Air Conditioner Breaker Tripping In Rv

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Air conditioner breaker tripping in rv.

My 30amp main breaker often trips with the air conditioner on low cool and no other power on. I am in arizona in an rv park with no shade. What would cause my breaker to trip when using the air conditioner in my rv when it is very hot outside. 2 the compressor amp draw will vary depending on the temp of the air comming into the condenser it is not a set figure the hotter it is outside the higher the amp draw.

I do not run it on high cool to prevent constant tripping. The problem could also be in the circuit breaker. Turn the air conditioning system off at the thermostat s. At your electrical panel turn the ac circuit breaker switch to the on position.

South padre island tx question. Here are the first steps to take when your ac circuit breaker trips. Reset it once and only once and see if your unit runs normally. My rv is plugged in.

It keeps tripping the breaker but if i flip the breaker on the converter to off everything else is answered by a verified rv mechanic. Be sure that the thermostat remains off so that your air conditioner s. If the air conditioner is the source of the tripping it may be overheating. Air conditioner circuit breaker keeps tripping reset your air conditioner s circuit breaker once and only once.

The air conditioner will only run for about five minutes when it is very hot outside before it trips the breaker. That may be pushing the circuit past the number of amps it was meant to handle. That can cause the breaker to trip. Always be careful with resetting a circuit breaker.

If i flip on the gen breaker then it trips the garage outlet that i have the rv plugged in to. You ll need to get a professional repair person to replace the refrigerant and fix any leaks. If it keeps tripping then something is wrong. No air conditioner with generator running.

When an air conditioner overheats it draws more amps a measurement of electrical current from the circuit. Well an air conditioner usually trips the breaker because it s pulling in more amps than the breaker is rated for that is if you have a 20 amp breaker and the ac pulls 30 amps the breaker trips. I live in south texas where the a c runs constantly but i wouldn t think it should trip the breaker without any other power on. So the breaker usually trips after the air conditioner has been running for awhile.

1 if you run a breaker over 80 of its rating for long periods of time it will trip on thermo overload if you think this is a problem blow a fan on the breaker to cool it. So you ve determined that your ac is tripping the breaker but you re clueless as to why.