Air Conditioner just died (I think)
I'm hoping someone can help. We just got back from a week trip to our local mountains and my 3000w generator would not run our 13.5 coleman air-conditioner. The air worked plugged in to a 30amp circ...
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Sounds like you blew a freon line in there.
I suggest looking to see if you can see a telltale break in the lines somewhere.
A broken line can be mended and the system recharges, however you need to determine the cause of the break. If it has corroded from the inside out then chances are it will happen again and it may be time to replace the whole unit.
But if you can see where something abraded a line and caused the rupture, then perhaps the line repair and recharge may work.
The "billowing white smoke" was likely the freon escaping.
Part of the freon charge includes refrigerant oil. This is likely what you see in there. The oil circulates in the system with the freon so if there is a rupture, then oil comes out too.
The break could be anywhere in there, in the condenser, evaporator, anywhere.
I suggest looking to see if you can see a telltale break in the lines somewhere.
A broken line can be mended and the system recharges, however you need to determine the cause of the break. If it has corroded from the inside out then chances are it will happen again and it may be time to replace the whole unit.
But if you can see where something abraded a line and caused the rupture, then perhaps the line repair and recharge may work.
The "billowing white smoke" was likely the freon escaping.
Part of the freon charge includes refrigerant oil. This is likely what you see in there. The oil circulates in the system with the freon so if there is a rupture, then oil comes out too.
The break could be anywhere in there, in the condenser, evaporator, anywhere.
