AC getting amperage spike after an hour use.
I have a Coleman Mach 3+ non ducted AC. Recently it started having an amperage spike after about an hour and trips a 20amp breaker on the house (I know I need a 30a) or it faults my generator which is...
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If you are plugged into the house, say the garage outlet, it might also run the bedrooms, or something else?
The RV will have come loads run all the time, unless you shut them off. The converter will charge the battery. In my 97 Bounder, the converter would also trip the GFI. So you might be very close to or slightly over 20 amps going from the circuit breaker to whatever load it is connected to.
What size wire are you using? #10 should be used, or plug the RV power cord directly into the wall receptacle.
You might have a weak or bad compressor run capacitor, they are about $18 at Amazon, so worth replacing it if it is over 10 years old.
The RV will have come loads run all the time, unless you shut them off. The converter will charge the battery. In my 97 Bounder, the converter would also trip the GFI. So you might be very close to or slightly over 20 amps going from the circuit breaker to whatever load it is connected to.
What size wire are you using? #10 should be used, or plug the RV power cord directly into the wall receptacle.
You might have a weak or bad compressor run capacitor, they are about $18 at Amazon, so worth replacing it if it is over 10 years old.
