaker when the AC is on and my wife uses her hair dryer. The Autoformer will also indicate boosting power. I thought it might be site power issues.
But, at the house I keep the camper plugged into a dedicated power source solely for the camper (I still use the Autoformer with the camper at the house for the surge protection) I noticed that when the AC is on and I turn on some lights (which use the 12 volt power) then turn off the lights, I can hear the battery charger kick in and the Autoformer will show that it is boosting power. Then I turn off the AC, then the circuit breaker and then turn the circuit breaker and AC back on and the Autoformer is not boosting power.
Camping World wants $1300 with a 3 year warranty for a new system. It’s not a big deal if I have to replace it because of how much we use it. I just would like some ideas of what might be going on.
Thanks in advance for any help.
I live in Georgia and we use the camper all summer even when it is parked at the house so the AC is running almost all the time and I keep it set at 80° when we are not in the camper. Anyway I use a 30 amp Hughes Autoformer with my travel trailer and lately it seams that when the AC is running and the electric water heater is on it will occasionally trip the site circuit breaker at whatever campground we are at. It will definitely trip the site circuit breaker when the AC is on and my wife uses her hair dryer. The Autoformer will also indicate boosting power. I thought it might be site power issues.
But, at the house I keep the camper plugged into a dedicated power source solely for the camper (I still use the Autoformer with the camper at the house for the surge protection) I noticed that when the AC is on and I turn on some lights (which use the 12 volt power) then turn off the lights, I can hear the battery charger kick in and the Autoformer will show that it is boosting power. Then I turn off the AC, then the circuit breaker and then turn the circuit breaker and AC back on and the Autoformer is not boosting power.
Camping World wants $1300 with a 3 year warranty for a new system. It’s not a big deal if I have to replace it because of how much we use it. I just would like some ideas of what might be going on.
Thanks in advance for any help.
